Behavioural Patterns of Drug Users In Highland
October 2001

2.    BACKGOUND

2.1  SCIEH

2.2  Highland study

3. METHODOLOGY

3.1 Sampling and recruitment strategy
3.2 Study protocol

4. RESULTS

4.1  Socio-demographic characteristics
4.2  Patterns of drug use
4.3  Injecting equipment and sharing behaviour
4.4  Storage and disposal of equipment
4.5  Drug use in prison
4.6  Treatment for drug use
4.7  Treatment in the past
4.8  Attitude to services
4.9  Problems associated with drug use
4.10Sexual behaviour
4.11 HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
4.12 HIV and hepatitis C prevalence

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SUPPLEMENT

APPENDIX
REFERENCES

Table 1. Interviews conducted at treatment and non-treatment centres

Table 2. Sample characteristics

Table 3. Gender breakdown by region

Table 4. District of residence

Table 5. Number of months injected in last six months

Table 6. Drugs injected and frequency of injecting in the six months prior to interview

Table 7 Drugs frequently used but not injected in last 6 months

Table 8. Sources of new needle and syringes

Table 9. Type of treatment received by injectors at time of interview

Table 10. How existing services could be improved

Table 11. Drug services desired by dissatisfied respondents

Table 12. Services used by respondents

Table 13. Results of previous HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C tests

Table S1. Refusals - area of residence

Table S2. Reason for refusal

Table S3. Reason for refusal - females

Table A. Drugs used, injected and frequency of injecting in the six months prior to interview

Table B. District of residence

Figure 1. District of residence

Figure 2. Drugs injected on a daily basis