Table 2 Comparison of regular 12-Step attenders versus non-regular TS attenders on characteristics across several domains assessed at intake to SUD treatment

Demographics

Race

African American

342

43.3%

148

2759

56.4%

1556

21.17

< 0.001

-0.26

Hispanic

342

12.0%

41

2762

13.0%

359

0.28

0.594

-0.03

White

342

41.5%

142

2760

27.1%

748

30.87

< 0.001

0.30

Mixed

333

1.8%

6

2824

1.7%

48

0.00

0.984

0.01

Other

333

1.5%

5

2824

1.7%

48

0.14

0.709

-0.02

Female

345

32.2%

111

2778

33.7%

936

0.32

0.573

-0.03

Age

345

42.6

11.75

2778

43.7

12.45

-1.53

0.127

-0.09

Ever been homeless

343

74.1%

254

2768

67.6%

1872

5.82

0.016

0.14

Mental Health

Emotional Problems Scale

345

32.27

24.09

2688

25.70

22.90

5.00

< 0.001

0.29

Days bothered by psychological problems

345

41.34

38.22

2688

32.83

36.88

3.91

< 0.001

0.23

Days disturbed by memories

345

24.45

34.23

2688

17.69

30.27

3.49

< 0.001

0.22

Mental Health Treatment Index

341

37.54

46.23

2772

23.61

40.68

5.31

< 0.001

0.34

Vocation

Employed within past year

341

52.8%

180

2760

42.0%

1159

14.50

< 0.001

0.22

Legal

Current criminal justice system involvement

339

36.9%

125

2675

27.4%

733

13.29

< 0.001

0.20

Substance Use

Treatment Motivation Index

339

3.14

0.88

2685

2.91

1.10

4.35

< 0.001

0.21

Proportion of days using AOD in the community

345

0.54

0.41

2777

0.79

0.33

-11.11

< 0.001

-0.77

Substance Frequency Scale

345

24.53

20.15

2780

40.77

20.25

-14.06

< 0.001

-0.80

Substance Problem Scale

345

9.52

5.77

2776

11.39

4.60

-5.78

< 0.001

-0.41

Used when it was not safe

345

24.4%

84

2776

39.6%

1098

30.00

< 0.001

-0.33

Caused problems with other people

345

61.2%

211

2776

73.3%

2032

22.21

< 0.001

-0.26

Needed more to get high

345

50.1%

173

2776

73.7%

2047

83.19

< 0.001

-0.49

Experienced withdrawal

345

55.4%

191

2776

72.7%

2018

44.57

< 0.001

-0.36

Used more than meant to

345

67.5%

233

2776

83.3%

2311

50.52

< 0.001

-0.37

Unable to stop or cut down

345

71.0%

245

2776

85.9%

2385

51.39

< 0.001

-0.37

Spent a lot of time getting AOD

345

58.6%

202

2776

79.8%

2213

79.37

< 0.001

-0.47

Prior Treatment

Any prior treatment?

345

92.8%

320

2776

73.6%

2043

61.25

< 0.001

0.54

Prior treatment modality:

Outpatient

345

19.1%

66

2765

8.1%

224

44.7

< 0.001

0.33

Methadone Maintenance

345

13.3%

46

2780

13.3%

371

0

0.995

0.00

Intensive outpatient

345

33.9%

117

550

14.7%

81

80.83

< 0.001

0.46

Residential

345

83.5%

288

2781

64.4%

1791

50.04

< 0.001

0.44

Other

345

14.8%

51

2780

7.9%

220

18.28

< 0.001

0.22

How reluctant are you to remain abstinent?

282

2.64

10.82

1943

10.31

20.64

-9.63

< 0.001

-0.37

How reluctant are you to stop using AOD?

61

3.77

14.62

858

11.78

28.28

-3.8

< 0.001

-0.28