title: Characteristics of Hidden Status Among Users of Crack, Powder Cocaine, and Heroin in Central Harlem.
abstract: This article analyzes hidden status among crack, powder cocaine, and heroin users and setters, in contrast to more accessible users/sellers. Several sampling strategies acquired 657 users (N=559) and sellers (N=98). Indicators of hidden status were those who (1) paid rent in full in the last 30 days, (2) used nonstreet drug procurement. (3) had legal jobs, and (4) earned $1,000 or more in legal income in the last 30 days. Nearly half had at least one indicator: approximately 16% of users/sellers had two to four indicators. In logistic regression analyses, those who had not panhandled in the last 30 days, those who had used powder cocaine in the last 30 days, and those never arrested were the most likely to have hidden status, whether the analysis predicted those having any indicators or those having two to four indicators. The four indicators begin to operationally define hidden status among users of cocaine and heroin.
authors: W. Rees Davis, Ph D., is a behavioral researcher at National Development and Research Institutes with interests in public health issues pertaining to hidden and stigmatized populations, including persons with HIV/STIs, drug users/sellers, sex workers, homeless persons, neglected/runaway youth and undocumented migrants.
authors: W Rees
authors: WR
authors: Davis
authors: Bruce D
authors: BD
authors: Johnson
authors: Hilary James
authors: HJ
authors: Liberty
authors: Doris D
authors: DD
authors: Randolph
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