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Table 5 Estimated potency versus measured potency of heroin and cocaine samples

From: Consumer expectations, drug effects, price and purity of heroin and cocaine purchased at drug consumption rooms

 

Estimated potency (%)

Measured potency (%)

Bias between measured and estimated potency (%)

Mean

Median

Range

Mean

Median

Range

Median

Heroin (n = 113)

32.0

25.0

0–80

16.6

16.5

1.5–56.3

 + 83.4

Cocaine (n = 74)

34.8

26.3

0–90

50.5

50.1

8.0–91.6

− 39.9