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Table 1 Characteristics of overdose education and naloxone distribution program participants who reported any substance use, Massachusetts, 2006-2010

From: Overdose rescues by trained and untrained participants and change in opioid use among substance-using participants in overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: a retrospective cohort study

 

No rescue reported

Trained rescuers

Untrained rescuers

N = 4553

N = 295

N = 78

Age mean (std dev)

34.1 (10.8)

35.1 (10.6)

35.0 (10.3)

Female and MtF

35% (1579/4479)

34% (99/289)

42% (33/78)

Race/Ethnicity

   

 Hispanic

14% (643/4511)

11% (31/293)

17% (13/78)

 White, Non-Hispanic

77% (3463/4511)

80% (235/293)

81% (63/78)

 Black/African American, Non-Hispanic

5.5% (249/4511)

6.1% (18/293)

**

 Other, Non-Hispanic

3.5% (156/4511)

3.1% (9/293)

**

Enrollment location type

   

 Inpatient detoxification

42% (1554/3730)

24% (35/144)

21% (13/61)

 Needle exchange

17% (635/3730)

31% (45/144)

41% (25/61)

 Drop-in center

13% (503/3730)

26% (37/144)

33% (20/61)

 Other

28% (1038/3730)

19% (27/144)

**

Opioid use, previous 30 days

   

 Heroin only

48% (2199/4553)

60% (181/295)

72% (56/78)

 Any other opioid

30% (1372/4553)

27% (81/295)

22% (15/78)

 No opioid use

22% (982/4553)

13% (38/295)

**

Polysubstance use, previous 30 days

77% (3515/4553)

80% (235/295)

79% (62/78)

Attended detoxification, past year

63% (2769/4397)

53% (146/278)

55% (41/75)

Released from incarceration, past year

26% (1140/4389)

29% (80/275)

16% (12/75)

Any homelessness, past year

37% (1592/4291)

38% (102/272)

38% (28/74)

Ever had a nonfatal overdose

51% (2248/4425)

63% (178/281)

68% (51/75)

Ever witnessed an overdose

76% (3378/4464)

86% (249/288)

94% (72/77)

Reported >1 overdose rescue

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34% (101/295)

24% (19/78)

 mean (std dev)

2.9 (1.6)

2.6 (1.3)

  1. Denominators less than the total number for each group are due to missing information.
  2. **Cells with values less than 5 suppressed.