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Table 2 Narrative Believability by Latent Profile

From: Beliefs and misperceptions about naloxone and overdose among U.S. laypersons: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Profile 1

Profile 2

Profile 3

(n = 246)

(n = 351)

(n = 105)

Opioid users will use more opioids if they know they have access to naloxonea

1.96

3.83

5.92

Opioid users will be less likely to seek out treatment if they have access to naloxonea

2.04

4.26

5.98

People who overdose once on opioids usually will overdose againa

4.46

4.83

5.00

People who experience a non-fatal opioid overdose usually die of another overdose within the next 12 monthsa

3.94

4.37

5.16

It is risky to provide take-home naloxone to opioid users because they can use it to get higha

1.99

3.75

5.00

If trained and provided with naloxone, bystanders can effectively prevent overdoses in the communitya

6.06

5.31

5.26

  1. aAll items have responses ranging from (1: Extremely unbelievable to 7: Extremely believable)