Table 1.

Participant Demographics and Other Characteristics

	n (%)
Patient Participants (n=20)
Race
Black or African American	12 (60.0)
White	6 (30.0)
Other	2 (10.0)
Male gender	14 (70.0)
Mean age (SD)	48.4 (10.0)
Mean age at first SU (SD)	17.7 (5.1)
Staff and Peer Participants (n=12)
Race
Black or African American	9 (75.0)
White	2 (16.7)
Other	1 (8.3)
Male gender	5 (41.7)
Mean age (SD)	49.2 (0.7)
Average years working in SU treatment (SD)	9.6 (7.6)
Reported SU history
Among peers	4 (100.0)
Among staff members	6 (75.0)

SD=standard deviation, SU=substance use