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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Sep 21;121:104191. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104191

TABLE 2.

Participant characteristics at baseline for total sample (N=137)

Total sample
Demographics
Gender, n (%)
 Male 86 (62.8)
 Female 50 (36.5)
 Non-binary 1 (0.7)
Age, m (SD) 52.1 (10.4)
Race, n (%)*
 Black/African American 114 (83.8)
 White 17 (12.5)
 Other 5 (3.7)
Hispanic, n (%)* 2 (1.5)
Education, high school diploma or higher, n (%) 73 (53.3)
Homeless past 30 days (streets, shelter), n (%) 15 (11.0)
Married/partner, n (%)* 39 (28.7)
Employed (full-time or part-time), n (%) 15 (11.0)
Infectious disease treatment, current
HIV, n (%) 102 (74.4)
HCV/HBV only, n (%) 33 (24.1)
Other infectious disease only, n (%) 2 (1.5)
Substance use history
Injected drugs past 30 days, n (%) 18 (13.1)
Days of illicit substance use past 30 days, m (SD) 10.5 (10.9)
Used any illicit or non-prescribed opioids past 30 days, n (%) 70 (51.1)
Used heroin past 30 days, n (%) 63 (46.0)
Days of heroin use past 30 days, m (SD) 6.1 (9.8)
Used fentanyl (non-prescribed) past 30 days, n (%)* 42 (30.9)
Days of fentanyl use (non-prescribed) past 30 days, m (SD)* 3.9 (8.3)
Used cocaine/crack past 30 days, n (%) 65 (47.5)
Days of cocaine/crack use past 30 days, m (SD) 4.5 (7.8)
Used marijuana past 30 days, n (%) 49 (35.8)
Days of marijuana use past 30 days, m (SD) 4.1 (8.8)
Ever overdosed, n (%) 64 (46.7)
Overdosed in past 90 days, n (%) 17 (12.4)
Hazardous alcohol use past 12 months (score 8–40 on AUDIT), n (%) 41 (29.9)
Substance use diagnosis
Opioid Use Disorder, n (%) 104 (75.9)
Cocaine Use Disorder, n (%) 70 (51.1)
Alcohol Use Disorder, n (%) 50 (36.5)
Hospital visits
ED visit for any reason (physical health, mental health, SUD) in past 30 days, self-report, n (%) 32 (23.4)
Hospitalized for any reason (physical health, mental health, SuD) in past 30 days, self-report, n (%)** 20 (14.8)
Mental health screening
General Anxiety Disorder (scored 10–21 on GAD-7), n (%)* 28 (20.6)
Major Depressive Disorder (scored 3–6 on PHQ-2), n (%)* 34 (25.0)

Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. HIV= human immunodeficiency virus. HCV=hepatitis C virus. HBV=hepatitis B virus. AUDIT= Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. ED=emergency department. SUD=substance use disorder. GAD=Generalized Anxiety Disorder. PHQ=Patient Health Questionnaire.

*

N=136, 1 case missing.

**

N=135, 2 cases missing.