Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of patients consulted by the CRS service for alcohol use and drug use in the TJUH ED in Philadelphia.
n = number of individuals, % = percentage of individuals in cohort, a = Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaska Native, and Indian American, b = primary reason for visit that did not fit within above specified categories
CRS: Certified Recovery Specialist, TJUH: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, ED: emergency department
| Drug use, n=172 n (%) | Alcohol use, n=56 n (%) | |
| Age - median | 38 | 43 |
| Gender identity | ||
| Male | 124 (72.1) | 41 (73.2) |
| Female | 48 (27.9) | 15 (26.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Latino, or Hispanic | 127 (73.8) | 24 (42.9) |
| Black, non-Latino, or Hispanic | 37 (21.5) | 24 (42.9) |
| Latino or Hispanic | 5 (2.9) | 7 (12.5) |
| Othera | 3 (1.7) | 1 (1.8) |
| Primary reason for visit | ||
| Infection | 57 (33.1) | 0 (0) |
| Intoxication | 15 (8.7) | 9 (16.1) |
| Overdose | 9 (5.2) | 0 (0) |
| Substance use treatment request | 26 (15.1) | 3 (5.4) |
| Suicidal ideation | 4 (2.3) | 2 (3.6) |
| Trauma | 8 (4.7) | 3 (5.4) |
| Withdrawal | 12 (7.6) | 19 (33.9) |
| Otherb | 40 (23.3) | 20 (35.7) |