Table 3.
Characteristics of adult opioid users admitted to drug and medical services: NYC, 2006
| Characteristic | Drug Services Entrants (CDS) | Emergency Room Admissions (SPARCS) | Hospital Inpatient Discharges (SPARCS) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Opioid usersa N (%) |
Total individuals entering drug servicesb N (%) |
Opioid users in drug services populationb (%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc (Rate/100,000) |
Opioid usersa N (%) |
Total individuals admitted to ER N (%) |
Opioid users in ER population (%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc (Rate/100,000) |
Opioid usersa N (%) |
Total individuals admitted to hospitalb N (%) |
Opioid users in hospital populationb (%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc (Rate/100,000) |
| Total |
26,938 (100.0) |
80,768 (100.0) |
33.4 |
429 |
7,856 (100.0) |
1,129,68 (100.0) |
0.70 |
125 |
24,924 (100.0) |
615,663 (100.0) |
4.05 |
397 |
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean |
41 |
40 |
|
|
41 |
42 |
|
|
44 |
52 |
|
|
| SD |
9.5 |
11.0 |
|
|
10.1 |
17.3 |
|
|
10.6 |
20.9 |
|
|
| Median |
40 |
40 |
|
|
41 |
39 |
|
|
44 |
51 |
|
|
| Range |
18-76+ |
18-76+ |
|
|
18-116 |
18-124 |
|
|
18-99 |
18-116 |
|
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
20,281 |
61,065 |
33.2 |
323 |
5,649 |
484,228 |
1.17 |
90 |
17,502 |
233,786 |
7.48 |
279 |
| |
(75.3) |
(75.6) |
|
|
(71.9) |
(42.9) |
|
|
(70.2) |
(38.0) |
|
|
| Female |
6,657 |
19,703 |
33.8 |
106 |
2,207 |
645,353 |
0.34 |
35 |
7,422 |
|
1.94 |
118 |
| |
(24.7) |
(24.4) |
|
|
(28.1) |
(57.1) |
|
|
(29.8) |
(62.0) |
|
|
| County of Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New York |
6,917 |
21,501 |
32.2 |
517 |
2,068 |
222,181 |
0.93 |
155 |
6,439 |
122,459 |
5.26 |
482 |
| |
(25.7) |
(26.6) |
|
|
(26.3) |
(19.7) |
|
|
(25.8) |
(19.9) |
|
|
| Queens |
3,607 |
13,328 |
27.1 |
206 |
795 |
246,088 |
0.32 |
45 |
3,066 |
145,271 |
2.11 |
175 |
| |
(13.4) |
(16.5) |
|
|
(10.1) |
(21.8) |
|
|
(12.3) |
(23.6) |
|
|
| Kings |
7,085 |
21,288 |
33.3 |
382 |
2,253 |
333,495 |
0.68 |
121 |
6,544 |
190,454 |
3.44 |
353 |
| |
(26.3) |
(26.4) |
|
|
(28.7) |
(29.5) |
|
|
(26.3) |
(30.9) |
|
|
| Bronx |
8,172 |
20,500 |
39.9 |
841 |
2,548 |
268,925 |
0.95 |
262 |
7,953 |
121,770 |
6.53 |
819 |
| |
(30.3) |
(25.4) |
|
|
(32.4) |
(23.8) |
|
|
(31.9) |
(19.8) |
|
|
| Richmond |
1,157 |
4,151 |
27.9 |
319 |
192 |
58,919 |
0.33 |
53 |
922 |
35,709 |
2.58 |
254 |
| (4.3) | (5.1) | (2.4) | (5.2) | (3.7) | (5.8) | |||||||
a Unique individuals; persons younger than 18 years are excluded.
b Includes individuals who had admissions for detoxification or rehabilitation procedures.
c Total NYC and county population measures represent the 5 NYC boroughs for ages 18 and older, 2006. Downloaded August 16, 2010 from NYC.gov epiquery function: https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/epiquery/EpiQuery/Census/index2001.html.