Table 1.
Background Characteristics by Administering Naloxone in the Past 12-Months.
| Sample (n = 468) | Administered Naloxone | χ2 or t (p =) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| No (n = 400) | Yes (n = 68) | |||
| Yrs. Age | 32.1 (± 8.65) | 32.0 (± 8.69) | 33.0 (± 8.51) | -0.85 (.398) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 135 (28.9%) | 115 (85.2%a) | 20 (14.8%a) | 0.01 (.911) |
| Male | 333 (71.2%) | 285 (85.6%) | 48 (14.4%) | |
| Years Education | 11.8 (± 1.88) | 11.8 (± 1.95) | 11.9 (± 1.36) | -0.24 (.808) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 386 (82.3%) | 330 (85.5%) | 56 (14.5%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 20 (4.3%) | 20 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9.63 (.022) |
| Hispanic | 42 (9.0%) | 37 (88.1%) | 5 (11.9%) | |
| Other | 21 (4.5%) | 14 (66.7%) | 7 (33.3%) | |
| Detoxification Drug | ||||
| Heroin | 406 (86.8%) | 338 (83.3%) | 68 (16.8%) | 12.15 (<.001) |
| Other Opiates | 62 (13.3%) | 62 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| IDUa (Past 30 Days) | ||||
| No | 145 (31.0%) | 140 (96.6%) | 5 (3.5%) | 20.78 (<.001) |
| Yes | 323 (69.0%) | 260 (80.5%) | 63 (19.5%) | |
| Ever ODb | ||||
| No | 286 (61.1%) | 258 (90.2%) | 28 (9.8%) | |
| Yes | 182 (38.9%) | 142 (78.0%) | 40 (22.0%) | |
| Present at OD | ||||
| No | 274 (58.6%) | 273 (99.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 106.79 (<.001) |
| Yes | 194 (41.5%) | 127 (65.5%) | 67 (34.5%) | |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05). Percentages were calculated within rows of the contingency table and should be compared across rows.
a
Injection drug use
b
Overdose