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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017 Aug 24;82:12–21. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.08.005

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Prescription Drug Misuse (PDM) screening results and clinical characteristics for participants enrolled in ED-LINC (n=30)

Variable n (%)
Demographics
 Age m(SD) 44.6 (13.5)
 Female 10 (33)
 Currently homeless or temporarily housed 8 (27)
 Race
  White  18(60)
  African-American  6(20)
  American Indian/Alaskan Native  3(10)
  Other  3(10)
PDM Screening Results
 Risk for prescription stimulant misuse 11 (37)
 Risk for prescription sedative misuse 6 (20)
 Risk for prescription opioid misuse 29 (97)
Clinical Characteristics at Baseline
 Opioid for pain management listed as home medication 15 (50)
 Sedative listed as home medication 4 (14)
 Stimulant listed as home medication 0 (0)
 Receiving Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder 7 (23)
  Methadone  6 (86)
  Buprenorphine  1 (14)
 Admitted to the hospital 11 (37)
  Admitted to the ICU  3 (27)
  Received surgery  4 (36)
  Received social work services  7 (64)
  Received SBIRT as inpatient  1 (9)
  Seen by Anesthesia Pain Service  2 (18)
 Injury related to assault/violence 3 (10)
 Received prescription for opioids at discharge 14 (47)
 Received prescription for sedatives at discharge 2 (7)
 Received prescription for stimulants at discharge 0 (0)
 Received social work services in the ED 7 (23)
 Received chemical dependency services from ED 1 (10)
 Seen by Psychiatry 0 (0)