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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2018 Apr 12;32(4):485–495. doi: 10.1037/adb0000354

Table 1.

Demographic and occupational characteristics of the sample (n=446a).

Characteristic/Variable M(SD) or %
Respondent Age 40.4(8.6)
Gender
  Male 67%
Highest Educational Degree
  University 75%
  Vocational 16
  High School 8
  Middle School 2
Professional Title
  Psychologist 21%
  Narcologist 47
  Social Worker 21
  Peer Support Specialist 11
Years of substance use disorder treatment experience 10.2 (7.2)
Reside in which Ukraine Region
  Central 21%
  Northern 20
  Eastern 20
  Southern 21
  Western 19
Primary Theoretical Orientation
  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 40%
  Do not know 21
  12-step principles 19
  Family Systems therapy 9
  Motivational Interviewing 4
  Person-centered Therapy 4
  Psychodynamic 3
  Other(e.g., eclectic/combination of therapies) 1
Levels of care offered at clinical setting
  Rehabilitation 92%
  Case Management 90
  Inpatient treatment 89
  Detox 82
  Intensive outpatient treatment 47
  Outpatient treatment 43
  Other 12
Pharmacological treatments offered
  Psychiatric medications 87%
  Methadone 61
  Buprenorphine 61
  Other 6
Psychological treatments offered
  Harm Reduction 84%
  Supportive therapy 62
  Cognitive behavioral therapy 35
  Motivational Interviewing 35
  Other 7
Patient Populations Served
  Primarily adults (18+) 76%
  Both adults and adolescents/young people 23
  Primarily adolescents/young people (younger than 18) 1
Proportion of time spent working with patients from each substance category
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Alcohol
    None 6%
    1–25% 13
    26–50% 6
    51–75% 6
    75–100% 70
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Opioids
    None 1%
    1–25% 68
    26–50% 12
    51–75% 8
    75–100% 11
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Cannabis
    None 6%
    1–25% 78
    26–50% 15
    51–75% 1
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Cocaine
    None 31%
    1–25% 68
    26–50% 1
    51–75% 0
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Synthetic Cathinones
    None 58%
    1–25% 39
    26–50% 1
    51–75% 1
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Hallucinogens
    None 42%
    1–25% 56
    26–50% 1
    51–75% 1
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Sedatives
    None 15%
    1–25% 77
    26–50% 8
    51–75% 1
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Tobacco
    None 35%
    1–25% 12
    26–50% 41
    51–75% 11
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Synthetic Cannabis
    None 63%
    1–25% 34
    26–50% 2
    51–75% 1
    75–100% 1
  Harmful use/dependence syndrome: Methamphetamine
    None 38%
    1–25% 58
    26–50% 2
    51–75% 2
    75–100% 1
Proportion of time working with people who have co-occurring PTSD/trauma
  None 14%
  1–25% 49
  26–50% 33
  51–75% 3
  75–100% 1
Beliefs about survey bias
  Was neutral 76%
  Survey supported a controlled use policy 21
  Survey opposed a controlled use policy 3
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Number of respondents ranged from 428–446 due to missing data