Table 1.
Socio-demographic and drug use characteristics of participants in the Peer Engagement and Evaluation Project (PEEP) (n = 70a)
| Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (years) | Range (years) |
| All clients | 44 | 18–64 |
| Female | 41 | 18–60 |
| Male | 45 | 20–64 |
| Gender | n | % |
| Female | 30 | 42.9 |
| Male | 38 | 54.3 |
| Transgender | 1 | 1.4 |
| Other | 1 | 1.4 |
| Ethnicity | n | % |
| Aboriginal | 25 | 35.7 |
| Non-Aboriginal | 45 | 64.3 |
| Income sourceb | n | % |
| Full-time employment | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time employment | 6 | 8.6 |
| Self-employed | 7 | 10.0 |
| Disability assistance | 42 | 60.0 |
| Social assistance | 20 | 28.6 |
| Other | 13 | 18.6 |
| Housing status | n | % |
| Owned unit | 3 | 4.3 |
| Rental unit | 38 | 54.3 |
| Shelter | 10 | 14.3 |
| No fixed address | 16 | 22.9 |
| Other | 3 | 4.3 |
| Drugs used in the last weekb | n | % |
| Heroin | 30 | 42.9 |
| Methadone | 19 | 27.1 |
| Morphine | 28 | 40.0 |
| Dilaudid | 15 | 21.4 |
| Oxycodone | 12 | 17.1 |
| Fentanyl | 15 | 21.4 |
| Benzodiazepine | 15 | 21.4 |
| Cocaine | 27 | 38.6 |
| Crack | 37 | 52.9 |
| Crystal Meth | 36 | 51.4 |
| Stimulant | 12 | 17.1 |
| Marijuana | 10 | 14.3 |
| GHB | 2 | 2.9 |
| Suboxone | 3 | 4.3 |
| Acid (LSD) | 3 | 4.3 |
| Ecstacy | 1 | 1.4 |
| Tylenol #3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Number of drugs used in the last week | n | % |
| 0 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 8 | 11.4 |
| 2 | 7 | 10.0 |
| 3 | 18 | 25.7 |
| 4 | 15 | 21.4 |
| 5 | 7 | 10.0 |
| 6 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 7 | 6 | 8.6 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 9 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Method of drug use in the last weekb | n | % |
| Smoke | 69 | 98.6 |
| Snort | 61 | 87.1 |
| Inject | 44 | 62.9 |
| Swallow | 54 | 77.1 |
| Other | 8 | 11.4 |
aMissing responses due to incomplete demographic forms in one rural region
b Individuals were able to provide more than one answer