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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2019 Jun 25;99:106036. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106036

Table 2.

Baseline Frequency of Past-30-Day Overdose Risk Behaviors among Opioid-using Veterans in New York City (n=218)

Overdose Risk Behavior Scale (ORBS) Item N Mean Std. Dev. Min Pctl(25) Pctl(75) Max
Used POs* for Sleep 218 6.06 9.013 0 0 10 30
Used Non-prescribed POs 218 5.853 8.575 0 0 9.8 30
Used POs for Anxiety 218 5.72 9.187 0 0 7 30
Used > Prescribed Amount While Alone 218 5.362 8.854 0 0 7 30
Used POs for Enjoyment 218 5.289 8.599 0 0 7 30
Used Alcohol & Opioids on Same Day 218 4.908 7.955 0 0 7 30
Used Benzodiazepines & Opioids on Same Day 218 3.959 8.33 0 0 2 30
Used Heroin 218 3.22 7.473 0 0 1 30
Used Sleep Meds & Opioids on Same Day 218 3.055 7.338 0 0 0.8 30
Used Heroin Alone 218 2.528 6.759 0 0 0 30
Used Methadone from any Source 218 2.234 7.195 0 0 0 30
Used Alcohol, Benzos, & Opioids on Same Day 218 2.174 5.666 0 0 0 30
Used More POs than Directed 218 2.138 5.59 0 0 1 30
Used Alcohol, Sleep Meds, & Opioids on Same Day 218 2.115 5.803 0 0 0 30
Injected Heroin or Other Opioids 218 2.023 6.805 0 0 0 30
Used Stimulants to Counteract Opioids 218 1.706 4.911 0 0 0 30
Used Heroin & POs 218 1.587 5.381 0 0 0 30
Snorted POs 218 1.183 4.383 0 0 0 30
Used Methadone & Other POs on Same Day 218 1.151 4.745 0 0 0 30
Injected POs 218 0.716 3.839 0 0 0 30
Smoked/Vaporized POs 218 0.509 2.903 0 0 0 30
Used Buprenorphine & Other POs on Same Day 218 0.445 3.24 0 0 0 30
*

POs = prescription opioids.