Table 4.
Contact with social services and the Prison and Probation Service during the year prior to death. Percentages
| Methadone (n = 82) (reference) | Buprenorphine (n = 30) | Heroin (n = 40) | Fentanyl (n = 28) | Total (n = 180) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social services contact | 73.2 | 50.0* | 75.0 | 71.4 | 69.4 |
| Addiction unit | 61.0 | 40.4* | 60.0 | 60.7 | 57.2 |
| Voluntary care | 52.4 | 33.3 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 47.8 |
| Compulsory care investigation | 17.1 | 6.7 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 15.0 |
| Compulsory careb | 6.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 5.6 |
| Supervision | 26.8 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 25.5 | 27.8 |
| Prisonb | 4.9 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 7.8 |
| Contact with one or more authorities | 89.0 | 86.7 | 90.0 | 92.9 | 89.4 |
Methadone is the reference value for x2 comparisons between the substances
*p value of < 0.05
bFisher’s exact test used for this variable