Table 1:

Characteristics of the sample of individuals who received buprenorphine in Massachusetts between 2012–2015

	Receipt of benzodiazepine at any time while also prescribed buprenorphine*		Total
Characteristic	No (n=48,062) n (%)	Yes (n=15,283) n (%)	n=63,345 n (%)
Female	16,343 (34)	7,435 (49)	23,778 (38)
Age, mean (SD)	37 (11)	40 (11)	38 (11)
Medicaid enrollment	21,172 (44)	6,666 (44)	27,838 (44)
Anxiety disorder	8,479 (18)	5,493 (36)	13,972 (22)
Depressive disorder	11,090 (23)	6,045 (40)	17,135 (27)
Bipolar/psychotic disorder	2,849 (6)	1,690 (11)	4,539 (7)
Receipt of SSRI prescription	3,178 (7)	1,865 (12)	5,043 (8)
Hospital-based mental health-related encounter**	17,015 (35)	6,238 (41)	23,253 (37)

^*p<0.001 for all comparisons between groups except for Medicaid enrollment which had p-value of 0.45.

^**Emergency department, observation, or inpatient discharge for mental health condition