Table 2.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants (N = 44).

DEMOGRAPHICS	Percentage/(SD)
Age in years	36.3 (10.33);
	range 23–60
Male gender	(38/44) 86.4%
Ethnicity
African American	(5/44) 11.4%
Caucasian	(27/44) 61.4%
Hispanic	(10/44) 22.7%
Route of drug administration
IN	(18/44) 40.9%
IV	(16/44) 36.6%
PO	(6/44) 13.6%
Smoked	(4/44) 9.1%
Type of primary opioid used and the average amount
Heroin	(35/44) 79.5%
Amount (#bags of heroin) average (SD) and range	9.9 (6.7)
	2–30 bags
Prescription Opioids	(9/44) 20.5%
Amount (mg morphine equivalents) average (SD) and range	261.4 (303.1)
	80–900 mg