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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2020 Aug 5;117:108099. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108099

TABLE 2:

FREQUENCY OF VARIABLES

Categorical variables
Variable No Yes Missing
n % n % n %
Outcomes
Withdrawal 30 63.8 17 36.1 0 0
Anger 32 68.1 15 32.0 0 0
Demographic
Sex of person who overdosed Male Female
34 72.3 13 27.7 0 0
Pharmacological
Fentanyl taken 36 76.6 10 21.3 1 2.1
Heroin only taken 24 51.0 22 46.8 2 2.1
Drugs injected 12 25.5 28 59.6 7 14.9
IM naloxone given 36 76.6 10 21.3 1 2.1
More than one dose of naloxone given 21 44.7 25 53.2 1 2.1
Known or presumed re-use of drugs post resuscitation 28 59.6 7 14.9 12 25.5
Situational
Emergency services attended 16 34.0 30 63.8 1 2.1
Person who overdosed expressed concern about loss of money or drugs 29 61.7 18 38.2 0 0
Interpersonal
Pre-existing relationship between participant and person who overdosed 25 53.2 22 46.8 0 0
Positive communication during the resuscitation process 14 29.8 28 59.6 5 10.6
Negative communication during the resuscitation process 28 59.6 14 29.8 5 10.6
Overdose training related
Participant received extended overdose training 13 27.7 34 72.3 0 0
8 or more standard revival procedures completed 31 66.0 15 31.9 1 2.1
Continuous variables
Variable Mean SD Median Range Missing
n
Missing
%
Age of person who overdosed 40.5 12.49 40 19-62 0 0
Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) score 39.3 3.46 40 25-44 6.4 3