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. 2020 Oct 21;121:108180. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108180

Table 1.

Demographic and substance use variables.

Single substance use (n = 377) Poly substance use (n = 741) p Test
Gender, n (%) 0.309
 Female 227 (65.4%) 471 (65.9%)
 Male 116 (33.4%) 226 (31.6%)
 Other 4 (1.2%) 18 (2.5%)
Age, n (%) 0.169
 18–25 16 (4.6%) 30 (4.2%)
 26–40 121 (34.7%) 237 (33.1%)
 41–60 142 (40.7%) 337 (47.1%)
 61–64 40 (11.5%) 51 (7.1%)
 65–74 26 (7.4%) 54 (7.6%)
 75 years or older 4 (1.1%) 6 (0.8%)
Hispanic or Latinx, n (%) 30 (8.6%) 52 (7.3%) 0.537
Race, n (%) 0.804
 American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (1.2%) 14 (2.0%)
 Asian 5 (1.4%) 8 (1.1%)
 Black or African American 18 (5.2%) 28 (3.9%)
 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.1%)
 Other 15 (4.3%) 34 (4.8%)
 White 304 (87.6%) 625 (88.0%)
Education, n (%) 0.548
 Less than high school 5 (1.4%) 6 (0.8%)
 High school graduate or GED 45 (12.9%) 80 (11.2%)
 Some college, no degree 76 (21.7%) 180 (25.2%)
 Associate degree 36 (10.3%) 81 (11.3%)
 Bachelor's degree 91 (26.0%) 194 (27.2%)
 Graduate/professional degree 97 (27.7%) 173 (24.2%)
Family member impacted by substances, n (%) 136 (36.4%) 313 (42.2%) 0.068
In recovery, n (%) 177 (47.3%) 415 (56.0%) 0.007
Receiving treatment, n (%) 30 (8.0%) 53 (7.2%) 0.688
Currently using substances, n (%) 53 (14.2%) 70 (9.4%) 0.023
Alcohol, n (%) 168 (44.6%) 564 (76.1%) <0.001
Stimulants, n (%) 37 (9.8%) 439 (59.2%) <0.001
Opioids, n (%) 100 (26.5%) 427 (57.6%) <0.001
Marijuana, n (%) 17 (4.5%) 407 (54.9%) <0.001
Sedatives, n (%) 1 (0.3%) 239 (32.3%) <0.001
Nicotine, n (%) 17 (4.5%) 437 (59.0%) <0.001
Other substances, n (%) 37 (9.8%) 66 (8.9%) 0.699
Affected ability to receive services, n (%) 91 (26.1%) 277 (39.0%) <0.001
Unable to access needed services, n (%) 34 (9.8%) 117 (16.6%) 0.004
Able to get more take-home doses, n (%) 9 (2.6%) 26 (3.7%) 0.45
Able to get curbside medication, n (%) 11 (3.2%) 37 (5.2%) 0.171
Receiving telehealth services, n (%) 46 (13.2%) 153 (21.7%) 0.001
Unable to access syringe exchanges, n (%) 2 (0.6%) 22 (3.1%) 0.017
Unable to access usual naloxone, n (%) 3 (0.9%) 26 (3.7%) 0.015
An overdose occurred, n (%) 11 (2.9%) 36 (4.9%) 0.177