Table 1. Participant characteristics.
| Participants (n = 31) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean | 47.6 |
| Range | 29–61 |
| Gender | |
| Men | 14 (45%) |
| Women | 15 (48%) |
| Transgender, Two-Spirit, or non-binary | 2 (6%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 13 (42%) |
| Indigenous | 16 (52%) |
| Other | 2 (6%) |
| Receiving ART | |
| Yes | 30 (97%) |
| No | 1 (3%) |
| Drug of choice | |
| Heroin | 11 (35%) |
| Crack cocaine | 3 (10%) |
| Crystal methamphetamine | 9 (29%) |
| Other (e.g., cannabis, powder cocaine) | 8 (26%) |
| Frequency of drug use | |
| Daily | 16 (52%) |
| 3–4 times per week | 7 (23%) |
| One or fewer times per week | 8 (26%) |
| Current ART modela | |
| Self-administration | 16 (52%) |
| Daily delivery | 7 (23%) |
| Daily pickup | 8 (26%) |
| Receiving methadone maintenance therapy | |
| Yes | 14 (45%) |
| No | 17 (55%) |
| Social assistance as primary income source | |
| Yes | 30 (97%) |
| No | 1 (3%) |
a Note participants may have previous experience with treatment models other than that which they currently reported using.