Table 1.
Overall demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Baseline characteristics | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean years ± SD) | 52.8 ± 11.4 |
| Male | 206 (74.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 183 (90.6) |
| White | 18 (8.9) |
| Hispanic | 1 (0) |
| Current housing | |
| Unhoused | 73 (26.6) |
| Living in own place | 116 (42.3) |
| Living with others | 78 (28.5) |
| Transitional | 7 (2.6) |
| Employment | |
| Full time | 17 (6.3) |
| Part time | 32 (11.8) |
| Not working | 184 (67.6) |
| Looking for work | 39 (14.3) |
| Route of drug use | |
| Injection | 47 (17.3) |
| Snort | 154 (56.8) |
| Both | 70 (25.8) |
| Ever overdosed | 94 (33.8) |
| Substance use history | |
| Prescribed suboxone | 69 (24.9) |
| Prescribed methadone | 55 (19.9) |
| Prescribed suboxone and methadone | 24 (8.7) |
| “Street” suboxone | 56 (20.2) |
| “Street” methadone | 5 (1.8) |
| “Street” suboxone and methadone | 7 (2.5) |
| Crack/cocaine | 78 (28.3) |
| Marijuana | 56 (20.3) |
| Meth | 11 (4.0) |
| PCP | 45 (16.3) |
| Benzos | 23 (8.3) |
| Alcohol | 23 (8.3) |
| Tobacco | 174 (63.0) |
| Chronic health conditions | |
| HTN | 98 (35.4) |
| Diabetes | 33 (11.9) |
| HIV positive | 20 (7.2) |
| On HIV treatment | 15 (5.4) |
| HCV positive | 65 (23.5) |
| Already treated | 50 (18.1) |
| Treated in our ID Clinic | 19 (6.9) |
| Mental health conditions | |
| PTSD | 39 (14.1) |
| Schizophrenia | 30 (10.8) |
| Bipolar | 59 (21.3) |
| Depression | 112 (40.4) |
| Anxiety | 62 (22.7) |
| Engaged in behavioral health care | |
| Yes | 190 (68.6) |