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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 30;229(Pt A):109160. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109160

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression model examining predictors of reporting illicitly manufactured fentanyl use as the primary substance use problem versus reporting any other primary substance use problem in the lifetime (N = 29,758).

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Sex
Female 0.82 (0.70, 0.97) 0.85 (0.71, 1.01)
Male Reference Reference
Age (years)
18–24 1.19 (0.86, 1.65) 1.68 (1.18, 2.38)
25–34 1.42 (1.09, 1.85) 1.36 (1.02, 1.81)
35–44 1.24 (0.93, 1.64) 1.22 (0.91, 1.65)
≥ 55 0.72 (0.45, 1.14) 0.78 (0.48, 1.25)
45–54 Reference Reference
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black 1.10 (0.88, 1.37) 1.44 (1.11, 1.85)
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 0.25 (0.12, 0.53) 0.58 (0.27, 1.24)
Non-Hispanic other 0.62 (0.40, 0.97) 0.75 (0.47, 1.19)
Hispanic 0.68 (0.50, 0.92) 0.98 (0.71, 1.36)
Non-Hispanic White Reference Reference
Education Level
Less than high school 1.24 (0.86, 1.79) 1.22 (0.83, 1.79)
Some college 0.98 (0.82, 1.18) 1.10 (0.90, 1.33)
4 years of college or more 0.84 (0.60, 1.18) 1.14 (0.80, 1.64)
High school Reference Reference
United States Census Region (ASI-MV site)
Northeast 53.93 (31.34, 92.80) 15.46 (8.67, 27.56)
Midwest 5.75 (3.29, 10.07) 5.30 (2.95, 9.50)
South 6.10 (3.57, 10.43) 4.09 (2.36, 7.11)
West Reference Reference
Moderate to Extreme Domain Severity Rating
Medical 1.05 (0.88, 1.26) 1.13 (0.92, 1.38)
Employment 1.41 (1.19, 1.66) 1.10 (0.91, 1.33)
Alcohol 0.66 (0.54, 0.81) 0.52 (0.41, 0.64)
Drug 7.27 (5.54, 9.55) 3.79 (2.83, 5.06)
Legal 0.74 (0.60, 0.90) 0.82 (0.66, 1.01)
Family 0.97 (0.79, 1.17) 1.05 (0.83, 1.32)
Psychiatric 0.81 (0.69, 0.96) 0.75 (0.61, 0.91)
Route of Use for Any Substance in the Lifetime
Injection drug use with or without also reporting swallowed, snorted, or smoked 2.64 (2.26, 3.10) 1.10 (0.90, 1.33)
Swallowed, snorted, or smoked without reporting any injection drug use Reference Reference
Insurance type
Medicare only 3.10 (2.05, 4.69) 2.76 (1.70, 4.47)
Self-pay 0.16 (0.12, 0.23) 0.70 (0.49, 0.99)
Uninsured/Exhausted benefits 0.92 (0.71, 1.20) 1.42 (1.06, 1.90)
Commercial payer 0.34 (0.16, 0.71) 0.97 (0.44, 2.12)
Othera 0.41 (0.34, 0.49) 0.78 (0.63, 0.97)
Medicare/Medicaidb Reference Reference
Urban-Rural Status (ASI-MV site)
Metropolitan 2.12 (1.63, 2.75) 1.52 (1.14, 2.04)
Micropolitan 0.69 (0.48, 0.99) 0.85 (0.58, 1.24)
Rural Reference Reference
In inpatient controlled environment during the past 30 days c
Yes 2.29 (1.95, 2.69) 1.52 (1.25, 1.84)
No Reference Reference
Any income in the past 30 days
Yes 0.49 (0.42, 0.59) 0.86 (0.71, 1.05)
No Reference Reference
Received treatment as part of an official medications for substance use disorders program in the past 30 days (%)
Yes 3.10 (2.63, 3.65) 1.53 (1.27, 1.85)
No Reference Reference
Attended any outpatient treatment or counseling for alcohol or drug problems in the past 30 days
Yes 1.39 (1.17, 1.64) 1.19 (0.98, 1.46)
No Reference Reference
Attended self-help meeting in the past 30 days d
Yes 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) 0.84 (0.69, 1.01)
No Reference Reference
Lifetime overdoses on any drug
1 lifetime overdose 2.82 (2.24, 3.57) 1.91 (1.49, 2.44)
2 lifetime overdoses 3.41 (2.63, 4.41) 1.95 (1.48, 2.58)
3 or more lifetime overdoses 5.17 (4.31, 6.20) 2.27 (1.82, 2.82)
None Reference Reference
a

Includes New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD), access to recovery, methamphetamine initiative, New Mexico Children’s Code (NMCC), New Mexico Probation and Pre-trial (NMPP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Substance Abuse Services (TANF SA Services), Income Support Division/New Mexico Works (ISD/NM Works), New Mexico Total Community Approach (TCA), and unassigned.

b

“Medicare/Medicaid” option is a mix of those who had dual eligibility as well as those who had Medicaid only.

c

Inpatient controlled environment: Inpatient alcohol or drug treatment, inpatient medical treatment, or inpatient psychiatric treatment

d

Self-help meetings include Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous or Cocaine Anonymous and etc.