Table 1.
Differences in demographics by type of naloxone receipt, 2015–2018.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||
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Naloxone co-dispensed with opioid? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Number of enrollees dispensed naloxone | 3317 | 2549 | 15,781 | 11,206 | 24,196 | 14,093 | 51,538 | 26,801 |
% male | 41 | 57* | 46 | 51 | 45 | 52* | 44 | 49* |
Female | 59 | 43* | 54 | 49 | 55 | 48* | 56 | 51* |
Age: 0–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Age: 18–34 | 10 | 35* | 9 | 36* | 8 | 35* | 8 | 26* |
Age: 35–44 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 16* | 19 | 15* | 17 | 17 |
Age: 45–54 | 34 | 22* | 35 | 23* | 34 | 23* | 33 | 26* |
Age: 55–64 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 23* | 39 | 26* | 41 | 30* |
Northeast | 14 | 30* | 13 | 31* | 9 | 26* | 9 | 24* |
Midwest | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18* | 16 | 18 |
South | 45 | 38 | 47 | 37* | 54 | 37* | 49 | 37* |
West | 25 | 19 | 28 | 17* | 23 | 20* | 25 | 22* |
Notes: All estimates (% and totals) are weighted to be nationally representative for the commercially insured population with continuous enrollment. Individuals were considered to have been co-dispensed naloxone if an opioid claim and naloxone claim were within 7 days of each other. t-Tests were conducted to test for statistical significance.
indicates p < 0.001.