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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2023 Jan 2;140:107604. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107604

Table 1.

Descriptive information

M (SD) or N (%)

Demographics
Female Gender 49 (41.5%)
Black or African American Race 75 (63.6%)
Age 52.7 (13.6)
High school diploma or GED 83 (70.3%)
Past 30-day Incomea $1,412.48 ($1,160.37)
Opioid Use and Treatment History
Age of first opioid use 24.3 (9.4)
Age of first methadone treatment 40.4 (13.0)
History of injection opioid use 52 (44.1%)
Prior methadone treatment (before current treatment episode) 92 (78.0%)
Prior buprenorphine treatment 28 (23.7%)
Prior heroin detoxification treatment 79 (66.9%)
Methadone dose at stabilization 63.3 (24.4)
Individual Characteristics
Depressive symptoms 6.7 (4.4)
Trait impulsivity 36.6 (7.3)
Opioid use-related coping motives 16.3 (4.1)
Outcomes
Proportion of opioid-positive screens (first month) 70.7% (37.6%)
Days retained in treatment (censored at 365 days) 171.9 (129.3)
Other Substance Use
Percentage of cocaine-positive screens (first month) 24.4% (36.4%)
Percentage of marijuana-positive screens (first month) 22.5% (37.7%)
Percentage of benzodiazepine-positive screens (first month) 10.9% (24.6%)
a.

Income was assessed as money received in the past month from all sources, including employment, unemployment insurance, public assistance, social security, family and friends, and illegal activities. This variable contained outliers and was winsorized.