Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of overdose cases in Mexicali, Mexico between 1 June 2019 and 31 May 2021 (N = 464).
| Name | Overall |
|---|---|
| Age (mean (SD)) | 33.7 (9.8) |
| Gender (%) | |
| Female | 87 (18.8) |
| Male | 370 (79.7) |
| Transgender | 7 (1.5) |
| Naloxone applied | 445 (95.9) |
| Naloxone doses (median [IQR]) | 1.00 [1.00, 2.00] |
| Product applied (%) | |
| Naloxone, injection | 345 (74.4) |
| Naloxone, intranasal | 82 (17.7) |
| None | 19 (4.1) |
| Both | 18 (3.9) |
| Substance reported (%) | |
| Heroin | 433 (93.3) |
| Sedatives | 99 (21.3) |
| Methamphetamine | 73 (15.7) |
| Fentanyl | 66 (14.2) |
| Combinations of substances reported | |
| Heroin alone | 243 (52.4) |
| Sedatives and heroin | 75 (16.2) |
| Methamphetamine and heroin | 60 (12.9) |
| Fentanyl and heroin | 29 (6.2) |
| Fentanyl alone | 26 (5.6) |
| Methamphetamine and sedatives and heroin | 9 (1.9) |
| Sedatives and fentanyl and heroin | 7 (1.5) |
| Methamphetamine and sedatives and heroin and fentanyl | 4 (0.9) |
| Sedatives and alcohol and heroin | 4 (0.9) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.6) |
| Alcohol alone | 2 (0.4) |
| Alcohol and heroin | 2 (0.4) |
| Died | 4 (0.9) |