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Table 2 Substance use in the last three days by prescribed safer supply medication receipt

From: Factors associated with obtaining prescribed safer supply among people accessing harm reduction services: findings from a cross-sectional survey

 

Total N = 491 N (%)

Did not receive PSS N = 410 (83.5%) N (%)

Received PSS N = 81 (16.5%) N (%)

Chi-square p value

Substance Use (Prior 3 day)

Any illicit opioid

347 (70.7)

280 (68.3)

67 (82.7)

0.009

Any illicit stimulant

437 (89.0)

366 (89.3)

71 (87.7)

0.671

Crystal meth

385 (78.4)

316 (77.1)

69 (85.2)

0.105

Cocaine

99 (20.2)

93 (22.7)

6 (7.4)

0.002

Crack

140 (28.5)

121 (29.5)

19 (23.5)

0.270

MDMA

30 (6.1)

25 (6.10)

5 (6.2)

0.979

Use any benzodiazepines (yes) (a)

125 (25.5)

98 (23.9)

27 (33.3)

0.075

Xanax

31 (6.3)

25 (6.10)

6 (7.4)

0.658

Other benzos

113 (23.0)

88 (21.5)

25 (30.9)

0.066

Cannabis

232 (47.3)

202 (49.3)

30 (37.0)

0.044

Tobacco

388 (79.0)

319 (77.8)

69 (85.2)

0.136

Alcohol

209 (42.6)

177 (43.2)

32 (39.5)

0.542

Stimulant and or opioid

Neither opioid nor stimulant (benzo only)

3 (0.6)

1 (0.25)

2 (2.5)

0.002

Opioid but not stimulant

51 (10.4)

43 (10.5)

8 (9.9)

 

Stimulant but not opioid

141 (28.7)

129 (31.5)

12 (14.8)

 

Both

296 (60.3)

237 (57.8)

59 (72.8)

 

Substance use practices

Smoke and/or inject (L6M)

Neither

63 (12.8)

56 (13.7)

7 (8.6)

0.001

Inject only

31 (6.3)

27 (6.6)

4 (4.9)

 

Smoke only

257 (52.3)

225 (54.9)

32 (39.5)

 

Both

140 (28.5)

102 (24.9)

38 (46.9)

 

Frequency of use

Every day

342 (69.7)

278 (73.5)

64 (86.5)

0.043

A few times a week

84 (17.1)

75 (19.8)

9 (12.2)

 

A few times a month

26 (5.3)

25 (6.61)

1 (1.4)

 

Use drugs alone

Never

51 (10.4)

38 (9.64)

13 (16.46)

0.290

Occasionally

157 (32.0)

131 (33.3)

26 (32.9)

 

Often

173 (35.2)

145 (36.8)

28 (35.4)

 

Always

92 (18.7)

80 (20.3)

12 (15.2)

 

Overdose (opioid)

125 (25.5)

98 (26.3)

27 (36.5)

0.076

Overdose (stimulant)

52 (10.6)

45 (12.2)

7 (9.2)

0.461

Overdose (op or stim)

157 (32.0)

126 (30.7)

31 (38.3)

0.184

  1. (a) Benzo use includes intentional use of benzos, and use of non-benzo drugs contaminated with benzodiazepines. Total is based on HRCS respondents who used illicit opioids, illicit stimulants, or any benzodiazepines in the last 3 days (and therefore who would be eligible to receive an opioid, stimulant, or benzodiazepine PSS prescription)
  2. SRO single room occupancy, L6M last 6 months
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