Table 1 Characteristics of participants in qualitative interviews about drug checking in Philadelphia, PA (N = 40)
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Age—mean (SD) | 42.8 (12.0) |
Gender identity | |
Male | 24 (60.0) |
Female | 16 (40.0) |
Ethnicity | |
Not Latino/Hispanic | 35 (87.5) |
Latino/Hispanic | 5 (12.5) |
Race | |
White | 20 (50.0) |
African-American/Black | 13 (32.5) |
Native American | 1 (2.5) |
Other | 6 (15.0) |
Housing status | |
Street, shelter, abandoned building | 25 (62.5) |
Own house or apartment | 7 (17.5) |
Single room occupancy | 4 (10.0) |
Family or friend’s house | 4 (10.0) |
Source of incomea | |
SSI/SSDI | 7 (17.5) |
Employed | 3 (7.5) |
Day labor | 3 (7.5) |
Panhandling | 3 (7.5) |
Retired | 1 (2.5) |
None | 24 (60.0) |
Types of drugs currently useda | |
Heroin/fentanyl | 29 (72.5) |
Crack cocaine | 24 (60.0) |
Powder cocaine | 19 (47.5) |
Cannabis | 11 (27.5) |
Methamphetamine | 6 (15.0) |
Benzodiazepine | 1(2.5) |
Synthetic cannabinoid (“K2”) | 1 (2.5) |
Otherb | 4 (10.0) |
Drug use patterns and overdose history | |
Days of drug use per week-mean (SD) | 6.4 (1.6) |
Ever experienced an overdose | 24 (60.0) |
Number of lifetime overdoses—median (IQR) | 4.5 (1, 8) |
Last overdose was within the past 2 years | 13 (54.2) |
Neighborhood of interview | |
Kensington/Port Richmond | 16 (40.0) |
Northeast Philadelphia | 7 (17.5) |
West Philadelphia | 7 (17.5) |
North Philadelphia | 5 (12.5) |
South Philadelphia | 5 (12.5) |
Zip code where you usually buy drugs | |
Kensington/Port Richmond | 24 (60.0) |
Northeast Philadelphia | 5 (12.5) |
West Philadelphia | 5 (12.5) |
North Philadelphia | 3 (7.5) |
South Philadelphia | 3 (7.5) |
Zip code where you usually use drugs | |
Kensington/Port Richmond | 21 (52.5) |
Northeast Philadelphia | 7 (17.5) |
West Philadelphia | 5 (12.5) |
North Philadelphia | 4 (10.0) |
South Philadelphia | 3 (7.5) |