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Table 2 Associations between the presence of fentanyl metabolites and (a) other substance metabolites detected by urine toxicology and (b) self-reported past week substance use (N = 1050 study assessments)

From: Addressing overdose risk among unstably housed women in San Francisco, California: an examination of potential fentanyl contamination of multiple substances

 

Detection period

Study visits detected

N (%)

Co-occurring fentanyl detection

Unadjusted odds of fentanyl detection

95% confidence interval

Adjusted odds of fentanyl detection

95% confidence interval

(a) Metabolites detected by urine toxicology

 Fentanyl

3 days

35 (3%)

--

--

--

--

--

 Opiates (codeine, etc.)1

2-3 days

221 (21%)

23 (10%)

7.91

1.37-16.67

4.90

2.23-11.01

 Oxycodone/Oxymorphone2

1-3 days

51 (5%)

4 (8%)

2.65

0.77-7.05

1.53

0.41-4.59

 Tramadol3

1-2 days

110 (11%)

5 (5%)

1.44

0.48-3.49

1.57

0.50-4.13

 Heroin

12-24 hours

28 (3%)

8 (29%)

14.74

5.68-35.47

5.41

1.85-15.12

 Cocaine (crack or powder)

2-3 days

709 (68%)

24 (3%)

1.71

0.85-3.67

1.36

0.64-3.07

 Methamphetamine

2-4 days

293 (28%)

17 (6%)

2.53

1.27-4.99

1.32

0.60-2.83

 Benzodiazepines

Up to 2 weeks

112 (11%)

9 (8%)

3.06

1.32-6.48

2.72

1.12-6.13

(b) Self-reported past week substance use

 Opioids4

--

285 (27%)

29 (10%)

14.30

6.29-38.54

9.26

3.83-25.95

 Heroin

--

103 (10%)

20 (19%)

15.03

7.41-30.79

6.43

2.81-15.04

 Crack cocaine

--

422 (40%)

19 (5%)

1.80

0.92-3.60

1.38

0.61-3.09

 Powder cocaine

--

109 (10%)

7 (6%)

2.23

0.88-4.98

0.71

0.24-1.90

 Methamphetamine

--

188 (18%)

16 (9%)

4.18

2.08-8.29

1.75

0.76-3.93

 Benzodiazepines5

--

171 (16%)

12 (7%)

2.80

1.33-5.65

1.02

0.24-1.90

  1. 1Includes morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, dihydrocodeine, morphine glucuronide, codeine glucuronide
  2. 2Includes oxycodone, oxymorphone
  3. 3Includes tramadol, meperidine, normeperidine, levorphanol, O-desmethyl-cis-tramadol
  4. 4Could include codeine, fentanyl, Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet or morphine
  5. 5Could include Valium, Librium, Xanax, or Ambien or other anti-anxiety drug