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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and opioid use history of study participants

From: Willingness to use a wearable device capable of detecting and reversing overdose among people who use opioids in Philadelphia

Demographic table

Age [median (IQR)]

41 (37–49)

Male

57 (58.8%)

Race

White/non-Hispanic

46 (47.4%)

Black/non-Hispanic

24 (24.7%)

Black/Hispanic

6 (6.2%)

Other/Hispanic

17 (17.5%)

Other/non-Hispanic

3 (3.1%)

Native American

1 (1.0%)

Housing status

Homeless

31 (32.0%)

House

7 (7.2%)

Apartment

8 (8.2%)

Shelter

36 (37.1%)

Unknown

15 (15.5%)

Opioid use history

Started after injury/surgery

46 (47.4%)

Average length of use (years) [median (IQR)]

12 (8–20)

# of days/week of use

Unknown

1 (1.0%)

1

0 (0.0%)

2–3

9 (9.3%)

4–6

7 (7.2%)

7

80 (82.5%)

# of times/day of use

Unknown

2 (2.1%)

1

1 (1.0%)

2–3

21 (21.6%)

4–6

46 (47.4%)

7+

27 (27.8%)

Been to an inpatient rehab

79 (81.4%)

Used MOUD

84 (86.6%)

High likelihood of bystander intervention with naloxone (4/5)

53 (54.6%)

Overdose history

Friends/family have overdosed

77 (79.4%)

Friends/family have overdose complications

56 (57.7%)

Friends/family have died from overdose

75 (77.3%)

Has overdosed personally

69 (71.1%)

# of overdoses [median (IQR)]

3 (2–7)