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Table 1 Sociodemographics and drug use patterns of participants

From: Multi-level influences on increased overdose risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Rhode Island: a qualitative investigation

Characteristic

N = 18

Sociodemographics

Age (Median [IQR]

38 [32, 49]

Sex at birth

 Male

10 (56%)

 Female

8 (44%)

Cisgender

17 (100%)

Race

 Blacka

2 (11%)

 White

14 (78%)

 Biracial or multiracial

2 (11%)

Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latinx)

1 (6%)

Sexual orientation

 Straight

15 (83%)

 Bisexual

3 (17%)

Any drug use: prior week

Heroin

11 (61%)

Fentanyl

12 (67%)

Prescription opioids

7 (39%)

Prescription stimulants

1 (6%)

Powder cocaine

9 (50%)

Crack cocaine

16 (89%)

Benzodiazepines

8 (44%)

Crystal methamphetamine

4 (22%)

Club drugs (e.g., Ecstasy)

2 (11%)

Psychedelics (e.g., acid)

0 (0%)

Marijuana

10 (56%)

Any drug use: lifetime

Heroin

17 (94%)

Fentanyl

16 (89%)

Prescription opioids

18 (100%)

Prescription stimulants

13 (72%)

Powder cocaine

18 (100%)

Crack cocaine

18 (100%)

Benzodiazepines

16 (89%)

Crystal methamphetamine

12 (67%)

Club drugs (e.g., Ecstasy)

15 (83%)

Psychedelics (e.g., acid)

11 (61%)

Marijuana

18 (100%)

Overdose experience

Overdose experience, prior 12 monthsb

13 (72%)

  1. aIncludes self-identified African, Haitian, and Cape Verdean ancestry
  2. bRefers to having personally overdosed