Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics of the program participants
Characteristics | Participants (n = 30) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 42 (35–50) |
Time on safer opioid supply program (months) | 20.5 (15–30) |
Self-identified gender | |
Female | 13 (43.3%) |
Male | 17 (56.7%) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 16 (53.3%) |
Indigenous | 9 (30%) |
Mixed ethnicity | 4 (13.3%) |
Other | 1 (3.3%) |
Sexual orientation | |
Heterosexual | 27 (90%) |
Bisexual | 2 (6.7%) |
I don’t know | 1 (3.3%) |
Country of birth | |
Canada | 28 (93.3%) |
Other | 2 (6.7%) |
Spoken languages | |
English only | 15 (50%) |
English and French | 10 (33.3%) |
Multilingual | 5 (16.7%) |
Highest level of education | |
Less than high school | 16 (53.3%) |
High school | 4 (13.3%) |
Trade school | 1 (3.3%) |
Some college | 6 (20%) |
College | 1 (3.3%) |
Some university | 2 (6.7%) |
Current long-acting opioid | |
SROM (24-h) | 14 (46.7%) |
Buprenorphone/Naloxone | 1 (3.3%) |
Methadone | 3 (10%) |
Methadone and SROM (24-h) | 9 (30%) |
Methadone and SROM (12-h) | 3 (10%) |
Program site | |
Clinic | 14 (46.7%) |
Shelter/SCS | 12 (40%) |
Community health center | 4 (13.3%) |
Safer stimulants | |
Yes | 8 (26.7%) |
No | 22 (73.3%) |