Table 1 Selected characteristics of participants who experienced unintentional fentanyl use (UFU) and those who had not (No UFU)
UFU (n = 17) % | No UFU (n = 81) % | p.a | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age—mean, median (range) | 54.5, 56.0 (28–67) | 48.9, 48.0 (27–73) | 0.96 |
Gender | 0.87 | ||
Female | 58.8 | 54.3 | |
Male | 41.2 | 43.2 | |
Trans | 0 | 1.2 | |
Refused | 0 | 1.2 | |
Race | 0.03 | ||
Black or African American | 100 | 63.0 | |
White | 0 | 17.3 | |
More than one race | 0 | 3.7 | |
Other | 0 | 14.8 | |
Refused | 0 | 1.2 | |
Reported substance use past 30 days | |||
Alcohol | 70.6 | 72.8 | 0.85 |
Marijuana | 82.4 | 75.3 | 0.53 |
Crack cocaine | 52.9 | 50.6 | 0.86 |
Powder cocaine (by itself) | 41.2 | 50.6 | 0.48 |
Heroin (by itself) | 88.2 | 63.0 | 0.04 |
Speedball | 41.2 | 34.6 | 0.61 |
Methamphetamine | 41.2 | 58.0 | 0.20 |
Methadone (street) | 5.9 | 12.4 | 0.44 |
Benzodiazepines (street) | 29.4 | 37.0 | 0.55 |
Opioid pills (street) | 17.7 | 37.0 | 0.12 |
Fentanyl | 0 | 45.7 | < 0.001 |
Experienced homelessness past year | 23.5 | 56.8 | 0.01 |
In methadone program | 29.4 | 30.9 | 0.91 |
Ever overdosed | 29.4 | 46.9 | 0.19 |
Overdosed past year | 5.9 | 11.1 | 0.52 |