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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Stigma and level of familiarity with opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) among specialist physicians in Israel

N (%)

249 (100)

Anonymous

199 (79.9)

Female

112 (45.0)

Age (years) mean ± S.D

50.6 ± 12.7

Seniority (years) mean ± S.D

20.0 ± 13.4

Manager

127 (51.0)

Full time job

207 (83.1)

Studied in Israel

182 (73.1)

Specialist

204 (81.9)

Working place

Community

70 (28.1)

Hospital

110 (44.2)

Both

69 (27.7)

Opioid prescription per month

No

103 (41.4)

1-5

67 (26.9)

6-20

50 (20.1)

≥ 20

29 (11.6)

Opioid indication (10 not reported)

Cancer

49(33.6)

Acute pain

53(36.3)

Chronic pain

34(23.3)

Cannabis prescription per month

No

167 (67.1)

1-5

52 (20.9)

6-20

21 (8.4)

≥ 20

9 (3.6)

Opioid and Cannabis prescription

No

75 (30.1)

Opioid

92 (36.9)

Cannabis

27 (10.8)

Both

55 (22.1)

Encounters with SUD

Daily

46 (18.5)

Several per month

88 (35.3)

Several per year

83 (33.3)

None

32 (12.8)