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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of former inmates with opioid use disorder

From: Release from incarceration, relapse to opioid use and the potential for buprenorphine maintenance treatment: a qualitative study of the perceptions of former inmates with opioid use disorder

Characteristic

N (%)

Age, median years (IQR)

49 (46–52)

Male

17 (81)

Race/Ethnicity

 

Hispanic

13 (62)

Non-Hispanic Black

8 (38)

English-speaking

20 (95)

Medicaid

19 (90)

High school diploma or equivalency

11 (52)

Ever injected drugs

15 (71)

Current substance usea

 

Heroin

6 (29)

Other opioid analgesics

2 (10)

Cocaine

3 (14)

Lifetime substance useb

 

Heroin

21 (100)

Other opioid analgesics

9 (43)

Cocaine

17 (81)

Treatment history

 

MMT

13 (62)

Nonpharmacologic treatment

20 (95)

BMT

8 (38)

Any opioid addiction treatment

21 (100)

  1. aWithin the previous 30 days.
  2. bRegular use within lifetime.