Table 1 Patient characteristics and treatment outcomes

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12

Demographics

 Median age (range)

55.5 (30–78)

 Male

8 (75%)

 White

12 (100%)

 Medicare or private insurance

12 (100%)

Previous opioid used

 Heroin

2 (17%)

 Prescribed opioids

9 (75%)

 Illicit prescription opioids

3 (25%)

 Illicit buprenorphine

3 (25%)

Concurrent substance use

 Tobacco

4 (33%)

 Cocaine

5 (42%)

 Marijuana

3 (25%)

Retention

 30-day

9 (75%)

 90-day

8 (67%)

 End of study

7 (58%)

Referral source

 Attending

3 (25%)

 Resident

9 (75%)

Dosing characteristics

 Median induction dose (range)

16 mg (2–16)

 Median maintenance dose (range)

24 mg (8–24)