Table 1 Demographic and smoking characteristics of SUD peer recovery coaches enrolled in the TIPS Study (N = 23)
N (%) or Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
Age | 51 ± 11 |
Gender | |
Male | 13/23 (57%) |
Female | 10/23 (43%) |
Race | |
White | 17/23 (74%) |
Black or African-American | 4/23 (17%) |
Other | 2/23 (9%) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic | 2/23 (9%) |
Non-Hispanic | 20/23 (87%) |
Don’t know | 1/23 (4%) |
Education | |
HS graduate or equivalent | 5/23 (22%) |
Some college | 10/23 (43%) |
2- or 4- year college degree | 8/23 (35%) |
PRC characteristics | |
Obtained peer recovery coach state certification | 15/23 (65%) |
Other certifications (e.g., licensed drug/alcohol counselor) | 11/23 (48%)a |
Years worked as PRC | 7 ± 8 |
Number of SUDs from which PRC was in recovery from | 3 ± 3 |
SUDs from which PRC was in recovery from | |
Alcohol | 20/23 (87%) |
Cannabis | 10/23 (43%) |
Cocaine | 13/23 (57%) |
Prescription stimulants | 1/23 (4%) |
Methamphetamine | 3/23 (13%) |
Tobacco cigarettes | 12/23 (52%) |
Inhalants | 1/23 (4%) |
Sedatives | 6/23 (26%) |
Hallucinogens | 3/23 (13%) |
Street opioids | 10/23 (43%) |
Prescription opioids | 6/23 (26%) |
Other | 2/23 (9%) |
Prefer not to answer | 1/23 (4%) |
Tobacco use characteristics | |
Smoking statusb | |
Never smoking | 4/22 (18%) |
Former smoking | 11/22 (50%) |
Current (past 30d) smoking | 7/22 (32%) |
Cigs/day in past 30 (among past 30d smokers) | 11 ± 7 |
Quit interest (among past 30d smokers)c | 8 ± 3 |
Prior lifetime quit attempt (among ever smokers) | 14/17 (82%) |
Past 30d alternative tobacco product used | |
E-cigarettes | 2/23 (9%) |
Smokeless tobacco | 1/23 (4%) |
Cigars/Pipes/Hookah/Cloves/bidis/snus/paan with tobacco | 0/23 (0%) |
Other | 1/23 (4%) |