Demographics | % (n)* or median [IQR] (n)* |
---|---|
Male | 61.2 (52) |
Age (years) | 38.8 (35.0-44.4) |
Opioid maintenance therapy (OMT): | |
Age beginning substance abuse (years) | 18.3 (15.6-20.7) |
Age beginning the current OMT (years) | 34.0 (30.2-39.6) |
Methadone as last OMT medication | 90.6 (77) |
Buprenorphin as last OMT medication | 4.7 [4] |
Morphin as last OMT medication | 4.7 [4] |
Use of ≥1 different opioid in the past | 12.9 [11] |
Duration of OMT (months) | 37.1 (14.5-72) |
Average methadone dose during OMT (mg) | 72.8 (50.1-119.8) |
Psychiatric comorbidity: | |
No psychiatric disorder | 28.2 [24] |
Stable disorder without treatment | 12.9 [11] |
Stable disorder under treatment | 15.3 [13] |
Unstable disorder | 43.5 (37) |
Injection drug use (IDU): | |
In the past | 92.9 (79) |
Current | 17.7 [15] |
Other drug and excessive alcohol use: | |
Heroin | 27.1 [23] |
Cocaine | 25.9 [22] |
Benzodiazepines | 20.2 [17] |
Alcohol | 31.8 [27] |
Occupational and housing variables: | |
Employability (%) | 60 (30–100) |
Single household | 54.1 (46) |
Shared household | 36.5 (31) |
Other lodging # | 9.4 [8] |
HIV-co-infection | |
HIV positive | 20 [16]* |