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Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 12)

From: Organization of primary care and early MOUD discontinuation

 

N (%)

Age

 

18–24

1 (8%)

25–44

8 (67%)

45–64

3 (25%)

Gender

 

Male

8 (67%)

Female

4 (33%)

Race

 

Black

4 (33%)

White

7 (58%)

Other

1 (8%)

Ethnicity

 

Hispanic/Latinx

2 (17%)

Non-Hispanic/Latinx

10 (83%)

NCHS urban–rural classification

Large central metro

6 (50%)

Large fringe metro

2 (17%)

Medium metro

4 (33%)

Structural factors associated with early discontinuationa (n = 11)

Unemployed

5 (45%)

In past 3 months,

 

 Experienced food insecurity

3 (27%)

 Lived in unstable housing

1 (9%)

 Experienced transportation barriers

3 (27%)

 Experienced new legal issues

3 (27%)

In next 3 months,

 

 Worry that housing will become unstable

5 (45%)

Substance use history

 

Benzodiazepines

9 (75%)

Cocaine

6 (50%)

Fentanyl

9 (75%)

Heroin

9 (75%)

Methamphetamine

5 (42%)

Prescription opioids

8 (67%)

Co-morbidity

 

Chronic pain

7 (58%)

Number of drug overdose eventsa (n = 10)

0

3 (30%)

1–2

4 (40%)

3 or more

3 (30%)

Number of early treatment discontinuations

0

6 (50%)

1–2

5 (42%)

3 or more

1 (8%)

  1. aNs refer to number of participants who responded to the question