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Table 1 Characteristics of participating counselors

From: Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder

Characteristic

M (SD)

Age

43.5 (13.5)

Number of years of working experience

10.7 (9.7)

Number of years in current position

4.6 (5.7)

Gender:

% (N)

 Woman

192 (70.8%)

 Man

73 (26.9%)

 Not Reported

6 (2.2%)

 Non-binary

0 (0%)

Education:

 

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

238 (87.8%)

 Master’s degree or higher

165 (60.8%)

Race:

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

7 (2.6%)

 Black

100 (36.9%)

 Native American

1 (0.4%)

 White

139 (51.2%)

 Other

18 (6.6%)

 Not Reported

6 (2.2%)

Ethnicity

 

 Hispanic

19 (7.0%)

 Not Hispanic

249 (91.9%)

 Not Reported

3 (1.1%)

Agency dispenses or prescribes medication onsite

 

 Buprenorphine

197 (72.7%)

 Methadone

128 (47.2%)

 Naltrexone

 Unknown

222 (82.0%)

5 (1.8%)

  1. Note: Education is not mutually exclusive. Bachelor’s degree or higher may include individuals that have attained higher levels of education (e.g. master’s, doctorates, etc.)