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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with new buprenorphine initiation

From: Buprenorphine discontinuation and utilization of psychosocial services: a national study in the Veterans Health Administration

Characteristic

N

%

Age

  

 20–29

1109

9.5

 30–39

3743

32.0

 40–49

1582

13.5

 50–59

2271

19.4

 60–88

2999

25.6

Gender

  

 Female

1002

8.6

 Male

10,702

91.4

Race

  

 Asian

61

0.5

 Black

1570

13.4

 Other

164

1.4

 Unknown

400

3.4

 White

9509

81.2

  1. The “other” race/ethnicity category includes Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or other races and ethnicities. In some cases, information on race/ethnicity was missing and was categorized as “unknown”
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

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