Long-term treatment outcomes in a First Nations high school population with opioid use disorder

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Table 1.

Participant characteristics at the time of buprenorphine treatment program initiation: N = 44.

Table 2.

Participant characteristics at time of study participation: N = 32.

CHARACTERISTIC	VALUE
Mean (SD) age, y	24 (2.0)
Sex, n (%)
• Female	21 (65.6)
• Male	11 (34.4)
Currently taking BT, n (%)	19 (59.4)
Completed high school, n (%)	20 (62.5)
Cohabitates with a long-term partner, n (%)	22 (68.7)
Has ≥ 1 children, n (%)	19 (59.4)
Employed full time, n (%)	12 (37.5)
Had ≥ 1 ED visit in the past y, n (%)	6 (18.8)
Health self-rating as “good” or “OK” in the past 30 d, n (%)	29 (90.6)
Mood self-rating as “happy” or “OK” in the past 30 d, n (%)	26 (81.3)
Alcohol use in the past 30 d, n (%)	15 (46.9)
Alcohol use in the past 30 d: ≥ 2 drinks/d, n (%)	11 (34.4)
Daily cannabis use in the past 30 d, n (%)	7 (21.9)
Opioid use in the past 30 d, n (%)	3 (9.4)

Table 3.

Description by current treatment status: N = 31.

CHARACTERISTIC	CURRENTLY TAKING BT^*
CHARACTERISTIC	YES	NO
Participant count, n (%)	19 (61.3)	12 (38.7)
Mean age, y	25	24
Completed high school, n (%)	12 (63.2)	8 (66.7)
Employed full time, n (%)	8 (42.1)	4 (33.3)
Has ≥ 1 children, n (%)	13 (68.4)	5 (41.7)
Has a family doctor, n (%)	13 (68.4)	4 (33.3)
Has received formal substance use counseling in the past y,^† n (%)	9 (47.4)	1 (8.3)
Any alcohol in the past 30 d, n (%)	7 (36.8)	8 (66.7)
≥ 2 drinks/d of alcohol in the past 30 d, n (%)	5 (26.3)	6 (50.0)
Daily cannabis use in the past 30 d (≥ 1 joint), n (%)	5 (26.3)	4 (33.3)
Any cocaine use in the past 30 d, n (%)	3 (15.8)	3 (25.0)
Any recreational opioid use in the past 30 d, n (%)	2 (10.5)	1 (8.3)
Mean cumulative treatment, mo	54	35