Knowledge of THN | Possession of THN | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Yes (%) n = 126 | No (%) n = 51 | Yes (%) n = 40 | No (%) n = 137 |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Median age (Q1–Q3)a | 22.2 (20.2–23.4) | 21.9 (19.6–23.4) | 22.1 (20.1–23.7) | 22.1 (20.2–23.4) |
Male gender | 73 (57.9) | 36 (70.6) | 15 (37.5) | 94 (68.6) |
White ethnicity | 78 (61.9) | 19 (37.3) | 29 (72.5) | 68 (49.6) |
Downtown Eastside residenceb | 33 (26.2) | 14 (27.5) | 8 (20.0) | 39 (28.5) |
Ever absolutely homeless | 116 (92.1) | 41 (80.4) | 36 (90.0) | 121 (88.3) |
High school completion | 58 (46.0) | 26 (51.0) | 20 (50.0) | 64 (46.7) |
Employmentb | 29 (23.0) | 14 (27.5) | 10 (25.0) | 33 (24.1) |
Incarcerationb | 22 (17.5) | 4 (7.8) | 6 (15.0) | 20 (14.6) |
Substance use-related factors | ||||
Daily heroin useb | 44 (34.9) | 6 (11.8) | 20 (50.0) | 30 (21.9) |
Daily cocaine or crack useb | 4 (3.2) | 6 (11.8) | 1 (2.5) | 9 (6.6) |
Daily methamphetamine useb | 37 (29.4) | 12 (23.5) | 17 (42.5) | 32 (23.4) |
Daily use of prescription opioidsb | 10 (7.9) | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.5) | 11 (8.0) |
Public injectingb | 61 (48.4) | 7 (13.7) | 22 (55.0) | 46 (33.6) |
Ever overdosed | 61 (48.4) | 20 (39.2) | 20 (50.0) | 61 (44.5) |
Drug or alcohol treatmentb | 77 (61.1) | 22 (43.1) | 27 (67.5) | 72 (52.6) |
Unable to access addiction treatmentb | 28 (22.2) | 4 (7.8) | 7 (17.5) | 25 (18.2) |