Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios estimating main effects between severity of charges, resumption of treatment and TTR (n = 788)

Severity of charges

< 0.001

 Misdemeanor - no felony charges

334.5 (321.3)

Ref

Ref

 Violation/infraction only - no criminal charges

228.1 (321.2)

1.6 (1.3, 1.9)

< 0.001

1.5 (1.3, 1.8)

< 0.001

 Felony - no misdemeanor charges

297.2 (308.0)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

0.435

1.1 (1.8, 1.5)

0.476

 Combination of felony and misdemeanor charges

312.5 (296.1)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

0.431

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

0.451

Resume Methadone in the Community

< 0.001

 Yes

292.5 (313.6)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

< 0.001

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

< 0.001

 No

217.9 (287.9)

Ref

Ref

Treated in jail

0.256

 Yes

308.8 (312.8)

 No

280.1 (314.1)

Location

0.081

 New Haven

313.0 (347.5)

0.9 (0.7, 0.9)

0.030

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.103

 Bridgeport

261.7 (351.4)

Ref

Ref

Race/Ethnicity

0.043

 White

297.2 (302.0)

Ref

Ref

 Black

330.3 (439.1)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

0.874

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.427

 Hispanic

276.0 (266.7)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

0.392

1.0 (0.9, 1.2)

0.721

 Other

199.9 (254.9)

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

0.026

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

0.170

Age (years)

0.31

 23–29

353.7 (363.2)

Ref

Ref

 30–39

273.0 (282.8)

1.3 (0.9, 1.7)

0.056

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

0.102

 40–49

286.6 (276.3)

1.2 (0.9, 1.7)

0.136

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

0.336

 50+

317.9 (388.2)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

0.221

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

0.422