“2.5 g, I could do that before noon”: a qualitative study on people who use drugs’ perspectives on the impacts of British Columbia’s decriminalization of illegal drugs threshold limit

Table 1 Self-reported study participants’ demographic characteristics

Demographic Characteristics	Total (N = 45)	Percentage (%)
Age Groups
18–30	11	24
31–50	26	58
≥ 51	8	18
Sex
Male	24	53
Female	20	45
Non-binary	1	2
Ethnicity
White	27	60
Indigenous	17	38
Black	1	2
On OAT or safe supply^a
Yes	24	55
No	21	45
Living Situation^b
Stably Housed	29	64
Unstably Housed	8	18
Homeless	8	18
Location^c
Rural/ Remote	4	9
Urban	41	91

^aSafe supply included those who were receiving drugs (either opioids or stimulants) though a prescription program
^bIndividuals indicated whether they considered their current living situation as stable or unstable
^cIndividuals indicated whether they considered the geographical location of their living situation as either rural/remote or urban

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