Chronic disease and recent addiction treatment utilization among alcohol and drug dependent adults

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics (n = 563)

	n	%
Age	Mean = 38.2, range 18-67
Male	409	73
Race
Black/African American	185	33
White	272	48
Other	106	19
Hispanic or Latino	76	14
Homeless (past 3 mo)	332	59
Unemployed (past 3 mo)	246	44
Has any insurance	446	79
Criminal justice involvement past 3 mo
None	315	56
Probation	130	23
Pretrial release	63	11
Other/Missing	55	10
Substance dependence
Alcohol dependent & recent heavy use	98	17
Drug dependent & recent use	150	27
Both	315	56
Substance reported as the major problem
Alcohol to intoxication	142	25
Heroin	208	37
Cocaine	81	14
Poly-substance or other drugs	132	23
Recruitment site
Detoxification unit	416	74
Ambulatory/outpatient/ER	59	10
Community/other	88	16
Current smoker	493	88
Beck anxiety score
Low	220	40
Moderate	164	30
Severe	166	30
Prior healthcare utilization past 3 mo
Any emergency room	304	54
Any non-addiction outpatient	242	43
Addiction treatment utilization past 3 mo
Any (excluding detoxification)	157	28
Outpatient days	97	17
Residential nights	70	12

ISSN: 1747-597X