From: Criminal charges prior to and after initiation of office-based buprenorphine treatment
 | 2 years before treatment initiation | 2 years after treatment initiation | P value |
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Overall charges | |||
Number of subjects with a charge (percentage) | 108 (42.9%) | 97 (38.5%) | 0.22a |
Mean number of cases per subject (SD) | 0.77 (1.21) | 0.70 (1.15) | 0.37b |
Mean number of cases among subjects in treatment for 12 months (SD) | 0.71 (1.25) | 0.60 (1.08) | 0.38b |
Mean number of cases among subjects opioid negative ≥ 6 months (SD) | 0.67 (1.19) | 0.43 (0.78) | 0.03 b |
Drug charges | |||
Number of subjects with a drug charge (percentage) | 54 (21.4%) | 65 (25.8%) | 0.11a |
Mean number of drug cases per subject (SD) | 0.31 (0.68) | 0.35 (0.70) | 0.46b |
Mean number of drug cases among subjects in treatment for 12 months (SD) | 0.30 (0.71) | 0.34 (0.74) | 0.60b |
Mean number of drug cases among subjects opioid negative ≥ 6 months (SD) | 0.28 (0.72) | 0.21 (0.48) | 0.27b |