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Table 2 History of overdose

From: Attitudes and knowledge about naloxone and overdose prevention among detained drug users in Ningbo, China

 

Total

Male

Female

Experiencing heroin overdose

37.3%

32.1%

48.0%

Witnessing heroin-overdose

37.4%

35.6%

41.3%

   Past 12 month, none

68.1%

66.7%

70.6%

   Past 12 months, 1

17.0%

15.0%

20.6%

   Past 12 months, 2-4

9.6%

13.3%

2.9%

   Past 12 months, 5-10

2.1%

0

0

   Past 12 months, > 10

1.1

1.7%

5.9%

Knowing someone who died of heroin overdose

39.0%

34.4%

49.4%*

   Past 12 months, none

71.2%

73.2%

67.5%

   Past 12 months, 1

17.1%

19.7%

12.5%

   Past 12 months, 2-4

9.0%

7.0%

12.5%

   Past 12 months, 5-10

0

0

0

   Past 12 months, > 10

2.7%

0

2.7%

The other person present at this last overdose

   

Family member

17.9%

16.7%

20.0%

Drug using friends

70.1%

73.8%

64.0%

Non-drug users

7.5%

7.1%

8.0%

Others

4.5%

2.4%

8.0%

Concerned about overdose

65.9%

68.3%

60.5%

Discussing overdose with others

37.2%

33.3%

44.9%

  1. *p < 0.05 a significant difference between male and female participants
  2. **p < 0.01 a significant difference between male and female participants