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Table 1 Respondent characteristics who initiated opioid use with prescription opioids

From: Patient perspectives of transitioning from prescription opioids to heroin and the role of route of administration

Pseudonyms

Age

Years since first use of Rx opioid

Initiated w/legal rx

Route of Administration

Prescription Opioids

Heroin

Oral

Nasal

Injecting

Nasal

Injecting

Tim

36

13

N

x

x

 

x

x

Santiago

23

7

N

 

x

 

x

 

Vince

28

4

N

x

    

Mindy

32

7

Y

x

x

 

x

x

Luke

25

5

N

 

x

 

x

 

Brian

31

12

N

x

x

 

x

x

Julie

32

13

Y

x

x

 

x

x

Matt

33

10

Y

x

x

 

x

x

Herc

33

8

Y

x

    

Eric

35

2

N

 

x

 

x

x

Calvin

41

9

Y

x

  

x

 

Shelby

55

16

Y

x

   

x

Tyra

30

6

N

 

x

 

x

x

Tami

47

15

Y

x

  

x

x

Carlotta

60

10

Y

x

  

x