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Table 1 Study participants’ characteristics (N = 54)

From: Youth substance use service provider’s perspectives on use and service access in ontario: time to reframe the discourse

Characteristics

% (n)

Geographic Locationa

 

 Central Ontario

22% (12)

 Northern Ontario

20% (11)

 Other

57% (31)

Service Provider Role

 Addiction counsellor

43% (23)

 Program Director

19% (10)

 Program Manager

11% (6)

 Intake Coordinator/Specialist

7% (4)

 Program Coordinator

6% (3)

 Clinical Supervisor

4% (2)

 Addictions Physicians/Clinicians

4% (2)

 Clinical Coordinator/Specialist

2% (1)

 Outreach Specialist

2% (1)

 Clinical Social Worker

2% (1)

 Youth Addictions Worker

2% (1)

Service Capacityb

  ≥ 51

57% (31)

  ≤ 50

43% (23)

Most Commonly Used Substances

 Cannabis

94% (51)

 Alcohol

81% (44)

 Cocaine

31% (17)

 Tobacco

30% (16)

 Opioids

19% (10)

Service Enrolment Eligibility Age

Mean (12 years)

Oldest Age Eligible for Service

Mean (24 years)

  1. Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive
  2. aBased on the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) classification system
  3. bNumber of youth that access the service in a given month