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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 32)

From: Access to tablet injectable opioid agonist therapy in rural and smaller urban settings in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative study

Age

 Average (mean)

43

 Range

26–60

Gender

 Woman

11

 Man

21

Race/Ethnicity (All that apply)

 Indigenous

14

 White

23

 Black

1

 Middle Eastern

1

 Undisclosed

3

Housing

 Supportive housing

10

 Apartment

5

 Shelter

10

 Homeless/unsheltered

6

Past 30 Day Drug Use

 Cocaine (powder)

5

 Crack cocaine (rock)

10

 Crystal methamphetamine

29

 Heroin (down)

10

 Fentanyl (down)

32

 Opioids (diverted pharmaceuticals)

6

 Benzodiazepines

10

 Alcohol

7

 Cannabis

13

 Other

9

Preferred Drug

 Crystal methamphetamine

7

 Heroin (down)

5

 Fentanyl (down)

21

 Alcohol

2

 Cannabis

1

 Other

3

Past 30 Days Modes of Drug Consumption

 Inject

13

 Smoke/Inhale

30

 Snort

4

 Ingest/Swallow

8

Opioid Agonist Treatments

 Methadone

18

 Buprenorphine/naloxone

3

 Morphine (slow- and immediate release)

5

 Hydromorphone

27

 Other

1

Past 30 Days Income

 Full-time employment

1

 Part-time employment

4

 Selling drugs

6

 Sex work

1

 Recycling

10

 Panhandling

5

 Reselling goods

2

 Social assistance

26

 Other

7