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Table 2 Classes of drugs (re-)initiated

From: Initiation and/or re-initiation of drug use among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada from 2021 to 2022: a prospective cohort study

Drug class*

Drug use initiation and/or re-initiation** N (%)

Initiation of new drug**

N (%)

Re-initiation of prior drug**

N (%)

total n = 183

total n = 44

n = 148

Opioids

74 (40.4)

14 (31.8)

60 (40.5)

Stimulants

101 (55.2)

10 (22.7)

91 (61.5)

Benzodiazepines

4 (2.2)

4 (9.0)

0 (0)

Psychedelics

36 (19.7)

17 (38.6)

19 (12.8)

Other

14 (7.7)

7 (15.9)

7 (4.7)

  1. *participants could select more than one drug type (re)-initiated
  2. **drug use initiation and re-initiation defined as over the past 6-month period