Table 1 Decedent characteristics¹

Randomization group
Characteristic^a	Comparator (N = 109)	Standard (N = 127)	Statistic^e	Two-sided P value
Age, (±σ)	40.76 (13.13)	40.02 (13.92)	t = −0.42	0.674
Gender^b
Female	32 (29.36%)	29 (22.83%)
Male	77 (70.64%)	98 (76.38%)	χ² = 1.30	0.253
Race
Hispanic	33 (30.28%)	26 (20.47%)
White	61 (55.96%)	80 (62.99%)	χ² = 3.04	0.219
Other/missing	15 (13.76%)	21 (16.54%)
Cause of death
Opioid^c prescription only	37 (33.94%)	34 (26.77%)
Heroin only	13 (11.93%)	25 (19.69%)
Opioid prescription and heroin	49 (44.95%)	48 (37.8%)	χ² = 5.92	0.116
Other/missing^d	10 (9.17%)	20 (15.75%)

OTC over the counter, n number of clinicians.
^aCounts of less than 10 were censored in accordance with the State of California Department of Justice’s CURES policy.
^bOne decedent’s missing gender was deduced using first name.
^cSupplemental Table 4a contains opioid types.
^dOther are multi-causal deaths that in addition to opioids, included alcohol/ethanol, non-opioid Schedule II–IV prescriptions (e.g., benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, and barbiturates), and/or illicit drugs (e.g., methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, and ketamine).
^eTwo-sample t-test for continuous traits. Chi-square test for categorical variables.

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