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Table 1 Parameter values

From: Assessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach

Parameter (definition and unit of analysis)

Value in the model

95% confidence interval

Average time to perceive risk (months)

13.1131

12–17.7579

Risk of initiation of illicit substance (fraction of susceptible users initiating illicit drug use per month)

0.0024

0.0019–0.0028

ED visit rate (average number of times that people who misuse Rx or with illicit drug use disorder visit ED)

1.37808

1.2096–1.5465

Fraction quitting Rx misuse (fraction of users misusing Rx who quit per month)

0.002

0.0015–0.002

Fraction quitting illicit drug use (fraction of users using illicit drugs/misusing Rx who quit per month)

0.0007

0.0003–0.0012

Fractional rate for overdose among nonmedical users of Rx drugs (users per month)

0.0011

0.0011–0.0011

Fractional rate for overdose from illicit drugs and Rx misuse (users per month)

0.0037

0.0037–0.0037

Risk of overdose death from Rx misuse (fraction of Rx misuse OD incidence that leads to death)

0.00001

0.00001–0.0126548

Risk of overdose death from illicit drug use and Rx misuse (fraction of illicit drug OD incidence that leads to death)

0.2072

0.2021–0.2125