Table 1 Self reported participant variables (Patients)
Demographics | • Age |
|  | • Gender |
|  | • Ethnicity |
|  | • Education level |
|  | • Marital status |
|  | • Number of children/custody status |
|  | • Legal status (parole, probation, pending charges, etc.) |
|  | • Years lived in Edmonton |
|  | • Living situation (house, shelter, street, etc.) |
|  | • Housing stability |
|  | • Income/assets |
|  | • Employment status |
Health status | • Presence of comorbid health conditions   (HIV, diabetes, etc.) |
|  | • Health status |
|  | • Vaccination status |
|  | • Presence of chronic pain/pain severity/pain control |
|  | • Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (depression screen) |
|  | • Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 scale (anxiety screen) |
Satisfaction / rapport | • Presence of regular physician |
|  | • Number of visits with regular physician |
|  | • Disclosure of substance use to regular physician    (yes or no) |
|  | • Health Care Climate Questionnaire (short form) |
|  | • Alberta Physician Achievement Review    questionnaire satisfaction items |
Substance use behaviour | • Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test |
|  | • Drug Use Disorders Identification Test |
|  | • Stages Of Change Readiness and Treatment    Eagerness Scale |
|  | • Types of substances used |
|  | • Injection drug use status |
Substance use treatment | • Previous 6 month discussion re: substances with    health care provider |
|  | • Previous 6 month detoxification facility attendance |
|  | • Previous 6 month residential treatment facility    attendance |
|  | • Previous 6 month methadone maintenance    treatment program attendance |
|  | • Previous 6 month 12 step meeting attendance |
Project feedback | • Booklet use/usefulness |
|  | • Booklet insert use/usefulness |
|  | • Community consultant use/usefulness |