Original research
by
Han, Beth et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
With recent increases in buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), is buprenorphine misuse increasing in the US?
Findings/Key points
Nearly three-fourths of adults reporting buprenorphine use did not misuse their prescribed buprenorphine in 2019. Among adults with OUD, prevalence of buprenorphine misuse trended downward during the period from 2015 to 2019, and “because I am hooked” and “to relieve physical pain” were the most common motivations for the most recent buprenorphine misuse.
Design/methods
Used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data (214 505 respondents)
Keywords
Hesitancy of prescribers
About prescribers
About PWUD
Substitution/OAT
