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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2023 Aug 18;58(13):1780–1788. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2247076

Table 3.

Means Comparison of Perceptions on Treatment Issues of State PSC Coordinators and Local PSC Coordinators

Perception Statements
(1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = strongly agree)
State Coordinators
(n = 42)
M (SD)
Local Coordinators
(n = 849)
M (SD)
If participants miss a scheduled court date, they shouldn’t be allowed to continue MOUD*** 1.37 (0.63) 1.82 (0.64)
If participants have a history of diverting their medication, they should not be prescribed MOUD*** 1.68 (0.77) 2.12 (0.72)
The frequency of treatment services makes no-shows more likely 2.18 (0.76) 2.09 (0.64)
MOUD burdens court staff to ensure participants are not diverting their medication** 1.91 (0.89) 2.32 (0.74)
There is a perception in the courts that MOUD is “just substituting one drug for another” 2.38 (0.91) 2.22 (0.83)

p < 0.01**

p < 0.001***