Table 2.

Predictors of perceived danger from Buprenorphine/Naloxone diversion among addition treatment clinicians (n=339)¹

Predictor variables	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Final Model
Demographics
Female gender	0.161^**				0.073^{^}
Age	0.048

Addiction Treatment Experience & Training
Outpatient B/N prescriber		−0.176^*			−0.034
Formal B/N training		−0.102
Program works with people prescribed B/N		0.069
Physician		−0.065
Years working with substance use disorders		−0.056
Number per week of people prescribed B/N		−0.054
Recruitment source (CCSAD or AAAP)		0.027

Beliefs about B/N Treatment
B/N diversion increases accidental opioid overdoses			0.297^***		0.315^***
B/N diversion threatens child safety			0.138^**		0.151^***
Diverted B/N used by opioid dependent to get high			0.117^*		0.121^*
Chronic pain patients use B/N for higher doses			0.126^**		0.110^*
B/N diversion worsens opioid epidemic			0.121^*		0.094^*
Addicts use diverted B/N to sample it			−0.097^*		−0.065
B/N diversion discourages seeking professional help			0.069
Diverted B/N used for self-treatment			0.069
Diverted B/N used to prevent withdrawal			−0.053
Diverted B/N used if can’t get drug of choice			0.046
Legal rx B/N helps clients engage in recovery			−0.036
Diverted B/N used because cheaper than treatment			−0.030
Most addicts have tried B/N before treatment			−0.016

Attitudes about Treatment and Recovery
B/N diversion is illegal so it should be prevented			0.196^***		0.202^***
Primary goal is to encourage clients to work the 12 steps			0.074^{^}		0.069
Adolescents should not be offered B/N maintenance			0.086^{^}		0.059
B/N maintenance is not real recovery			−0.073
Clients need to fail detox before B/N maintenance			0.016

Beliefs about Causes of B/N Diversion
Clients with a B/N prescription often sell it for money				0.238	0.114^*
Clients share rx with peers who can’t find treatment				−0.129	−0.086^{^}
Clients with a B/N rx give it to others to get high				0.224	−0.033
Doctors profiting from prescribing B/N irresponsibly				0.065
Many clients believe self-treatment is effective				−0.052
Poor insurance coverage of B/N treatment services				0.050
Lack of access to affordable B/N treatment				−0.021

Adjusted R²	0.021^*	0.057^***	0.476^***	0.126^***	0.486^***

Coefficients are standardized betas.

^{^}

p<0.10

p<0.05

^**

p<0.01

^***

p<0.001