Table 2.
Not at all Important % | A Little Important % | Very Important % | |
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Positive Buprenorphine Experiences (self and others)
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You heard good things about buprenorphine and thought it may work for you. | 10.0 | 16.3 | 73.8 |
You know people on buprenorphine who have been successful. | 8.8 | 22.5 | 68.8 |
You tried buprenorphine on the street and it worked. | 15.0 | 11.3 | 73.8 |
Treatment Delivery Structure |
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You get take-home doses sooner with buprenorphine. | 68.8 | 10.0 | 21.3 |
The rules at methadone programs are too strict. | 91.3 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
Methadone programs are too crowded. | 85.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
There is too much counseling with methadone treatment. | 88.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
Methadone treatment is too expensive. | 88.8 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
Pharmacological and Health Effects |
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You don't like how methadone makes you feel. | 25.0 | 15.0 | 60.0 |
Methadone is bad for you physically. | 5.0 | 10.0 | 85.0 |
The withdrawal from methadone is worse than with buprenorphine. | 8.8 | 13.8 | 77.5 |
You have to stay on methadone too long. | 35.0 | 12.5 | 52.5 |
Methadone Stigma |
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People on methadone aren't really clean. | 46.3 | 20.0 | 33.8 |
People at methadone clinics aren't serious about recovery. | 58.8 | 22.5 | 18.8 |
Other people (like friends, family or probation/parole officers) would not want you to take methadone. | 56.3 | 12.5 | 31.3 |
You think methadone treatment is a “last resort” for people who can't stop using by any other means. | 53.8 | 20.0 | 26.0 |
Interviewer's instructions, read verbatim: “I am going to list some other reasons that people may have for choosing buprenorphine treatment over methadone. For each reason I list, please tell me if the reason was not at all important, a little important, or very important.”