Table 3.

Perceived advantages and disadvantages of XR‐buprenorphine (n = 392).

	%
Advantages
Attend treatment services less frequently	76
Gives me more time to do other things	69
Allows travel for work or holidays	66
Prevents cravings for opioids	64
Feel in control of my treatment	63
Suppresses withdrawal symptoms for a long time	62
Could avoid regular contact with other people in drug treatment	59
Blocks the effects of other opioids	54
Reduces the need for willpower to stay in treatment and/or avoid using other opioids	54
Decreases my risk of overdose (safety)	52
Disadvantages
Might not hold people for the whole period between doses	40
Blocks the effects of other opioids	26
Less flexibility in treatment	17
Feel less in control of my treatment	16
Don't like the idea of having the drug/depot inside me for a long time	16
Reduced opportunity to attend treatment services for dosing	12
Reduced opportunity to have regular contact with other people in drug treatment	7

10 cases missing data for this section.