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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 19.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Jul 27;56(12):1752–1764. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1949611
Select one option
Statement 1 = Strongly
disagree
2 = Somewhat
disagree
3 = Neither
disagree or agree
4 = Somewhat
agree
5 = Strongly
agree
a. I favor expanding Medicaid1 insurance benefits for low income families to provide coverage for treatment of opioid use disorders/addiction problems, including addiction to prescription pain medications. 1 2 3 4 5
b. I favor making naloxone (also known as “Narcan”), a medication that can quickly reverse the effects of a person experiencing an opioid overdose, widely available and affordable without a prescription. 1 2 3 4 5
c. I believe that making drug treatment mandatory is an effective way to help people with an opioid use disorder. 1 2 3 4 5
d. I favor increasing government spending to improve treatment of opioid use disorder/addiction. 1 2 3 4 5
e. I favor passing laws to protect people from criminal charges for drug crimes if they seek medical help for experiencing an opioid/prescription pain medication problem. 1 2 3 4 5
f. I believe that incarceration/jail is an effective way to improve the health of people with an opioid use disorder. 1 2 3 4 5
g. I believe that incarceration/jail is an effective way to reduce the risk of overdosing for people with an opioid use disorder. 1 2 3 4 5
h. I believe that people in jail/prison with an opioid use disorder/addiction problem should get access to medication for opioid use disorder (e.g. methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone) 1 2 3 4 5