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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 Jul 29;142:108851. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108851

Table 2.

Reasons for beginning XR-BUP for N= 54 individuals.

Reason for beginning XR-BUP # %
Personal Preference 29 54%
Discipline (hording MOUD) 9 17%
Concern about being accused of diversion in the future 5 9%
Unknown 4 7%
Side Effects Methadone 1 2%
Side Effects Sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone 2 4%
On XR-BUP at time of commitment 4 7%