Staff Attitudes toward Buprenorphine before and after Implementation of an Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program in an Urban Teaching Clinic.
Jocelyn R JamesMarissa MarolfJared W KleinKendra L BlalockJoseph O MerrillJudith I TsuiPublished in: Substance use & misuse (2021)
Staff in a primary care clinic were less likely than providers to believe in the effectiveness of buprenorphine treatment or that PCPs should prescribe it for OUD. That their beliefs substantially changed after implementation of an OBOT program suggests that direct experience impacts attitudes.