"I'm a Survivor": Perceptions of Chronic Disease and Survivorship Among Individuals in Long-Term Remission from Opioid Use Disorder.

The identity that people with OUD in sustained remission maintain was the lens through which they viewed other aspects of their OUD including cause and ongoing treatment needs. An alternative, post-OUD/survivorship model emerged or was accepted by participants who did not identify as currently having OUD. Understanding patient perspectives of OUD identity might improve patient-centered care and improve outcomes.