Worries About Discontinuing Buprenorphine Treatment: Scale Development and Clinical Correlates.

CONCLUSIONS: Psychometric evaluation of the "Off Bupe" scale demonstrated its content and construct validity and internal reliability. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: The scale might help individuals with OUD and their providers identify concerns about discontinuing buprenorphine. (Am J Addict 2019;00:1-7). PMID: 30993833 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal on Addictions - April 15, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Stein MD, Conti MT, Herman DS, Anderson BJ, Bailey GL, Noppen DV, Abrantes AM Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research

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