Are patients’ goals in treatment associated with expected treatment outcomes? Findings from a mixed-methods study on outpatient pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder

Canadian study (n=2030 receiving methadone/buprenorphine-naloxone) found main goals of ‘stop or taper off of treatment’ (68%), ‘stay or get clean’ (37%) and ‘live a normal life’ (14%) were not associated with programme measures of outcome of abstinence from opioids ()).

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BMJ Open