Buprenorphine Prescribing Characteristics Following Relaxation of X-Waiver Training Requirements
In this serial cross-sectional study, relaxation of X-waiver training requirements was associated with an increase in the number of X-waivered clinicians but was not consistently associated with an increase in the number of buprenorphine prescribers or patients receiving buprenorphine. These findings suggest that training requirements may not be the primary barrier to expanding buprenorphine treatment.
Authors
- Christian Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8902-0531)
- Thomas J. Stopka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-8924)
- Nicole Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-6310)
- Svetla Slavova
- Daniel J. Feaster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-7460)
- Marc R. Larochelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-1200)
- Rouba Chahine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6061-064X)
- Simeon D. Kimmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5029-9384)
- Michelle R. Lofwall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-0752)
- Paul J. Christine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-0761)
- Laura C. Fanucchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-2399)
- Jerel M. Ezell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-7909)
- Michael S. Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4774-1899)
- Katherine Calver
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- Health and Hospital Corporation (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25999
- Citations
- 25
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.57