Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Elimination of Urine Drug Testing in Office-Based Addiction Treatment
Our findings support the need for reconsideration of routine UDT in OBAT, as well as the needs for improved care standards. Selective use of UDT can be implemented in a patient-centered manner, including offering it upon patient request (eg, for personal "accountability") and discontinuing it when appropriate and to reduce barriers to care. In place of routine UDT, our findings also highlight the need for alternative, non-stigmatizing clinical tools that can support patients and providers within OBAT care settings.
Authors
- Anna Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-5865)
- Sarah Fielman
- Zoe Weinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-6023)
- Melissa Davoust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-8154)
- Angela R. Bazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-1919)
- Alicia S. Ventura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-1665)
- Kara M. Magane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-8949)
- Samantha Blakemore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-9644)
- Juliana Blodgett
- J. Theisen
- Richard Saitz
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Addiction Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342251360850
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences