A Foundation to Examine Reasons for Discontinuation for Buprenorphine Care in the Veterans Health Administration (NIH HEAL Initiative)

Funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative^®

This study will include analyses of VA databases to examine patient and organizational characteristics associated with buprenorphine termination during outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder.  These analyses are critical for generating data and forming further hypotheses on how to implement targeted approaches to improve retention in treatment.