Primary Care Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Safer Use Strategies for Opioids and/or Stimulants: A Mixed-Method Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Safer use strategies (SUS) are behaviors before, during, and after drug use to moderate use and/or mitigate unwanted consequences. As treatment of substance use disorders becomes more common in primary care, offering SUS in primary care merits exploration.

Method

We explored acceptability and use of SUS in primary care using a convergent parallel mixed-method design consisting of patient and clinician semi-structured interviews and surveys. Participants were recruited from primary care clinics involved in a multi-state practice research network. Patients with lifetime stimulant and/or opioid and any SUS use were eligible. All clinicians were eligible. Qualitative data were analyzed using a rapid assessment procedure. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively

SUBMITTER: Blanchard BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature