Willingness to receive medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A longitudinal analysis of social network support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD, i.e., buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone) save lives, but many individuals are unwilling to receive MOUD treatment. Few longitudinal studies have examined whether social network support for MOUD is related to willingness to receive MOUD.

Methods

Egocentric network data were collected from 393 adults with OUD who were incarcerated in 14 Kentucky prisons; follow-up data were collected about six months post-release. For each named alter, participants (egos) reported on perceived alters' support for buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone at baseline and follow-up; baseline network scores were averaged into a network support for MOUD score and a change score from baseline to follow-up was calculated. Multiple imputation by

SUBMITTER: Knudsen HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12662419 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature