Table 1 Physician demographics
From: Buprenorphine unobserved “home” induction: a survey of Ontario’s addiction physicians
N (%) | |
|---|---|
How many years have you been prescribing methadone (N = 82)? | |
< 1 year | 6 (7) |
1–5 years | 29 (35) |
6–10 years | 14 (17) |
11–15 years | 16 (20) |
16–20 years | 13 (16) |
20+ years | 4 (5) |
Currently, for how many patients do you prescribe either methadone or buprenorphine (N = 82)? | |
1–20 | 7 (9) |
21–50 | 17 (21) |
51–100 | 18 (22) |
101–200 | 18 (22) |
201–300 | 11 (13) |
> 300 | 11 (13) |
In the past year, what percentage of new opioid agonist patients did you start on buprenorphine instead of methadone initiation (N = 82)? | |
< 10% | 12 (15) |
10–20% | 13 (16) |
21–40% | 23 (28) |
41–60% | 18 (22) |
61–80% | 9 (11) |
81–100% | 7 (8) |