Research Letter

Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Non–Addiction Specialty Settings

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43543

November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cohort study evaluates changes in prescribing of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder at primary care, mental health, and pain clinics and substance use disorder clinics in Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train the Trainer (SCOUTT) and non-SCOUTT facilities.

Corresponding Author: Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (adam.gordon@hsc.utah.edu).

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