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Research Article

Qualitative study of patients’ decisions to initiate injectable depot buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: the role of information and other factors

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Pages 189-199 | Received 04 Aug 2022, Accepted 02 Jan 2023, Published online: 10 Jan 2023

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