Table 1 Factor loadings for the endorsement of buprenorphine misinformation scale

Buprenorphine is not effective at managing withdrawal symptoms

0.45

Buprenorphine is not effective at reducing overdose deaths

0.58

Buprenorphine simply substitutes one drug for another

0.84

Buprenorphine discourages patients from seeking long-term remission

0.85

Buprenorphine encourages patients to keep using opioids

0.81

Eigenvalue

2.64