MAT or Medication Assisted Treatment is primarily used for the treatment of alcohol and opioid misuse.  Opioids include heroin and prescription pain relievers that contain opiates.  Research shows that a combination of medication and therapy can successfully treat these substance use disorders, and for some people struggling with addiction MAT can help sustain recovery.

“The prescribed medication operates to normalize brain chemistry, block the euphoric effects of alcohol and opioids, relieve physiological cravings, and normalize body functions without the negative effects of the misused drug.” — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

A few medications that have proven to be effective with opioid addiction treatment are:

• Buprenorphine
• Naltrexone
• Suboxone/Subutex
• Vivitrol

We also have free Narcan available for overdose reversal.

Medications used in MAT are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and MAT programs are clinically driven and tailored to meet each patient’s needs.

Medication Assisted Treatment helps you give up the problem substance. It helps you get through withdrawal and coping with cravings. MAT also helps you change addictive thinking into non-addictive, health­y patterns. It can help you move away from other harmful behaviors and substances.

Combined with counseling and behavioral therapies, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) provides a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders which could include different forms of behavioral therapy along with medical, vocational, educational, and other assessment and treatment services.