by westcoastrc | Dec 12, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
What is Subutex? Subutex is one of the brands under which buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, is prescribed to individuals overcoming chronic heroin use. It is also used to overcome addiction to other opioids, including those which are prescribed for their...
by westcoastrc | Dec 6, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Meditation, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT) for Substance Abuse Recovery Providers The use of medication in the substance abuse disorder recovery process has always been controversial. While well-established methadone maintenance programs correctly assert the benefits?which...
by westcoastrc | Nov 30, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Suboxone? As our country’s prescription opioid and heroin abuse epidemic continues to worsen, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is placing greater emphasis on those treatments which have been demonstrated to be the most...
by westcoastrc | Nov 24, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
How MAT Works Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Dependency Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) incorporates the use of a range of medications to help those trapped in a cycle of substance abuse break free, improving their chances of experiencing a...
by westcoastrc | Oct 19, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools
The Facts About MAT: Medication-Assisted Treatment With the United States facing an epidemic of deaths due to opioid and other drug overdoses, the use of medication in treating substance use and addiction disorders is a growing reality.?Unfortunately, many people...
