Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Medical Approaches to Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Clinical research has shown that in addition to counseling services or 12 Step program, patients have higher chances of sustaining recovery when being prescribed FDA approved medications to treat Alcohol Use Disorder such as:
- Naltrexone (Revia and Vivitrol)
- Acomprostate (Campral)
- Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Medical Approaches to Treating Opioid Use Disorder
Just as with treatment of alcohol use disorder, patients benefit greatly from a combination of counseling and FDA approved medications such as:
- Methadone*
- Buprenorphine (Suboxone, Subutex, Zubsolv, Sublocade)
- Naltrexone (Revia and Vivitrol)
Methadone and buprenorphine DO NOT substitute one addiction for another. Those medications are used to restore the brain circuits allowing to decrease cravings and withdrawal.
*We do not prescribe methadone but our clinicians can make appropriate community referral and linkage per your request.