The use of medication along with counseling behaviour therapy to treat substance use disorder and prevent opiod overclose is reffered to as medication – assisted treatment.
MAT brings a “whole patient” and research has shown it can be effective. This approach has shown to.

1) Improve Patient Survival
2) Increase retention in treatment
3) Decrease illict during use and criminal activity
4) Increase ability to gain and maintain employment
5) Improve brith outcome among women with SUD.

Approved FDA Medications we use for opiod use disorder:

1) Buprenorphine: Used to normalize brain chemistry
2) Naltrexone: Used to normalize brain chemistry
3) Medication for alcohol use disorder: 1) Accumprosate 2)disulfran 3) Naltrexone