medical-assisted-treatment

Patients with opioid use disorders benefit from medication-assisted treatment by improving their outcomes

Overview There is one death caused by an overdose of opioids every 20 minutes. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)—a combination of psychosocial therapy and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medication—is the most effective intervention to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and is more effective than either behavioral interventions or medication alone. The use of MAT reduces illicit […]

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