MAT Resources
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a proven way to help people recover from Opioid Use Disorder.
What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) ?
Medication-Assisted Treatment , SAMHSA
For patients with Opioid Use Disorder, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines medication with counseling and behavioral therapy to give them the best shot at recovery. This method avoids rapidly taking someone off medications and risk heavy withdrawals that harm the recovery process.
Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction, NIDA
Medications commonly used are Buprenorphine (Suboxone®, Subutex®), methadone, and extended release naltrexone (Vivitrol®). They are all effective prescriptions used in MAT to help a patient stop using opioids and subdue the withdrawal pains.
MAT Resources
MAT Handout, SCOC
Buprenorphine and the Opioid Crisis 2018, Congressional Research Service
Medications for Addiction Treatment, Shatterproof
Medication Assisted Treatment, Partnership for Drug Free Kids
How Do Medications Treat Opioid Use Disorder? , Department of Human and Health Services
Sacramento Urban Health Institute 2019 Fact Sheet
El Dorado Urban Health Institute 2019 Fact Sheet
Find prescribers in California on this google map.
Find prescribers at SAMHSA Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator
Medication Assisted Treatment, Partnership for Drug Free Kids
Myths About MAT, The National Council
MAT Pocket Guide, SAMHSA
Medication-Assisted TreatmentFor Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
California MAT Expansion Project, Department of Health Care Services
Attitudes and Barriers Toward Buprenorphine Prescriptions in El Dorado and Sacramento County