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MAT
•Is any opioid addiction treatment that includes a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)­ approved medication for the detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid addiction (i.e., methadone, levo-alpha acetyl methadol [LAAM], buprenorphine, buprenorphinenaloxone, naltrexone)


•May be provided in an OTP, a medication unit affiliated with an OTP, a physician’s office, or another health care setting


•Includes comprehensive maintenance, medical maintenance, interim maintenance, detoxification, and medically supervised withdrawal


•Increases the likelihood for cessation of illicit opioid use or of prescription opioid abuse


•Is adversely affected by stigma


Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment - Draft - 2013

Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment - Draft - 2013

New Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment - Draft Version...