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MAT: Medication-Assisted Treatment
Medication-Assisted Treatment, or MAT, refers to combining counseling and behavioral therapy with the use of FDA-approved medicines to treat substance use disorders. This approach is extremely tailored to the individual and can be an effective way to achieve sustained recovery and prevent opioid overdose. MAT is often used for recovery from opioids, like heroin or […]
When to use MAT (Medical-Assisted Treatment)
MAT has proved to be clinically effective and to significantly reduce the need for inpatient detoxification services for these individuals. MAT provides a more comprehensive, individually tailored program of medication and behavioral therapy that address the needs of most patients. […]
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How Do We Get More Substance-using People Into Treatment?
Reducing the gap between people using substances and treatment opportunities requires a multipronged approach. Strategies include increasing access to effective treatment, achieving insurance parity, reducing stigma, and raising awareness among both patients and healthcare professionals of the value of substance use treatment. […]
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Principles of Substance Use Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations
Substance use is implicated in at least three types of drug-related offenses: (1) offenses defined by substance possession or sales, (2) offenses directly related to substance use (e.g., stealing to get money for substances), and (3) offenses related to a lifestyle that predisposes the individual to engage in illegal activity, for example, through association with other offenders or with illicit markets […]
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Treatment Episode Data Set
The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) compiles client-level data for substance use treatment admissions from State Agency data systems. State data systems collect data from facilities about their admissions to treatment and discharges from treatment. TEDS is an admissions based system, but it does not include all admissions. […]
MAT (Medical-Assisted Treatment) Medications
FDA has approved several different medications to treat alcohol and opioid use disorders MAT medications relieve the withdrawal symptoms and psychological cravings that cause chemical imbalances in the body. Medications used for MAT are evidence-based treatment options and do not just substitute one drug for another. […]
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Opioid Treatment Program Directory
Browse opioid treatment programs in Oklahoma. […]
Principles of Substance Use Treatment for Adolescents
Adolescence is a key window of vulnerability for using substances and developing substance use issues. The still-developing teenage brain is prone to act on impulse, take risks, and follow the influence of peers. […]
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Opioid Treatment Providers Resources and Information
Access information and instructions on how to request an opioid treatment exception request to the federal standards for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. […]
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If I Seek Treatment, I’m Worried Other People Will Find Out
You can tell your employer or friends you need to go on medical leave. If you talk to your doctor or another medical expert, privacy laws prevent them from sharing your medical information with anyone outside of the healthcare system without your permission. In addition, most health care providers who specialize in addiction treatment can’t share your information with anyone (even other providers) without your written permission. […]
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My Child or Loved One Has a Substance Use Issue… How Will We Pay for Treatment?
If your child has health insurance, it may cover substance use treatment services. Many insurance plans offer inpatient stays. When setting up appointments with treatment centers, you can ask about payment options and what insurance plans they take. They can also advise you on low-cost options. […]
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What Helps People Stay in Treatment?
Because successful outcomes often depend on a person’s staying in treatment long enough to reap its full benefits, strategies for keeping people in treatment are critical. Whether a patient stays in treatment depends on factors associated with both the individual and the program. Individual factors related to engagement and retention typically include motivation to change drug-using behavior; degree of support from family and friends; and, frequently, pressure from the criminal justice system, child protection services, employers, or family. […]
My Friend has Considered Treatment but is Afraid of What Others Will Think. What Can I Tell My Friend?
Many employers, friends, and family members will be compassionate if they see a person is making a sincere effort to recover from a substance use problem. But you can also reassure your friend that laws protect the privacy of a person seeking drug treatment—or in fact, any medical treatment. […]
Where Can Family Members go for Information on Treatment Options?
Trying to locate appropriate treatment for a loved one, especially finding a program tailored to an individual’s particular needs, can be a difficult process. However, there are some resources to help with this process […]
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What Should I Look for in a Treatment Center?
Treatment approaches must be tailored to address each patient’s substance use patterns and also other medical, psychiatric, and social problems. Some treatment centers offer outpatient treatment programs, which allow patients to continue to perform some daily responsibilities. However, many people do better in inpatient (residential) treatment. […]
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Treatment for People with Co-Occuring Disorders
People with substance-use disorders have a unique risk for developing one or more primary conditions or chronic diseases. The coexistence of both a mental illness and a substance use disorder is common among individuals undergoing medication-assisted treatment or MAT. […]
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If I Seek Treatment, What Will the Doctor Ask Me?
The doctor will ask you a series of questions about your use of alcohol and substances and other risky behaviors like driving under the influence or riding with other people who have been using substances or alcohol. Your doctor can help you the best if you tell the truth. The doctor might also ask for a urine and/or blood test. This will provide important information about your substance use and how it is affecting your health. […]
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Finding Quality Treatment
Treatment is customizable and unique for every individual. Read these tips on finding quality treatment tailored to your specific needs. Finding the right treatment is crucial to your recovery. […]
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Xylazine Spurring Increase in Overdose Deaths
While there has been a great deal of discussion about the dangers of opiates, other drugs that are just as deadly have been linked to an increase in overdose deaths. Xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer, is knowingly or unknowingly being used in combination with other drugs. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” rivals fentanyl as a […]
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Use, Misuse, and Abuse
There are a number of different terms associated with substance use and substance use disorder. Distinguishing between substance use, substance misuse, and substance abuse can be a key component to education. Substance use is as simple as it sounds: using drugs and alcohol. This would include any kind of alcohol, marijuana, heroin, prescription opiates, or […]
National Survey on Substance Use and Health
The NSDUH data provide estimates of substance use and mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels. NSDUH data also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the need for treatment services. […]
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
PCSS trains health professionals to provide effective, evidence-based, medication-assisted treatments to patients with opioid use disorder in primary care, psychiatric care, substance use disorder treatment, and pain management settings. […]
What is Shared Decision-Making?
Shared decision-making is an emerging best practice in behavioral and physical health that aims to help people in treatment and recovery have informed, meaningful, and collaborative discussions with providers about their health care services. […]
Behavioral Therapies
Behavioral approaches help engage people in substance use treatment, provide incentives for them to remain abstinent, modify their attitudes and behaviors, and increase their life skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that could trigger cravings. […]
Understanding Relapse
A person who’s trying to stop using substances can make mistakes, feel bad, and start using again. This return to substance use is called a relapse. Relapse is common and normal and happens to a lot of people recovering from substance use disorders. People will often have one or more relapses along the way. It takes practice to learn how to live without using substances. […]
I’m a Teen With a Substance Use Issue… Where Do I Start?
Asking for help is the first important step. If you have a good relationship with your parents, you should start there. […]
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Learning the Triggers
Substance use changes the function of the brain, and many things can “trigger” substance cravings within the brain. While a loved one is in treatment, it is critical to learn how to recognize, avoid and help them cope with the triggers they will face in the outside world. […]
Does My Loved One’s Relapse Mean They Won’t Ever Get Over Their Substance Use?
It’s common for a person to relapse, but relapse doesn’t mean that treatment doesn’t work. As with other chronic health conditions, treatment should be ongoing and should be adjusted based on how the patient responds. Treatment plans need to be reviewed often and modified to fit the patient’s changing needs. […]
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If My Teen or Young Adult Confides in Their Doctor, Will I be Able to Find Out What’s Going on?
If your child talks to a doctor or other medical expert, privacy laws might prevent that expert from sharing the information with you. However, you can speak to the doctor before your child’s appointment and express your concerns, so the doctor knows the importance of a substance use screening in your child’s situation. In addition, most health care providers that specialize in substance treatment can’t share your information with anyone (even other providers) without your written permission. […]
Do I Need a 12-step or Self-help Program?
Though all treatment is unique to the individual, self-help groups can complement and extend the effects of professional treatment. The most prominent self-help groups are those affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Cocaine Anonymous (CA), all of which are based on the 12-step model. […]
Women and substance use
Gender-related substance use treatment should attend not only to biological differences but also to social and environmental factors, all of which can influence the motivations for substance use, the reasons for seeking treatment, the types of environments where treatment is obtained, the treatments that are most effective, and the consequences of not receiving treatment. […]
Can Substance Use be Treated?
Yes! People who get treatment and stick with it can stop using or misusing substances. Recovery from substance use is a commitment to stopping use and learning new ways of thinking, feeling and dealing with problems. […]
What is Naloxone?
Naloxone is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Specifically, naloxone allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. It is not addictive and cannot be abused. Training on recognizing and responding to opioid overdose is encouraged and available for first responders and community members. Contact overdose.prevention@odmhsas.org for more information. […]
Do I Have a Substance Use Disorder?
If you can’t stop using a substance, even if you want to, or the urge to use a substance feels too strong to control, you could be struggling with a substance use disorder. Ask yourself questions like: 1. Have I ever tried to stop using this substance but couldn’t? 2. Have I ever thought you couldn’t fit in or have a good time without using a substance? […]
Substance Use Disorders and Women
Substance use treatment is most effective when tailored to the individual receiving it. Knowing that, it is important to note that gender plays a role in finding maximally effective treatment and that substance use disorders in women may progress differently than for men, often moving more quickly from first use to a substance use disorder. […]
Supporting a Loved One Through Substance Use
If someone you love has Substance Use Disorder, you’re probably experiencing a variety of emotions. Confusion, concern, and heartbreak are all a normal part of supporting a friend or family member through SUD. Though challenging, your support is useful and necessary, and will provide a greater chance of recovery for the person you love. What […]
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Substance User Disorder and Pregnancy
Using substances during pregnancy poses health risks for both the pregnant mother and the unborn child in the long and short term. The majority of substances (including opioids and stimulants) have proven to be harmful by possibly increasing the risk of miscarriage or causing migraines, seizures, or high blood pressure to the mother, which can […]
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Substance use disorder is a common disease that can affect anyone, yet only one in ten people who need treatment receive it. (Source: Shatterproof) […]
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