By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Author Cortland Mathers-Suter, MSSA Cortland Mathers-Suter, MSSA read more Published: September 1, 2023 Updated: September 1, 2023 If you’re looking into addiction treatment options, it’s likely that you’ve come across the term “medication-assisted treatment.” What is medication-assisted treatment? This is an…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: March 1, 2023 Updated: March 21, 2023 Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an approach to addiction treatment that involves the use of FDA-approved medications to treat opioid and alcohol use disorders. These medications aren’t meant to treat addiction alone but work best…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: January 3, 2023 Updated: January 4, 2023 Detox can be the most challenging stage of recovery to complete. During detox, you may experience mild to severe withdrawal symptoms, as well as cravings that make detox tough to get through. Medication-assisted treatment…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: November 25, 2021 Updated: November 1, 2021 Addiction is a serious disease that affects millions of Americans every year. The withdrawal symptoms that addiction creates can cause serious pain and lead to relapsing with a higher risk of overdosing. Medication-assisted therapy…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 30, 2021 Updated: September 30, 2021 Addiction to heroin, morphine, and other opioids is not easy to break without medical help. A successful addiction treatment program will include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) along with behavioral therapy that can help reduce your…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Author Cortland Mathers-Suter, MSSA Cortland Mathers-Suter, MSSA read more Medically Reviewed By Michael Damioli, LCSW, CSAT Michael Damioli, LCSW, CSAT read more Published: September 11, 2021 Updated: September 14, 2021 To help stop the frequent number of relapses in addiction treatment, Vivitrol…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 31, 2021 Updated: August 3, 2021 A medication-assisted treatment program can help patients suffering from addiction withdrawal symptoms to begin the road to recovery. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and behavioral therapy are the one-two punch needed for an effective recovery program…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: July 19, 2021 Updated: July 6, 2021 Opioid overdose is one of the leading causes of most overdose cases in the U.S. A naloxone treatment is the best way to stop the effects of the overdose. The fast-acting naloxone treatment can…
By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 15, 2020 Updated: September 30, 2021 Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) combines behavioral therapy and FDA-approved medication to reduce the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that come from alcohol, meth, and opioid withdrawal. Medication-assisted treatment programs enable you to focus on your recovery while…