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What Is Medication-Assisted Treatment?

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…

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How Can Medication-Assisted Treatment Help You?

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…

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Best MAT Program near Westminster, Colorado

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: February 23, 2022 Updated: February 3, 2022 The physical effects of drug addiction often require medication to help reduce the physical and mental withdrawal symptoms of drug addiction. A medication-assisted treatment (MAT)…

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3 Benefits of Committing to a Naltrexone Treatment Program

By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: December 10, 2021 Updated: December 1, 2021 Naltrexone is beneficial in helping with alcohol use disorder and opioid withdrawal. The benefits of naltrexone are evident as you go through detoxing and feel the relief from your cravings and allow you to…

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Finding a Reliable MAT Program in Thornton, Colorado

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…

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Does Buprenorphine Create a Psychological Dependency?

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…

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Medications That Can Help Break Heroin Addiction

By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 22, 2021 Updated: September 30, 2021 If you live with an addiction to heroin and struggle to stop on your own, there is help available that can help you get over your heroin addiction. Medication for heroin addiction helps reduce…

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3 Benefits of a Vivitrol Treatment Program

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…

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Breaking the Stigma Associated with MAT

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…

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What to Look For in an Addiction Treatment Center

By Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 21, 2021 Updated: August 3, 2021 How do you know if an addiction treatment center is right for you or a loved one? Your first step is to find a treatment facility run by a professional and caring staff dedicated…