Medication Considerations

Provide information or materials on the three medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorder.

Guide for Families: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Contains detailed information about methadone, buprenorphine, and suboxone, including their advantages and risks.

Naltrexone: A Step-by-Step Guide

Outlines steps for the consideration and use of extended release naltrexone as a form of MAT.

Medication To Treat Addiction Involving Opioid Use: 2018 Fact Sheet

Provides information about three FDA-approved medications to treat addiction involving opioid use.

Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: Facts for Families and Friends

Gives families and friends information about MAT for opioid addiction. Describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms, and ways medications fit with counseling in the recovery process.

Buprenorphine

Provides information about opioid dependence, buprenorphine, DATA 2000, and ways to find treatment.

The Facts About Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Addiction

Gives patients information on buprenorphine and MAT for opioid addiction. Describes addiction and withdrawal and how buprenorphine works, its proper use, its side effects, and how it fits with counseling in the recovery process.

Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults

Highlights the findings of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network study that compared longer term versus short-term buprenorphine/naloxone treatment in an outpatient setting. Examines opioid use, treatment with buprenorphine, and further implications for young adults with opioid addiction.