MAT Tools and Resources

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

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

Provides information about why primary care providers (PCPs) should adhere to prescribing guidelines for opioids. Includes statistics about prescribing practices, myths related to the use of opioids, and practices and actions PCPs should take.

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.

Provides pharmacists with information about prescription opioid use in the United States, the role of pharmacists as part of the pain management team and in preventing opioid use disorder, and communication with patients.

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

Supports face-to-face training to review results from research conducted by the NIDA CTN comparing detoxification with buprenorphine versus clonidine. Provides instruction for implementing this protocol in treatment settings, including methods of evaluation and induction, the taper schedule, and use of ancillary medications during treatment.

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.

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.

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