Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. [SAMHSA, US] (2020) Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Covid-19 resources. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA.
URL: https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatme...
Medicated-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of US FDA-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a "whole-patient" approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Evidence resource |
| Drug Type: | Opioid |
| Intervention Type: | AOD disorder, AOD disorder drug therapy, AOD disorder treatment method, AOD disorder harm reduction |
| Source: | SAMHSA, US |
| Date: | March 2020 |
| Publisher: | SAMHSA |
| Corporate Creators: | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| Place of Publication: | Rockville, MD |
| EndNote: | View |
| Subjects: | G Health and disease > Disorder by cause > Communicable disease > Viral disease HJ Treatment method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) HJ Treatment method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Methadone maintenance J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Health related prevention > Health information and education > Communicable disease control J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Patient care management J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors VA Geographic area > United States |
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