31 December 2023TTreatmentTreating Substance Use Disorders with Medication-Assisted TreatmentbyMark Frey, LPCC, LICDC, NCCNo comments3 minute read Understanding Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) What is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)? Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a comprehensive approach to treating…
22 September 2023AAddiction & RecoveryHow Long Do Opioids Stay In Your System?byMark Frey, LPCC, LICDC, NCCNo comments3 minute read Opioids are a class of drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant and can produce a euphoric…
01 March 2022MMethadone Addiction and Rehabilitation6 Myths on Methadone MaintenancebyClaudia Rose31 comments4 minute read Medical-assisted treatment (MAT) has increased the success rate of many rehabilitation programs for opiate addictions. There are a…
02 December 2020TTreatment ProgramsMaintenance vs. Taper: Medical Assisted TreatmentbyJim Brown, CDCA10 comments11 minute read Opiate Usage in the United States Over 1,250,000 people are estimated to have used heroin before the age…
02 August 2019MMethadoneBaltimore Methadone Clinic ShootingbySarah Ann NiemannOne comment5 minute read For over 50 years, Man Alive, a Baltimore methadone clinic, has served hundreds of people fighting addiction. Those…
23 February 2016OOpiate Addiction RehabilitationPresident Obama Wants Solution to Opiate EpidemicbyShae SlaughterOne comment3 minute read For their annual meeting with President Obama, members of the National Governors Association came together on a plan…
06 June 2015MMethadone Addiction and RehabilitationMethadone Treatment for AddictionbyClaudia RoseNo comments4 minute read Methadone treatment for addiction is more common today than ever. Opiates have become the most commonly abused drugs…