TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR AN OPIOID USE DISORDER
OPIOID (NARCOTIC) TREATMENT
The Opioid (Narcotic) Treatment program provides daily or several times weekly medication and counseling available to maintain stability for those with an opioid use disorder. Studies show that people with an opioid use disorder who follow detoxification with complete abstinence are very likely to relapse, or return to using the drug. While relapse is a normal step on the path to recovery, it can also be life threatening, raising the risk for a fatal overdose. An important way to support recovery from heroin or prescription opioid use disorder is to maintain abstinence from those drugs. Someone in recovery can also use medications that reduce the negative effects of withdrawal and cravings without producing the euphoria that the original drug of abuse caused.
Source: NIDA. (2018, June 8). Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
WHAT IS MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT?
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) provides ordering, prescribing, administering and monitoring of medications for substance use disorders.
- Medication can safely reduce opioid craving and withdrawal, allowing the brain to balance and heal during recovery.
- MAT decreases opioid misuse and reduces opioid-related overdoses and deaths.
- An individualized assessment and medical plan are required.
- MAT is not a one-size-fits-all approach.
- MAT does not substitute one addiction for another.
- MAT is not a substitute for counseling and behavioral therapies.
TREATMENT PROVIDERS
ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAMS OUTPATIENT SERVICES
- Tuolumne County Behavioral Health
105 Hospital Road, Sonora
209-533-6245
- MACT Behavioral Health
13975 Mono Way, Suite H, Sonora
209-588-4640
- Tuolumne Me-Wuk Inidian Health Center
209-928-5400
- Maynords
9325 Cherokee Road, Tuolumne
1-800-228-8208
- Tuolumne CountyPrivate Therapist List - click here
Adapted from Ventura County Behavioral Health / www.venturacountyresponds.org