Vivitrol is a powerful medication used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction. MAT Care Clinics are committed to exploring all viable addiction treatment options, and Vivitrol has recently become an increasingly popular supplemental tool for achieving long-term...
Are you someone struggling to moderate or stop drinking alcohol? Have you been diagnosed with alcohol use disorder and feel hopeless? Or are you the loved one of someone impacted by alcohol abuse looking for paths toward recovery? While you may be experiencing...
We hear the term opioid a lot these days, so much so that the word's origin is rarely mentioned. Opiates, like heroin, morphine and codeine, are naturally made from the opium found in poppy plants. Opioids, on the other hand, include opiates and synthetic drugs like...
MAT (medication-assisted treatment) is the use of prescription medicines, like Suboxone or Naltrexone, to treat opioid or alcohol addiction. The medications, prescribed and supervised by medical professionals, eliminate the desire to take opioids and reduce withdrawal...
Suboxone is a combination of two medications, buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat addiction to opioids (heroin, prescription painkillers, etc.). One of the most effective medications used in MAT (medication-assisted treatment), Suboxone, is a tablet or film...