Common MAT Misconceptions Debunked
Common MAT Misconceptions Debunked Medically Assisted Treatment refers to certain opioid medications that are widely used to treat addiction and dependence on prescription and illicit opioids. Suboxone, also known as Buprenorphine, has become the industry standard for MAT in the United States. Addiction is a life-long ailment for which there is no cure. Existing treatments and intervention methods show high rates of failure and a grim prognosis. For example, the success rate of intensive inpatient rehab in the United States is said to be 5%. Meanwhile, once a patient reaches their 12 th month on MAT, the success rate is 60%. The numbers do not lie. When MAT is utilized, it works better than any other addiction treatment. It is an asset in curbing the opioid epidemic. If the true concern is fighting the opioid epidemic and decreasing opioid related fatalities, MAT should be revered as the best thing since sliced bread. But it is not. Unfortunately, the use of MAT is heavily...