OUD MAT
This opioid medication is a full agonist.
What is Methadone?
Evidence shows MAT for AUD is most effective when combined with this type of non‑medication treatment.
What is behavioral therapy? (Or treatment/counseling)
This term describes the need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This feeling is often experienced when something good happens or when goals are achieved.
What is happiness?
This is your group leader's son's name.
What is Elliot?
This partial opioid agonist is often prescribed in office-based settings to treat OUD.
What is buprenorphine?
This FDA‑approved medication helps reduce alcohol cravings by blocking opioid receptors involved in reward.
What is naltrexone? (Vivitrol)
This physiological response occurs when substance use is reduced or stopped after prolonged use.
What is withdrawal?
This emotion may involve tears, low energy, and a sense of loss.
What is sadness?
This is your group leader's favorite drink.
This long-acting injectable medication is used to prevent relapse in OUD. (Hint: It is also used for AUD)
What is naltrexone? (Vivitrol)
Other than AUD, Naltrexone has been know to treat this other SUD
What is OUD? (opioid use disorder)
This evidence‑based approach combines medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat SUD.
What is medication‑assisted treatment (MAT)?
A feeling that occurs when we perceive danger or threat, triggering the fight‑or‑flight response.
What is fear?
This is your group leader's favorite form of therapy.
What is motivation interviewing (MI)?
This medication, when combined with buprenorphine, is known as Suboxone.
What is naloxone?
Naltrexone is considered an effective medication for OUD and AUD as it has this effect.
What is blocking opioid receptors?
Using person‑first language replaces terms like “addict” with this phrasing.
What is “a person with a substance use disorder”?
This emotion may be felt after harming someone or violating personal values.
What is guilt?
This is where your group leader received her Bachelor degree.
What is Ohio University?
This medication is dispensed through specialized clinics because of it's potential for dependence and overdose. This program is called:
What is Methadone maintenance therapy? (Or Methadone Clinic)
Current evidence suggests MAT for AUD is most effective for reducing heavy drinking when initiated with this patient‑specific treatment goal rather than mandatory abstinence.
What is harm reduction (or reduced drinking goals)?
Adolescents are at higher risk for developing SUD due in part to ongoing development of this brain region. (We often say this part of the brain is not fully developed until into your mid-20s)
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This feeling reflects a belief in one’s ability to succeed or handle challenges.
What is confidence?
This is your group facilitator's last name, before she married.
What is Soummers?