MAT
Basics
Basics
What do the letters MAT stand for?
What is medication-assisted treatment.
What brain chemical is strongly involved in reward learning and motivation?
What is dopamine.
Does naltrexone alone safely manage acute alcohol withdrawal?
What is alcohol withdrawal requires urgent assessment, monitoring and medications such as benzodiazepines under clinical protocol.
What medication can reverse an opioid overdose?
What is naloxone.
What should a client do if they believe their MAT medication is not controlling their cravings.
What is discuss their symptoms and treatment options with their prescriber rather than adjusting the dose themselves.
What is the term for the uncomfortable symptoms that my occur when dependent person stops or reduces a substance?
What is withdrawal.
Which medications can help reduce alcohol cravings and heavy drinking?
What is Naltrexone.
Wy is it important to tell the treatment team about all medications, supplements and substances being used?
What is to identify interactions, duplicate therapies, and safety risks.
What is one major goal of medication treatment for substance use disorders?
What is reducing cravings, withdrawal, substance use, and overdose risk.
A familiar place, person, emotion, or situation triggers a strong urge to use. What is this called?
What is a trigger or cue.
Which medication may help maintain abstinence by acting on glutamate and GABA systems?
What is acamprosate.
What are two warning signs of an opioid overdose?
What are slow or absent breathing, inability to wake, and blue or gray lips/skin.
What are the three FDA-approved medications?
What are methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. (and more)
Dose addiction affect only the reward system of the brain?
What is no, it can affect stress, memory, decision-making, and impulse-control system.
Which medication helps some clients maintain abstinence by causing unpleasant reactions when alcohol is consumed?
What is disulfiram.
After administering Naloxone, what should one do?
What is call emergency services, support breathing, and stay with the person while monitoring them.
What is the difference between detoxification and ongoing medication treatment for a substance use disorder?
What is detoxification focuses on managing acute intoxication or withdrawal, while ongoing treatment helps reduce cravings, support recovery, and lower risk of return to use.
What do we call the brain's ability to change and adapt through experience?
What is neuroplasticity.
What are current or recent opioid use and liver health?
What are current or recent opioid use and liver health.
Why is mixing opioids with alcohol or benzodiazepines dangerous?
What is that the combine sedating effects can suppress breathing and cause fatal overdose.