MAT for AUD
Leads to reduced heavy drinking and increased days of abstinence.
What is the effectiveness of MAT for treating Alcohol Use Disorder?
Opioids, Alcohol, and Tobacco
What substance use disorder can MAT treat?
Changes in brain chemistry
What is a primary factor that affects recovery efforts?
Methadone
naltrexone
Buprenorphine
What are medications available for the treatment of Opioid Dependency?
1. People 2. Places 3.Things
What are Triggers?
Found in 78% of men and 86% of women with alcohol use disorder.
What are comorbid psychiatric disorders?
Interfere with drug reward and targeting specific imbalances.
What is treating a biological disorder with medication?
What is Dopamine?
Combination of Naloxone and Buprenorphine
Can help prevent cravings
What is Suboxone?
A desire or dream you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs.
What are goals?
What is Vivitrol?
Patches, Gum, and Buproprion
What are Nicotine replacements?
Release of dopamine 3-5 times greater than natural reinforcers.
What is a substance induced reward?
If dose is high enough keeps the person from getting much, if any, effect from the usual doses of street opioids
What is Methadone?
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward?
Medications approved for treating alcohol dependence.
What is Disulfiram, Oral Naltrexone, Acamprosate, Injectable Naltrexone (Vivitrol)?
What is Counseling?
Blocks the euphoric effects of opioids, relieves cravings, and normalizes brain chemistry.
What do MAT medications do?
A schedule III semi synthetic opioid which acts as a partial agonist of the mu opioid receptor and as an antagonist of kappa receptors
AKA Subutex
What is Buprenorphine?
5 skills you have learned in treatment to overcome cravings and triggers
What is (are) a sponsor, a relapse prevention plan, laughter, service, work, being with family, hobbies etc.