What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT):

The FDA defines medication assisted treatment or MAT as the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, which is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) and can help some people to sustain recovery.

Beyond opioid addiction, MAT can also be effective during addiction treatment for other forms of drug or alcohol addiction. We treat addiction with FDA-approved medicines to help you focus on your recovery.

Benefits of Medication Assisted Treatment

When you start a MAT program, you will be prescribed medication to ease withdrawal symptoms. These medications work with the dopamine receptors in your brain just like opioids do, but they don’t make you feel any of the narcotic effects. This way, they allow us to ease your symptoms and keep you as comfortable as possible throughout your withdrawal from opioid dependence.

You will still have a physical dependence on Suboxone, but you won’t have the cravings or compulsions you did with opioids. It’s important to understand that addiction is a brain disease that negatively affects your behavior. Dependence is a medically treatable physical condition you can recover from. So, you’re not trading one substance abuse addiction for another.

Our goal is to provide addiction treatment options that will help you achieve long-term recovery.

Conditions we treat:

    • opioid use disorder,
    • substance use disorder,
    • alcohol use,
    • chronic pain

Treatments we offer:

  • Individual counseling with recovery specialist
  • Medication treatments (including buprenorphine in oral formulations, sublocade injections, vivitrol)
  • Case management services

Resources:

Bayside Marin Treatment Center – Drug & Alcohol Addiction Rehab
https://www.baysidemarin.com/
Center Point
“Center Point’s mission is to provide comprehensive social, educational, vocational, medical, psychological, housing and rehabilitation services to combat social problems such as substance abuse, poverty, unemployment and homelessness.”
  • Location: 1601 2nd Street San Rafael, CA 94901
  • Contact: (415) 456-6655
  • Website: www.cpinc.org
Helen Vine Recovery Center-Buckelew Programs
“Licensed 30-bed, co-ed residential withdrawal management and substance use treatment program that provides welcoming, recovery oriented services to individuals with alcohol and drug addiction issues, as well as cooccurring psychiatric problems.”
Marin Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
https://www.marinhhs.org/substanceuse-services
Marin Outpatient and Recovery Services
“At Marin Outpatient & Recovery Services (MORS) we provide affordable, effective, comprehensive and humane treatment for alcohol and drug addiction or abuse.”