Medication Assisted Therapy

What is medication-assisted treatment (MAT)?

MAT is a multi-disciplinary approach that treats opioid dependency. It offers a combination of medications, counseling, and other therapies to help you overcome addiction.

The medicine reduces your physical cravings and symptoms of withdrawal during your recovery process. It also supports your ability to focus on underlying issues that led to your substance abuse. 

The providers at Hampstead Therapy and Wellness are licensed medical professionals who compassionately work alongside you, providing learning strategies and techniques that equip you for lifestyle adjustments, helping you overcome addiction, and avoiding relapse.

What can I expect from medication-assisted treatment?

At your first MAT appointment, your provider gives you a psychiatric evaluation to design your customized treatment plan and address your specific needs.

The medication affects the same neurotransmitter receptors that opioids do. The medicine pushes the opiates out of your receptors and removes the pain and anguish of dealing with withdrawals and cravings. 

Once you have the mental space to think and focus, counseling and behavioral therapies can get to the root of your mental and emotional factors that play a role in your opioid dependency.

Your first treatment can last up to two hours while your provider observes how the medication works for you. This allows the team to make the proper adjustments to your prescription. Your continuing treatments taper over time, resulting in the final elimination of your reliance on medication.

The Hampstead Therapy and Wellness team meets with you regularly to talk about and monitor your progress. Additionally, they provide many avenues of support and recovery resources for you.

What are the benefits of medication-assisted treatment?

MAT helps you recover and reduces your need for detox programs. The team’s highly personalized approach to your addiction treatment addresses the emotional, mental, and physical factors of opioid dependency.

Some of the benefits of MAT include:

• Helps you live a self-directed life
• Offers increased retention of sobriety
• Plays a role in decreasing criminal behavior
• Increases your ability to get a job and maintain employment
• Improves survival rates

The team’s integrated methods offer treatment for the whole spectrum of addiction to ensure a positive experience and successful results.

Call Hampstead Therapy and Wellness or request an appointment online today if you’re interested in learning more about MAT.