Addiction
Medicine I
by
New York
State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Addiction
Medicine is the medical management of the disease of addiction in conjunction
with substance use disorder treatment to enhance treatment retention, support
successful outcomes and promote ongoing, long-term recovery. The historical
understanding of successful addiction recovery has been attaining and
maintaining complete abstinence from all mood-altering substances, including
prescribed medications. As our knowledge of the physiological effects of
addiction and brain chemistry has increased and the development of addiction
medications expanded, our understanding of successful recovery has changed.
Medication
Supported Recovery (MSR), often called Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) adds
pharmacotherapy (prescribed addiction medications) to substance use disorder
treatment to help improve treatment retention and outcomes. OASAS prefers and
promotes the use of the term “Medication Supported Recovery" because the
use of medications to support ongoing, successful recovery sometimes needs to
continue long after treatment completion.
The
Addiction Medicine pages provide valuable information on Medication Supported
Recovery as well as other topics integral to successful, whole-person,
individualized treatment and recovery. Offering resources and information for a
variety of individuals, from physicians and professionals to parents and teens.
Addiction Medicine topics include drugs of abuse, co-occurring physical and
mental health issues, professional guidance, emergency alerts and Screening,
Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). These pages also offer
helpful information and resources for treatment patients and persons in
recovery, including those prescribed Methadone, Buprenorphine or another
addiction medication as a component of their treatment and recovery plan.
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