Administrative and clinical staff and clients
For administrators, staff and clients, consider showing brief videos that describe the benefits of medication-assisted treatment, such as Beyond Rock Bottom: Medication-Assisted Treatment, produced by Plan Your Recovery:
Offer training presentations
Invite a local treatment provider or a doctor who specializes in addiction medicine to talk to staff and clients, covering the following topics:
- Addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing
- The difference between addiction and physical dependence
- How MAT is not replacing one drug for another
- What buprenorphine is and how it works
- Guidelines for duration of treatment
- The tapering process
- Improved outcomes with longer treatment w/buprenorphine
Testimonials
Information can reduce the stigma related to using buprenorphine, but lived experience and real-world success stories can also change attitudes.
- Share videos of clients who have achieved recovery from opioid addiction with buprenorphine treatment.
- Invite members of local medication-assisted recovery support groups to give in-person presentations.
Education and Training Resources
ATTC Network
- Taking Action to Address Opioid Misuse
- HealtheKnowledge: Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment
ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog
- Eight ways to overcome resistance to medication-assisted treatment
- How to Secure Buy-in for Medication-Assisted Treatment: Tips from an Expert
American Society of Addiction Medicine
NAADAC
- New Innovations with Opioid Treatment: Buprenorphine
SAMHSA
- Decisions in Recovery
- Useful Resources on Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Facing Addiction in America: Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Specifically for the criminal justice system:
- Educating Drug Courts on Medication-assisted Treatment Online Course: Nine modules on medication assisted treatment will be available on www.ndcrc.org
Page updated: 09/25/2020