SAMHSA In Brief: Adult Drug Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence

Highlights the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence in drug courts. Reviews effective medications, including methadone, burprenorphine, and naltrexone, and provides strategies to increase the use of MAT in drug court programs.

Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services & National Institutes of Health

Published: Summer 2014 (8 pages)

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