Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids

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Sep 12, 2018
Nina Feldman for NPR
As the devastating effects of the opioid crisis continue, a growing body of research supports the efficacy and safety of this sort of medication-assisted treatment (also called MAT) for drug recovery, when combined with psychotherapy. But the use of any of these medicines — a list that includes methadone and naltrexone, as well as Suboxone — remains frowned upon by most operators of sober living houses.
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