Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) "The definition of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders."(SAMHSA) (Abuse, n.d.). Medication are used to suppress withdrawal symptoms and relieve cravings. Medication can also be used to prevent relapse and treat co-occurring conditions such as anxiety and depression. It's important to understand that addiction is a disease of the brain and it comes in many forms such as gambling, overeating, and exercising just to name a few. A patient can receive treatment in many different settings with various approaches. Most programs include individual or group drug counseling. (Dr. Axe, 2017) …show more content…
Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on thoughts, feelings and behavior all being connected so, it teaches how to recognize, avoid, and cope in situations where they might have used drugs. (Dr. Axe, 2017) The following is a list of medications that could be offered in medication assisted treatment. Opioids
• Methadone (dolophine, methadose)
• Buprenorphine (suboxone, subutex, probuphine)
• Naltrexone (vivitrol)
All used to treat opioid addiction acting on the same targets in the brain as heroin, morphine, methadone, and buprenorphine. They suppress withdrawal symptoms and relieve cravings.
Naltrexone blocks the effects of opioids at the receptor sites in the brain and should only be used in patients who have already been detoxified. (Drugabuse.gov. 2017) Alcohol
• Naltrexone
Naltrexone blocks the opioid receptors that are involved in the rewarding effects of drinking and in the craving for alcohol.
• acamprosate (campral)
May reduce symptoms of long lasting withdrawal, such as insomnia and anxiety, restlessness and
Naloxone [Narcan] is a structural analog of morphine that acts as a competitive antagonist at opioid receptors, thereby blocking opioid actions. Naloxone can reverse most effects of the opioid agonists, including respiratory depression, coma, and analgesia (Lehne, 2013). Naloxone may be administered IV, IM, Intranasal, or subQ. Following IV injection, effects begin almost immediately and persist about 1 hour. Following IM or subQ injection, effects begin within 2 to 5 minutes and persist several hours (Lehne, 2013).
Medication management – Pharmacotherapy with anti-addiction medications or psychiatric drugs can reinforce the benefits of psychosocial treatment. These services may be provided as part of a comprehensive aftercare program.
Treatment for addictions is multivariate. When looking at appropriate treatments it is important to consider the treatment setting, treatment approach, what is important when treating varying age groups, as well as treating addiction and mental health simultaneously. All of these factors play a large part in treating patients with addiction; appropriate treatment may different between patients.
As of today this type of treatment is one of the most widely known options for clients who have opiate issues. This treatment is a combination of two different drugs: buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a lower form of opiates that is given to the patient with opiate addictions because it provides them with fewer side effects when coming off the addiction. Naloxone is a blocker medication that is primarily given in emergency rooms to individuals who have overdosed wit...
As a social worker, I can see that Marcel may be using drugs and alcohol to cover up some of the emotions that he has, and I believe that he is hiding some depression issues with abusing alcohol and drugs. I would like to use cognitive behavioral therapy in our intervention as well to address some of the underlying issues that Marcel has with depression. CBT works well with individuals who have some type of mental issue. In Marcels case, he happens to have some depression issues, so I believe that CBT will work well to solve some of those issues or to see where these issues are coming from. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a therapy that can be used to achieve a short-term or a long-term goal. It is a problem-solving therapy that focuses on how to solve the current problem that the client may have. It doesn’t put much emphasis on the past and past situations, it focuses more on the here and not. According to the article “Staff Expectations and Views of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities” has some information that state the same thing. “There is an assumption in CBT that an individual will develop new understanding regarding their cognitive processes and acquire cognitive and behavioral skills during the therapy session which they can then apply independently and successfully in their ‘real world’. This allows the newly
There are many options for substance addiction treatment and utilizing medication as a means of eliminating substance use is one that has been called a double edge sword. There are two schools of thought with medically assisted treatment. First, let 's define medication assisted treatment (MAT): “it is the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research indicates that a combination of medication and behavioral therapies can successfully treat substance use disorders, and for some people struggling with addiction, MAT can help sustain recovery” (Watkins, 2016). One side of this treatment option is that it provides that extra little nudge to start recovery with less or more withdrawal symptoms. For example, disulfiram is an alcohol aversion agent, that when taken with alcohol the person becomes very ill (Watkins, 2016). There are also other medications that help with reducing symptoms of withdrawal, such as methadone.
The first therapy to discuss is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, otherwise know as CBT. The main focus of CBT therapy is a “functional analysis of the thinking and behavioral process” (Content Guide 4, n.d.). This being said, CBT has been effective in the treatment of those struggling with substance
...ctive drugs for the pharmacotherapy to treat opioid addiction. However, these drugs are addictive and will take some time for an individual to slowly stop using them and prevent withdrawal symptoms.
There are many contributing factors and political issues that address substance abuse. Throughout the years, many researchers have designed many interventions and social policies designed to treat people who have used, abused, and became addicted to substances. Today, there are many new studies that address substance abuse at the individual, group, family, and community or policy levels. Today, there are many services that are effective for decreasing recidivism in youth who have completed a substance abuse program. A substance abuse treatment program or center is the best way to treat individuals who have abused substances.
Nobody denies that every client and situation is unique, but there is a general layout out of a treatment plan that can be used thought out the facility to ensure success for the client. The first step in the treatment plan is to screen clients to determine if he/she meets the criteria of the facilities drug, or alcohol program. The facility will use the standard CAGE, of the Substance Abuse Subtitle Screening Inventory questioner as a screening tool. These two screening tools are consist of few questions and require only short answers to determine (American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2012). These tools are easy to use and can be done by any qualified staff according to the ASAM. If more through information is needed then the client will go under an assessment.
Cognitive is defined as a mental process; it refers to everything going on in your mind including your thought processes and the way you are thinking and feeling. Behaviour refers to everything that you may do; this includes any action that you may present or act out, this can also be an indirect action that is caused by other underlying behaviours. Therapy is a systematic approach to try and resolve a problem, illness, actions, irregular thought patterns or anything that may be a disturbance that distracts you from your everyday functioning. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a dynamic mode of holistic intervention that seeks to change thought processes that are linked with emotions through a goal-orientated process (Freeman and Ronen, 2007). Individuals have a three-step thought process; inferences, evaluations and core beliefs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks into the dysfunctional thinking a client may have, which influences their thoughts, mood and behaviour. This theory is kept very loose and non-structured; depending on the client different theories will have to be applied depending on their needs and emotions.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a counselling model based greatly on talking therapy. It focuses on peoples underlying thoughts and past experiences, and how they influence current habits and behaviours. CBT tries to correct these and learn alternative ways of processing information to alter the undesired behaviour and/or habits. This is done through a combination of cognitive therapy (looking at the ways and things you think) and behavioural therapy (looking at the things you do).
The therapists help clients develop self-motivation and positive behaviors by embracing rational and logical thoughts. The client is expected to make a follow-up of the ideas and concepts provided by the therapists. Both clients and therapists should be in constant communication to encourage positive thinking and develop logical and rational ideas. Cognitive Behavior Cognitive behavioral therapy is an approach used by psychotherapists to deal with emotional and behavioral behaviors. One of the issues associated with this type of therapy is the approach can be used in the treatment of other diseases related to emotional and physical stress.
Cognitive behavior therapy has been proven to work in many different areas and presenting problems. One area that was not mention above that would significantly improve the outcome of any given therapy is the willingness of the client to accept treatment. The goal of cognitive behavior therapy is to focus on the present and to help the client identify their own strengths, learn new tools or techniques that they can use on their everyday life, and to be able to identify the different thought, emotional, and behavioral patterns that lead to undesirable
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