
Medication-Assisted Treatment: What The Research Actually Says
The evidence on medication for opioid and alcohol dependence is stronger and more uncomfortable than most treatment marketing admits. Here is what the large studies found.
Evidence-based writing on addiction, treatment and recovery for families and individuals, drawn from the peer-reviewed literature and 18 years of practice.

The evidence on medication for opioid and alcohol dependence is stronger and more uncomfortable than most treatment marketing admits. Here is what the large studies found.

Every facility says it. Almost none will tell you which evidence, for which outcome, measured how. Four questions that separate the real thing from the marketing.

The features families compare — location, amenities, philosophy — are mostly not the features associated with better results. Here is what the evidence points at instead.