Medication Assisted Treatment M.A.T

A little EXTRA could be JUST ENOUGH!

Have you lost control of your life and/or
are you looking at jail time for substance abuse?
Are you afraid of what getting help looks like for you?
Do you need something extra to stop using?

Sometimes “a little extra” can actually be just right, at least when it comes to treating substance abuse disorders. Getting control of substance abuse is diﬃcult, but not impossible. In some cases, regaining control requires an extra boost. That is why APDS oﬀers medication- assisted treatment (MAT)

Who We Are:

Substance abuse treatment is one part of our behavioral health work, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can be an added option. Treatment with medicine may be the extra boost you need to ﬁnally get in control. APDS and its certified counselors will guide you through.

How APDS Helps:

Our center oﬀers medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for adults aged 18 and older. Our approach to MAT is:

Understanding everything about a person, not just their substance abuse.
Teaching people about substance abuse and its negative impacts.
Addressing important issues that people with substance abuse problems face.
Using medicine, the right way to get people better.
Providing tools to keep people from misusing drugs again.

How You Get Better:

APDS gives you all the tools you need to succeed. Our center helps people to:

MAT (Medication-Assisted-Treatment) Program

Our program for MAT has four phases:

PHASE 1

Evaluation & Stabilization

PHASE 2

Education & Implementation

PHASE 3

Transition

PHASE 3

Maintenance

Weekly.
3 days of counseling.
1 individual session without the group.
1 monthly medical visit prescribing Vivitrol OR 1 weekly medical visit prescribing Suboxone.
Random urine checks.
Combined with Phase 2 for a total of at least 240 session hours

Weekly.
3 days of counseling.
1 individual session without the group.
1 monthly medical visit prescribing Vivitrol OR 1 weekly medical visit prescribing Suboxone.
Random urine checks.
Combined with Phase 1 for a total of at least 240 session hours

Weekly.
One 90-minute group counseling session.
1 individual session without the group.
1 monthly medical visit prescribing Vivitrol OR 1 weekly medical visit prescribing Suboxone.
Random urine checks.
Combined with Phase 4 for a total of at least 240 session hours

Every other week.
Bi-weekly.
1 individual session.
Group attendance if more support is needed.
Random urine checks.
Combined with Phase 3 for the needed session hours.

PHASE 1

Evaluation & Stabilization

• Weekly.
• 3 days of counseling.
• 1 individual session
without the group.
• 1 monthly medical visit
prescribing Vivitrol OR 1
weekly medical visit
prescribing Suboxone.
• Random urine checks.
• Combined with Phase 2
for a total of at least
240 session hours.

PHASE 2

Education & Implementation

PHASE 3

Transition

• Weekly.
• One 90-minute group
counseling session.
• 1 individual session
without the group.
• 1 monthly medical visit
prescribing Vivitrol OR 1
weekly medical visit
prescribing Suboxone.
• Random urine checks.
• Combined with Phase 4
for the needed session
hours.

PHASE 3

Maintenance

• Every other week.
• Bi-weekly.
• 1 individual session.
• Group attendance if
more support is needed.
• Random urine checks.
• Combined with Phase 3
for the needed session
hours.