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Posted 5/17/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, combined with counseling, to treat substance use disorders. Research has proven the effectiveness of MAT and addiction treatment experts endorse it, but a variety of barriers have prevented the widespread use of MAT. These include a lack of financing for medication, insufficient organizational infrastructure to deliver medication, state and county funding and regulatory obstacles, physician training and certification, staff and client resistance, and community attitudes.
Posted 1/5/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) created this directory based on information obtained from state certification boards for alcohol and substance use professionals, state mental health and substance use disorder authorities, sources identified by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), local and statewide recovery community organizations, and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. The information sources for each state are noted. All italicized text is a direct quote from the source noted. The information in this directory was current as of June 24, 2020.
Posted 11/11/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
This session provided a deep dive into what a peer provider is and confront the direct and indirect challenges and solutions peer providers face.