Can Teens Utilize MAT?

Update: 2018-11-13

Description

The majority of young people struggling with opioid addiction are not receiving the gold standard of treatment, MAT. Listen in to this opioid recovery support group as they discuss teens in treatment.

Discussion Guide:

What age did you start abusing opiates?

At what age would you have been appropriate for MAT?

In hindsight, do you wish you had started MAT much sooner? If so, would you have taken it seriously?

Do you know FDA protocol regarding MAT for teens?

What are the pros and cons of accepting teens into MAT?

Supplemental Reading:

Linda Carroll, Young People with Opioid Addiction Not Getting Proper Treatment, http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-youth-addiction/young-people-with-opioid-addiction-not-getting-proper-treatment-idUKKCN1LQ1YC

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