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Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Commentary

Just call it “treatment”

Authors: Peter D Friedmann, Robert P Schwartz

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Although many in the addiction treatment field use the term “medication-assisted treatment” to describe a combination of pharmacotherapy and counseling to address substance dependence, research has demonstrated that opioid agonist treatment alone is effective in patients with opioid dependence, regardless of whether they receive counseling. The time has come to call pharmacotherapy for such patients just “treatment”. An explicit acknowledgment that medication is an essential first-line component in the successful management of opioid dependence.
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Metadata
Title
Just call it “treatment”
Authors
Peter D Friedmann
Robert P Schwartz
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1940-0640
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-7-10

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