Nov 14, 2022 | Alcohol, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Research Study, SMART News
Chances are, unless you are currently taking it, the medication Spironolactone’s uses are a mystery. In fact, it is used to address heart problems and high blood pressure. But a recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests another use:...
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May 18, 2022 | Alcohol, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Motivation, Podcast, SMART News, Women
Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning, best-selling author and opinion writer, whose focus is on changing the narrative of addiction and recovery. Two of her books Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction and Unbroken Brain: A...
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Apr 25, 2022 | Individuals, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Podcast, SMART News
Dr. Nora Volkow recently spoke to the SMART Recovery community about the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) holistic approach to helping those with substance use issues. As a follow up to that conversation, we talked with Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of...
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Mar 23, 2022 | Coping With Urges, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Podcast, SMART News, Volunteer
Ted Perkins, aka the “Tips & Tools Guy” is a SMART facilitator and producer of our popular SMART Recovery video series including Tips & Tools for Recovery That Works, Life Beyond Addiction, Facilitator Spotlights, and more. A natural skeptic and avid...
Jan 6, 2020 | Alcohol, Coping With Urges, Managing Thoughts, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Motivation
(That can be helpful in dealing with urges to use drugs, too) While there is no magic bullet to stop urges to drink or cravings for alcohol, there are ways to manage and reduce urges or cravings to drink. In this article, we provide 11 empirically validated ways to...
Nov 29, 2019 | Addiction Terminology, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Understanding the Full Scope of Addiction Treatment and Recovery A guest blog provided by Mark Pirner, M.D., Ph.D. I am concerned that the term medication-assisted treatment (MAT) – using methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone – might be perceived outside of...
