Medication-assisted treatment
Medication Assisted Treatment
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines FDA-approved medications with counseling and lifestyle support to reduce cravings, manage withdrawal, prevent relapse, and support your current version of recovery with compassion and without judgment.
Our approach
Recovery is not one size fits all. Our providers tailor medication combinations, dosages, and timing based on your needs, preferences, and goals.
Reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms
Prevent relapse and support stability
Combine medication with counseling and lifestyle support
Build a plan around your goals, needs, and readiness
Choosing what is right for you
Oral and injectable options
MAT medications come in both oral and injectable forms and can be powerful tools for recovery from a substance use disorder. The best option depends on your lifestyle, treatment goals, and medical needs.
Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
When taken as prescribed, buprenorphine is safe and effective. It can help prevent withdrawal and craving, stabilize opioid receptors, increase safety in cases of overdose, and lower misuse potential.
Injectables
Sublocade or Brixadi are injectable forms of buprenorphine. Instead of taking a Suboxone pill or film every day, you receive a weekly or monthly shot that keeps a steady level of medicine in your body. Injectable buprenorphine can add privacy, structure, and support while helping people stay on track with recovery.
Naltrexone
Naltrexone is not habit-forming and is non-narcotic. It blocks the effects of opioids at their receptor sites, so you no longer get the high feeling. Over time, the brain can unlearn the association between the substance and reward, helping cravings and desire to use diminish.
Naltrexone
Alcohol increases the release of endorphins in the brain. Naltrexone blocks opioid receptors, preventing the full pleasurable or reinforcing effects of alcohol. Over time, the brain can unlearn the association between alcohol and reward, helping cravings and desire to drink diminish.
The Sinclair Method
Naltrexone is taken before drinking. This allows the medication to block reinforcement while you continue normal patterns. Repeatedly doing this helps extinguish the habit, leading to less drinking or even eventual abstinence for many people.
Vivitrol
Vivitrol is a once-a-month injection that delivers the same medication as oral naltrexone in a long-acting form. It blocks the rewarding effects of alcohol and opioids, reduces cravings, and provides steady support without daily dosing.
Smoking cessation
Helping you quit for good
Smoking cessation is the process of stopping tobacco or nicotine products. Quitting can be challenging because nicotine is highly addictive, but with the right support and tools, long-term success is possible.
Behavioral support: counseling, coaching, support groups, and mobile apps to build coping skills and manage triggers.
Nicotine replacement therapy: patches, gum, lozenges, nasal sprays, or inhalers that provide low doses of nicotine without harmful smoke and chemicals.
Prescription medications: non-nicotine options such as bupropion (Wellbutrin) or varenicline (Chantix), which reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Combined therapy: medication plus counseling or support, which greatly increases quit rates.
Follow-up visits or check-ins to manage withdrawal, plan for triggers, and keep you on track.
New
GLP-1 medications for substance use disorders
Semaglutide and tirzepatide are injectable medications commonly discussed for diabetes and weight loss. Recent studies suggest these medications may also help curb cravings for alcohol and other substances.
View GLP-1 pageSemaglutide
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. GLP-1 medications may reduce dopamine release, making previously rewarding behaviors, like drinking alcohol or eating high fat or high sugar foods, less enjoyable.
Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide acts on GIP and GLP-1 receptors and has shown promising effects in treating conditions such as alcohol use disorders, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
- Cost of medication varies depending on which medication you are taking and the dose. Starting at $250 a month.
- Dose is determined by personal outcome. Everyone starts on the lowest dose and can increase over time for both semaglutide and tirzepatide.
- Medications are self-administered weekly or can be administered at the office if needed.
Support at your pace
Whether you are ready to stop, reduce use, or begin by staying safer and healthier, our team will meet you where you are and help shape a treatment plan around real, sustainable change.