Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: Facts for Families and Friends

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Gives families and friends information about medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms, and how medications fit with counseling in the recovery process.

https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA09-4443/SMA09-4443.pdf

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