Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) are medications used as treatment for someone in recovery from opioid use disorder. MOUD can help decrease cravings and relief withdrawal symptoms.
MOUD Benfits:
- Supports path to recovery.
- Reduces possibility of relapse if someone is abstinent.
- Reduce use and symptoms related to substance use.
- Lowers chance of infectious diseases by decreasing high risk use behavior.
- Reduce change of fatal overdose.
Medication Options:
- Buprenorphine
- Methadone
- Naltrexone
