Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is being used successfully to treat those who are addicted to opiates. How and why does it work better than other methods, and who is administering this treatment in Maine?
Guests:
Dr. Mark Publicker, addiction treatment specialist in private practice and past president of the Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine
Amanda, a mother recovering from opiate addiction
Dr. Jennifer Smith, DO, North Bridgton Family Practice (part of Bridgton Hospital)
Catherine Clough-Bell, LADC, CCS, Executive Director, Crooked River Counseling in Bridgton, ME
