MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment) full landscape
If you have opioid use disorder, medication is the actual treatment. Not therapy first, not 12-step first, not the white-knuckle abstinence approach that’s been the default for forty…
Jun 1, 2026
Naltrexone for alcohol
Naltrexone is the medication that gets prescribed more than any other for alcohol use disorder in clinics that actually know what they’re doing, and it’s the one most…
Jun 1, 2026
Vivitrol (extended-release naltrexone)
Vivitrol is naltrexone in a syringe, given once a month in your butt. That’s the whole pitch. If you’ve read the naltrexone post, you already know what the…
Jun 1, 2026
Addiction Treatment
Addiction is what happens when the brain’s reward wiring gets hijacked. There’s a circuit that’s supposed to push you toward food, sex, novelty, your kid’s face, the things…
May 31, 2025