doctor explaining medication assisted treatment for heroin addiction

The Stigma Surrounding Medication-Assisted Treatment for Heroin Addiction

For approximately 50 years, medication-assisted treatment for heroin addiction has been part of recovery practices. Despite its decades of use and success, there is still a stigma surrounding this treatment during recovery. Not only do some believe that individuals are no fully-recovered, but they believe that could lead to the need for a separate medication-assisted…