Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines FDA-approved medications with counseling, peer support and case management to treat opioid and alcohol use disorders. The medication handles the physical side; the rest of the program handles everything else.
The medications reduce cravings, prevent withdrawal and block the effects of opioids or alcohol, which frees up the energy that counseling and rebuilding a life require.
Options include buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone (Vivitrol) and other FDA-approved medications. Your prescriber explains how each works and what to expect, and the choice is made together.
Medication alone isn’t enough, so MAT here always runs with individual and group counseling, peer support and other recovery services.
A common worry is that MAT swaps one drug for another. It doesn’t: these medications are prescribed and monitored, they don’t produce a high, and the research behind them is why SAMHSA and the National Institute on Drug Abuse treat MAT as standard care for opioid use disorder.
MAT is available in both residential and outpatient settings, whether you are starting treatment or adding medication to treatment already underway.
Call (270) 689-6879 or request an appointment online to start treatment. Walk-ins are welcome at our outpatient locations.
What to Expect
It starts with an ASAM level-of-care assessment to settle the treatment setting and whether MAT fits your situation. Then your provider goes over medication options, what to expect and possible side effects, and you build the plan together.
Follow-up visits track how you respond and adjust the dose. Counseling continues the whole time.
Other Services
Outpatient Services
Individual counseling, group therapy and intensive outpatient programs for substance use, with daytime, evening and telehealth appointments.
The Pearl House
NARR-certified recovery housing for women after residential treatment: 12 beds, house meetings, continued outpatient care and help finding work.
The Jade House
NARR-certified recovery housing for men after residential treatment: 12 beds, house meetings, continued outpatient care and job support through Careers First.
ROSES For Moms
Case management, health care, housing assistance and career development for pregnant and parenting women in recovery, regardless of insurance or income.
The Onyx Center
16-bed residential substance use treatment for men in Owensboro: about four weeks of 24/7 supervised care, then 11 months of aftercare with housing and job support.
The Amethyst Center
16-bed residential substance use treatment for women in Owensboro, with room for up to six infants so mothers can keep their babies with them. 20 hours of programming a week.
