Tag: chronic disease model

Tabloid headlines counting a celebrity's "fourth trip to rehab" frame repeated treatment as failure. But addiction medicine recognizes that multiple treatment episodes are a normal part of managing a chronic, relapsing condition, and each episode builds toward sustained recovery.

A thorough evidence-based examination of the most persistent myths surrounding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid and alcohol use disorders, addressing misconceptions about agonist therapy, treatment duration, stigma, and clinical outcomes.