Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
Medication-assisted recovery (MAR) is a comprehensive treatment approach for opioid use disorder that combines the use of medications with counseling, therapy, and support services. The primary goal of medication-assisted recovery is to help individuals manage their addiction, reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, and improve their overall quality of life.
People who provide medications for opioid use disorders work in a range of prevention, health care, and social service settings. They include psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, peer professionals and many others.
Benefits of Buprenorphine
What Are The Benefits Of MAR?
- Decreases opioid-related overdose deaths
- Decreases illicit opioid use
- Increases social functioning and retention in treatment
- Decreases criminal activity
- Decreases transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C
- Improves maternal and fetal outcomes for pregnant or breastfeeding women
IDPH Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) Recommendations
- It is standard of care for all patients with OUD to be offered MAR to reduce morbidity and mortality.
- Patients with higher metabolic needs, such as pregnant women, and patients who are accustomed to higher levels of fentanyl may need a higher dose of OUD medication.
- Patients under the care of a licensed physician or other medical providers must be provided with an appropriately prescribed dosage of medication for OUD in a timely manner based on up-to-date, evidence-based dosing considerations.
- Pharmacists and prescribers should register for IL ADVANCE one-on-one consultation to work directly with peers with the most recent evidence-based practices for MAR.
MOUD Training and Resources
The Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) is a SAMSHA funded national training, guidance, and clinical mentoring program to enhance the capacity of healthcare and counseling professionals to identify and treat opioid use disorder (OUD).
