For Addiction Treatment, Medication & Beyond

Use of medication for treating addiction on the increase. Over the past five years, we've seen the release of several new medications designed to address addiction (see FDA Approves New Opioid Addiction Treatment Combining Buprenorphine and Naloxone and FDA Approves Vivitrol for Opioid Dependence). And there are currently six new addiction treatment medications in late stage trials in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval pipeline (see Predicting The Future Of Medications-More Options & More Medication Adherence).

The number of units paid by Medicaid for medication assisted treatment (MAT) for addiction disorder increased by 183% between . . .