“What is the best treatment for opioid addiction?”

Treatment without medications succeeds 7 of the time.With Suboxone or Methadone recovery usually is 60 Which do you feel is better?

Medication, bar none. Methadone or buprenorphine have very high rates of retention in treatment and abstinence. Naltrexone is a non-dependence producing drug that also is used and is effective if you are able to take it.
Medication treatment works best if combined with behavioral therapy- counseling, group participation , peer support (AA, NA, SMART Recovery, All Recovery). Yale University recently published a study that concluded that treatment of opioid use disorder without medication produced no better results than no treatment at all.
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