Medication-Assisted Treatment

Medication-Assisted Treatment combines pharmacological intervention with counselling and behavioural therapies. This provides the patient with a comprehensive approach in the treatment of substance abuse disorders. This treatment is clinically driven and focuses on the patient as an individual and care is provided as such.

1. Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programme (MMTP)
   Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programme (MMTP) provides treatment using methadone - a controlled narcotic - to detoxify and maintain substance abusers addicted to heroin or other opiate-like drugs. Physical, psychiatric and social assessments are made to determine a service user’s suitability for the programme. The programme includes meetings to learn about methadone and drug addiction. Service users must also attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings and individual and group sessions.
2. Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Program
   Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Programme provides treatment using buprenorphine - a controlled narcotic - to detoxify and maintain substance abusers addicted to heroin or other opiate-like drugs. Physical, psychiatric and social assessments are made to determine a service user’s suitability for the programme. The programme includes meetings to learn about drug addiction. Service users must also attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings and individual and group sessions.