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A 28 year old man has had 3 supervised medical withdrawal treatments for opioid addiction with relapses shortly after discharge. The treatment with the strongest evidence of effectiveness would be

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Answer:

Medication-assisted treatments

Explanation:

The medication-assisted treatments (MATs) uses medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that combined with behavioral therapy enable to treat health disorders associated with the abuse of addictive substances. The MATs also include specific opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in order to treat opioid addiction. The MATs are cost-effective and present a series of advantages that make them suitable to reduce the risks of overdose, criminal behavior and transmission of infectious diseases, as well as to increase social inclusion.

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