Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) services, which include Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) and Opioid Treatment Providers (OTP)/methadone clinics, are provided statewide to all individuals and their families across the lifespan affected by opioid and/or stimulant use disorder. Research shows that MOUD, combined with counseling and behavioral therapy, has remarkable impacts on treating substance use disorders and supporting long-term recovery. These programs also have specific outreach for vulnerable populations such as adolescents, pre and post-natal individuals, Veterans and individuals who have served in the military and their families, Native Americans, and individuals soon to discharge from jail or prisons with opioid use disorders (OUDs) at risk for relapse.

The State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA) plays a key role in providing oversight and support to the opioid treatment programs (OTPs) that use methadone and other FDA approved medications and provide counseling and other services to individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). NASADAD worked with SOTAs across the nation to develop a document that summarizes the core and common duties and responsibilities of their role, with input from SAMHSA and the Board of Directors. More information on SOTAs can be found here.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services helps to provide incarcerated consumers suffering from Opioid Use Disorder with the necessary treatment and medication needed to help them on their recovery journey. This care is provided at no cost to the jail. These services are represented in two categories: Consumers needing medication and consumers needing counseling.