medication assisted treatment

noun

A drug addiction treatment method which uses medication to replace the drug that one is physically addicted to.

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Meanings

nounmedication assisted treatment (plural medication assisted treatments)

plural medication assisted treatments · alternative medication-assisted treatment

  1. A drug addiction treatment method which uses medication to replace the drug that one is physically addicted to.

    Synonyms: MAT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drug addiction treatment method which uses medication to replace the drug that one is physically addicted to.

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MAT

Origin

From medication + assistance + treatment. The official governmental U.S. English form does not use a hyphen.

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medication assisted treatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medication%20assisted%20treatment

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“medication assisted treatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medication%20assisted%20treatment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medication assisted treatment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medication%20assisted%20treatment.

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