Overview
Substance use disorder, methadone treatment, and methadone maintenance treatment are three distinct concepts related to opioid addiction, with the latter two being forms of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) that have been studied by researchers like Dr. Eric Kandel, Nobel laureate and Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University, and implemented by organizations like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO)