English Explanatory Dictionary

medication assisted treatment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

medication assisted treatment medication assisted treatments medication-assisted treatment

Etymology

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

Synonyms

MAT

Derived words

MAT
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