Author and addictions biblical counselor Dr. Shaw, D.Min., devotes this entire episode to discussing the pros and cons of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).
2:40 The tragic 2018 statistics about addiction overdoses and deaths.
3:30 Proverbs 23:19-21
5:15 Comparing the addiction epidemic deaths to overdose to the Vietnam Conflict numbers
6:00 Methadone and Suboxone
10:21 What are some of the positives of methadone maintenance programs?
19:00 Committed to sobriety - how can we tell?
21:45 How is behavior modified for addicts?
23:45 What is Dr. Mark E. Shaw's opinion of MAT - medication-assisted treatment?
What does Proverbs 23:29-21 say in the context of medication-assisted treatment?
