Treatment Guides
Plain language explanations of how methadone, buprenorphine, and addiction treatment actually work. Each guide pulls from federal regulation, FDA labels, and clinical literature, and gets reviewed by our editorial board before publication.
Methadone Dosage Guide
Federal induction limits, why 30 mg is the day one ceiling, peak and trough levels, and what fentanyl changed.
Read the guide →Suboxone Dosage Guide
The buprenorphine ceiling effect, why 16 mg is the most common stable dose, and the precipitated withdrawal trap.
Read the guide →Should You Swallow or Spit After Suboxone
Pharmacology answer, FDA label guidance, and why the question matters less than the dental risk it surfaces.
Read the guide →Does Insurance Cover Suboxone?
Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial coverage. Prior auth rules, monthly cash costs, and how to fight a denial.
Read the guide →Drug Abuse vs Drug Addiction
The DSM 5 collapsed both terms in 2013. Here is what changed and why the old language still confuses treatment.
Read the guide →How to Cope with Alcohol Withdrawal
CIWA-Ar scoring, when home detox is dangerous, and why alcohol withdrawal can kill when opioid withdrawal does not.
Read the guide →Guide collections
Treatment Comparisons
Suboxone, methadone, Vivitrol, Sublocade, oral naltrexone. Mechanism, dosing, cost, and who fits each medication. Ten side-by-side comparisons.
Browse comparisons →Cost & Insurance
What MAT actually costs. Sticker prices, manufacturer copay assistance, Medicaid coverage, and how commercial plans handle medical-benefit injectables.
Browse cost guides →Access & Workflow
The actual workflow from first appointment to first dose. Step-by-step walkthroughs of getting prescribed and getting injected.
Browse access guides →State Insurance Guides
Coverage rules, 1115 SUD waivers, and prior auth requirements broken out by state. Pulled from KFF, CMS, and PDAPs.
Browse state guides →