Permission to Receive MOUD. The Treatment Court provides safe and effective treatment while also protect- ing your welfare, the welfare of other people in the program, and public safety. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) including methadone, buprenorphine (for example, Suboxone or Subutex), and naltrexone (for example, Revia or Vivitrol) [INSERT OTHER BRAND NAMES USED IN THE PROGRAM IF DESIRED], along with counseling and social services, make treatment work better for many people who have serious problems from using opioids or opiates, such as heroin, fentanyl, Percocet, morphine, or Vicodin. You are allowed to take MOUD if it is prescribed by a doctor or other medical professional who is legally permitted to prescribe it, and who has personally met with you, examined you, and will keep meeting with you to be sure you are getting better and staying medically healthy. After the doctor examines you and talks with you about the right medication to take, he or she will tell the treatment court team what you decided. Most of the time, the treatment court team will follow the doctor’s advice. Sometimes, the team may ask you to meet with a second doctor to be sure about the plan. Although this usually doesn’t happen, the team may ask you to work with the second doctor instead of the first one and will tell you why, so you understand. You can always explain why you want to work with a particular doctor, but the final decision will be up to the treatment court team. Whether or not you take MOUD, you will receive all of the same treatments and other services as other people in the treatment court and you will get all of the same benefits from graduating.
