Adding Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT) to Medication Treatment Benefits People With Opioid Use Disorder

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/research/research-results/adding-mindful-awareness-in-body-oriented-therapy-mabt-to-medication-treatment-benefits-people-with-opioid-use-disorder?nav=govd Adding a mindfulness-based intervention to a standard treatment for opioid use disorder does not appear to alter substance use but does lead to positive changes in other areas that can help improve the standard treatment, according to a new study published in Mindfulness. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and partially funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health through the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative (NIH HEAL Initiative®).