Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are an effective treatment for opioid use disorder.
Tiffany is a small business owner. She's where she is today thanks in part to a treatment plan that included medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). "MOUD helped me sustain a better life. It was very beneficial to me,” she says. But when Tiffany told people that MOUD was part of her treatment plan, she often faced judgment. “Nobody wanted to sponsor somebody who was on MOUD. Nobody wanted to help somebody who was on MOUD because of the stigmas it was ‘trading one for the other.’”
Now Tiffany is telling her story to help change the stigma and educate people: MOUD is effective, and it helps many people recover. “I want people to know that substance use is a disease. It is, but it's treatable. People who are in recovery are some of the strongest, most dedicated, loving, caring people that you will ever meet, ever. And recovery is important.”