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Can You Work, Study, or Take Care of Family While in MAT?

Wondering if MAT will disrupt your daily life? CORE Medical Clinic offers flexible, supportive treatment that works with your schedule not against it. MAT Doesn’t Mean Putting Life on Hold

July 30, 2025

C.O.R.E. Medical Clinic Team

Can You Work, Study, or Take Care of Family While in MAT?

MAT Doesn’t Mean Putting Life on Hold

Starting medication-assisted treatment (MAT) doesn’t mean you have to quit your job, stop going to school, or pause your responsibilities at home. Recovery can fit into your life without taking it over.

AtCORE Medical ClinicinSacramentoandWest Sacramento, we understand that healing has to work in the real world. That’s why our care is designed to support you while you keep living your life.

Real Recovery Respects Your Responsibilities

Many people worry that starting treatment means choosing between recovery and everything else. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With the right support, you can:

  • Keep working while managing cravings and withdrawal
  • Stay focused in class while building emotional stability
  • Show up for your kids or loved ones while caring for yourself

Our team atCOREhelps you find a rhythm that honors both your recovery and your daily life.

Flexibility Makes a Difference

We offer MAT services like methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone all supported by outpatient care that respects your time. That means:

  • Appointments that work with your schedule
  • Discreet visits with no judgment
  • Support that adapts to your pace not the other way around

You don’t have to choose between healing and handling your life. AtCORE, you can do both.

Confidential Support Without Disruption

Whether you're working full time, in school, or caring for others, your treatment doesn’t have to be public.COREoffers private, respectful care where your privacy is protected and your voice matters.

We meet you where you are, without pressure. And we walk with you toward stability on your terms.

MAT That Supports the Life You’re Building

If you’ve been putting off treatment because you’re busy or scared it’ll derail your plans, this is your sign. You deserve support that makes life easier not harder.

AtCORE Medical ClinicinSacramentoandWest Sacramento, we provide:

  • Methadone clinic services
  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone therapy
  • Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
  • Withdrawal management
  • Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment
  • Ongoing care through our outpatient treatment program (OTP)

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You Can Show Up for Your Life and Still Get Support

MAT is not about stopping your life. It’s about getting the support you need to live it more fully. AtCORE, you don’t have to give everything up to get help. You just have to take one step.

We’ll meet you there.

Educational content from Core Medical Clinic. This article does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Initially, an intake assessment and admission medical history and exam is completed by counseling and medical staff. Treatment options are discussed and a course of action taken. Medication recommendations are made and initated to balance safety and benefit as much as possible. It is very important to let counseling, dispensing and medical staff know how the medication is working or not so appropriate adjustments can be made.

At C.O.R.E., we strive to individualize treatment and maximize success. There is no time pressure. Some do well with short term treatment while others benefit from long term treatment. We know relapse is common and can have disasterous results. We work hard to treat each patient as long as is required to achieve long term success.

First we work closely with the individual to achieve a “normalizing’ dose of medication to alleviate withdrawal and craving while minimizing side effects. Working closely with medical, dispensing and counseling staff most often allows us to achieve this goal in the first few days to weeks.

Not necessarily. C.O.R.E. Medical Clinic serves patients in Sacramento, West Sacramento, and surrounding areas. People often choose a clinic based on accessibility, treatment needs, and location.

C.O.R.E. Medical Clinic accepts several health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, MHN, Anthem, Medicare, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Optum, Blue Shield of California, Magellan Health, and Western Health Advantage.

As most patients entering treatment know, opioid withdrawal is awful and inevitably leads to continued use. We are sensitive to how terrible the craving, restlessness, anxiety, bone aches, upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, sweating, etc. can be. If alcohol, benzodiazepines, stimulants, or other drugs are involved withdrawal can be medically dangerous and require residential or coordinated medical care. Opioid withdrawal can be greatly reduced or eliminated by the early doses provided but again frequent contact with treatment staff for medication adjustments is very important.

The great majority of patients seeking treatment for opioid addiction can continue their normal life, including work, while they are working to find their ’normalizing’ medication dose. If residential or coordinated medical care is required, some time off may be necessary but again this will be individualized. Clinic hours are designed to accommodate the vast majority of working patients.

We work hard to educate patients about the benefits and safety of MAT. Many myths circulate about MAT such as it causing liver problems, bone problems and being harder to get off than fentanyl or heroin. These are absolutely false and will be discussed in detail with your treatment staff. Patients who receive MAT are much healthier than patients not in treatment. Learning to manage common side effects like constipation and weight gain can make patients healthier than they have ever been. All opioids are hard to get off but MAT can set up a very careful and safe detox when a patient is ready. An abrupt short term detox is not advised and can be difficult but a gradual, medically safe detox minimizes withdrawal symptoms. Supplemental safe, non addicting medications can further reduce unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.

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