Mindful Body Awareness Training for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), Pacific Northwest, 2019-2024

The national opioid epidemic requires development of real-world evidence-based treatments for opioid use disorder, including adjuncts to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). Interventions are needed that address the complex needs of patients with opioid use disorder, which include substantial mental health co-morbidity and high rates of chronic pain. This study tested a mind-body
intervention, Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), as an adjunct
to MOUD across multiple community outpatient clinical settings. MABT, a mindfulness-based intervention, addresses aspects of awareness, interoception, and regulation that may be associated with pain, mental health distress, and behavioral control that increase risk of relapse and poor treatment outcomes.