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Medication-assisted treatment is the use of prescribed medications, in combination with counseling, to treat opioid use disorder. Services include counseling, case management and referrals to help with lifestyle changes.

Withdrawal Management Services (formerly known as "detoxification" or "detox" services) are medical services that help people safely stop  substance use. Withdrawal management often includes the use of medication to treat withdrawal symptoms.

It is not uncommon for a person to have both mental health symptoms and a substance use disorder. Diagnosis is the first step to managing these issues.

Substance use disorders affect people from all backgrounds and all age groups. Substance use disorders occur when there is recurrent use of a substance that affects a person’s daily life.

Texas residents ages 13 to 17 with a diagnosed substance use disorder are eligible for treatment.

Talking with someone who’s been there is called peer support. Peers can walk beside you as you get better and answer questions by sharing their own experiences.

Texas Health and Human Services contracts with 37 local mental health authorities and two local behavioral health authorities to deliver mental health services in communities across Texas.

Prevention Resource Centers (PRCs) host trainings, support local drug and alcohol use prevention programs, ensure tobacco retailer compliance with tobacco laws to reduce the underage use of tobacco, and connect people with local resources related to drug and alcohol use. PRCs also provide information about substance use to the general community.

The adult Medicaid, children’s Medicaid and CHIP benefit packages do not have aggregate lifetime limits or annual dollar limits; and, neither the adult Medicaid nor the children’s Medicaid benefit packages have financial requirements for beneficiaries. CHIP has co-pays ranging from $5-$35, depending on income, and an annual dollar limit based on the family’s income.

As required by Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, when the managed care organization does not provide the full scope of services, the state must review the mental health and substance use disorder (MHSUD), and medical and surgical (MS) benefits provided through the MCO and fee-for-service for parity compliance.

Texas Health and Human Services or the managed care organization must identify and analyze aggregate lifetime limits and annual dollar limits for parity compliance in each benefit package if these types of limitations apply to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

The parity compliance analysis for financial requirements and quantitative and non-quantitative treatment limitations is conducted by benefit package.

Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care organizations that offer mental health and substance use disorder benefits are required to provide coverage that is comparable to their coverage for general medical and surgical care.