INTRO

Michael
patient at the MAT clinic

I was using heroin for about five years. And it's been a quite a journey, quite a transformation.

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Michael faced many problems after he started using heroin


Michael
patient at the MAT clinic

The turning point was when I lost my job.
And it got worse, I started stealing from my mom.
I messed up my relationship with my mom, and my sisters, we were in a very bad place to a point that she chased me from home.


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Excluded and stigmatised,
he could have given up everything

But he found out about the Medically Assisted Therapy clinic


Michael
patient at the MAT clinic

I didn't believe that you can get medicine that last through the whole day, even the other day, without feeling the withdrawal symptoms.
I was taken to a counselor who also told me about the program, the benefits of methadone.
When I got the first dose, I felt a sign of relief.


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First treated at the MAT clinic, he now takes his treatment home


Michael
patient at the MAT clinic

I have been able to start my job and also go back to school because I don't have to go to the clinic every day.


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He overcame his addiction and gained control of his life


Michael
patient at the MAT clinic

The Mat clinic means a lot to me. I could certainly be dead if the facility wasn't around.
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