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What is MARS™?

M = Medication
A = Assisted
R = Recovery
S = Services

The MARS™ Project is a peer-initiated and peer-based recovery support project sponsored by the National Alliance of Medication-Assisted (NAMA) Recovery.

  • Funded through Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
  • A Recovery Community Support Program (RCSP)
  • 1st project funded for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) patients
  • 1st recovery support project created and carried out by MAT patients themselves
The MARS™ Project
  • 12-Step Groups for MAT Patients
  • Book Club
  • Advocacy and Stigma
  • Monthly Events
  • Family Groups to help MAT patients explain MAT to their families
  • Drop In Center
MARS™ Meetings

Thursdays 3:00 pm at

MARS™ Council

All MARS™ participants meet to discuss future

  • events
  • groups
  • anything relevant to the running and growth of their community
MARS™ Programming

MARS™ combines its emphasis on peer supports and reengagement with a parallel emphasis on understanding the nature of MAT itself.

  • How it works as a medication
  • Its solid roots in physiological aspects of opioid addiction and the medical bases for effective MAT
Can Someone on MAT be in Recovery?

YES. MAT patients must understand that the medication is an integral part of their ability to achieve recovery.

What is Recovery?

Recovery is living a sober, happy, productive life.

Is a MAT patient sober?

Yes. Sobriety means not using illicit drugs (heroin, crack, pills) or any other substance not prescribed by a doctor or used the way the doctor prescribed it.

Isn't MAT just a substitute for heroin?

No. MAT is medicine. It treats the damage to your brain caused by illicit drugs. It also helps rebuild your immune system.

Mars Rover

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