In order to be admitted to a clinic providing Medication Assisted Treatment, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/SAMHSA standards require: A minimum of one year of addiction to opioids as well as current evidence of opioid addiction. Special circumstances apply to opioid dependent pregnant women, who may be admitted without demonstration of the one-year minimum. Applicant must also be over 18 years of age. If the applicant is under 18, (s)he must have parental consent and demonstrate at least two prior treatment episodes in either drug free treatment or short-term tapering.