8-HOUR MAT TRAINING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ In establishing buprenorphine stabilization and maintenance the
patient should be:
A. Taking the medication as frequently as illicit use
B. On between 24 and 32 mg a day
C. On a stable dose without cravings or withdrawal
D. Taking as directed with PRN doses as needed. Answer: C. On a
stable dose without cravings or withdrawal
◉ Would you give the patient a dose of buprenorphine/naloxone
now?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not enough information to decide. Answer: B. No
◉ What dose of Buprenorphine/Naloxone would you give him?
A. 8mg
B. 12mg
C. 4mg
D. 16mg. Answer: C. 4mg
, ◉ What would you do after giving him the first dose?
A. Send him home with a prescription for one week
B. Have him hang out and reassess his symptoms in 30-60 minutes
C. Tell him to go home and come back in the morning to be
reassessed
D. Write him a prescription for a month with a follow up visit.
Answer: B. Have him hang out and reassess his symptoms in 30-60
minutes
◉ What areas should be addressed over the subsequent days and
weeks?
A. Continued stabilization, monitoring
B. Monitor side effects, how well he is tolerating the medication,
educate on administration
C. Address cocaine use and illicit methadone
D. Set up counseling
E. All of the above. Answer: E. All of the above
◉ Because buprenorphine is a mu opioid-receptor partial agonist it
is not abusable unless combined with another central nervous
system depressant.
A. True
B. False. Answer: E. A, B, C and D
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ In establishing buprenorphine stabilization and maintenance the
patient should be:
A. Taking the medication as frequently as illicit use
B. On between 24 and 32 mg a day
C. On a stable dose without cravings or withdrawal
D. Taking as directed with PRN doses as needed. Answer: C. On a
stable dose without cravings or withdrawal
◉ Would you give the patient a dose of buprenorphine/naloxone
now?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not enough information to decide. Answer: B. No
◉ What dose of Buprenorphine/Naloxone would you give him?
A. 8mg
B. 12mg
C. 4mg
D. 16mg. Answer: C. 4mg
, ◉ What would you do after giving him the first dose?
A. Send him home with a prescription for one week
B. Have him hang out and reassess his symptoms in 30-60 minutes
C. Tell him to go home and come back in the morning to be
reassessed
D. Write him a prescription for a month with a follow up visit.
Answer: B. Have him hang out and reassess his symptoms in 30-60
minutes
◉ What areas should be addressed over the subsequent days and
weeks?
A. Continued stabilization, monitoring
B. Monitor side effects, how well he is tolerating the medication,
educate on administration
C. Address cocaine use and illicit methadone
D. Set up counseling
E. All of the above. Answer: E. All of the above
◉ Because buprenorphine is a mu opioid-receptor partial agonist it
is not abusable unless combined with another central nervous
system depressant.
A. True
B. False. Answer: E. A, B, C and D
