Conditions We Treat
Opioid Addiction Treatment
Opioid dependence often begins in an ordinary place: a prescription after surgery, a pill for pain. It tightens gradually until stopping feels physically impossible.
Understanding Opioid Addiction
Opioid use disorder involves physical dependence on prescription painkillers (like oxycodone or hydrocodone) or illicit opioids (like heroin or fentanyl). Opioids bind to receptors in the brain that regulate pain and reward; with repeated use, the brain adapts, and stopping produces withdrawal that drives continued use.
The current opioid supply makes this condition uniquely dangerous: illicit pills and powders are frequently contaminated with fentanyl, so every use carries overdose risk regardless of intent or tolerance.
Signs it may be time to reach out
- Using opioids beyond a prescription's dose or duration, or after it ended
- Flu-like withdrawal (aches, chills, nausea, restlessness) between uses
- Preoccupation with obtaining and using
- Doctor-shopping, or moving from pills to cheaper alternatives
- Failed attempts to cut back despite genuine effort
- Withdrawal fear driving continued use more than any 'high'
Our Approach
How Everwell Treats Opioid Addiction
Everwell treats opioid addiction with medically supervised detox and withdrawal management, followed by residential treatment, with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) at the center when clinically indicated. Buprenorphine eases withdrawal and cravings; naltrexone provides a pharmacological safety net; both are paired with counseling, never used alone.
Individual therapy addresses the pain, physical or emotional, that opioids were managing, while group work and relapse-prevention planning prepare you for life outside treatment.
What Treatment Looks Like
After assessment, detox is managed with medications and 24/7 clinical monitoring so withdrawal is bearable rather than brutal. Residential treatment then rebuilds daily structure, coping capacity, and, where appropriate, continues MOUD with a clear plan for how it extends past discharge.
Questions About Opioid Addiction
Does Everwell use Suboxone?
Yes. Buprenorphine (Suboxone) is used when clinically indicated, alongside naltrexone (Vivitrol), always combined with counseling and behavioral therapy as part of a supervised medical plan.
Is medication treatment just trading one drug for another?
No. SAMHSA and NIDA are explicit on this point: supervised medications like buprenorphine stabilize brain chemistry without intoxication. Research links these medications with substantially lower overdose mortality.
How bad is opioid withdrawal?
Unmanaged, it's miserable, which is why so many attempts to quit alone fail. Managed medically, with the right medications and monitoring, it is far more tolerable. That difference is the point of supervised detox.
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