Suboxone Therapy

It’s important to recognize that opioid dependence is a brain disease, not a moral failing.
We treat addiction as a chronic disease, providing the support and treatment management needed to succeed.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide opiate replacement therapy in a safe and friendly environment that is focused on recovery, relapse prevention, and a return to normalcy. DFC’s treatment program is performed by Physicians and staff specifically trained and licensed in OBOT (Office-Based Opioid Treatment). Treatment is provided at our facilities in private, individual appointments.

We Provide a Structured Environment

• Suboxone®(buprenorphine/naloxone)medical management.
• Office-Based treatment in a confidential setting.
• Random urinalysis.
• Random film counts.
• Individual and/or group therapy with our in house Chemical Dependency Professional
• Monthly appointments with a certified and trained Suboxone® provider.

What You Need to Know About Opioid Dependence?

Opioids are drugs that are either derived from opiates or are chemically related to opiates or opium. Examples of opioids include some prescription painkillers (such as oxycodone, oxycontin, hydrocodone, methadone, vicodin, morphine, codeine) and heroin. An individual is generally considered opioid-dependent when two things occur:

• Repeated opioid use is needed in order to feel good or avoid feeling bad and
• The opioid use continues in spite of its negative effects. For example, people who are opioid-dependent will feel a need to keep using opioids even if it hurts the user’s health, job, finances or family.

With almost two million people in the United States dependent on opioids, it is more common than most people may think. While many people may know someone who has been affected by opioid dependence, the condition is still largely misunderstood.

Opioid Dependence Is a Medical Condition

It’s important to recognize that opioid dependence is a brain disease, not a moral failing. Drug use can begin as a choice or by prescription, but frequent use can cause the brain cells to change the way they work. With repeated use, the brain “resets” itself to believe the drug is necessary for survival. As dependence develops, a person’s behavior also changes, and he or she may become compulsive in seeking the drug and its effects. These brain changes prove that opioid dependence is a chronic disease, which is why people have cravings years after they stop taking drugs.

Insurance and Payment

We take most insurance. We do not take: OHP, Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare or Kaiser.

If you are a cash pay patient:

• Initial Assessment $150 (this initial assessment does not go through insurance and is an out-of-pocket expense).
• Consultation with physician $395
• Drug Screens $45
• Induction $275
• Monthly Maintenance $145
• No Show $50 – possible chance of dismissal

The Goal of our Suboxone® Program

The Suboxone program is Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid addiction using Suboxone, in combination with counseling to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of addiction to opiates. Suboxone is a drug designed to assist patients through early recovery from opiate addiction to ultimately achieve a drug free lifestyle.

Our goal is to enhance our patient’s opportunity for success in treating opioid dependency. Because withdrawal from opiates is often painful, many patients in the past left treatment before completing detoxification. However, now there is hope. Thanks to the introduction of Suboxone, paired with appropriate counseling, those who are opioid-dependent can begin to manage their disease so they can focus on other aspects of their lives.

Suboxone is the first opioid-dependency medication approved for the treatment of opioid dependence in an office-based setting. Our Suboxone program is an outpatient-based program where Suboxone is dispensed for take-home use, just as is any other prescription. Suboxone is prescribed in order to help individuals stabilize and gradually wean off of opiate dependence.