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Suboxone Treatment Providers in Inglewood, California

26 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Inglewood list specialties that commonly prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removed the X-waiver requirement. Any DEA Schedule II to V prescriber may now legally prescribe Suboxone, Subutex, Sublocade, or Zubsolv. Whether they actively take new MOUD patients is a separate question. You have to ask on the phone.

Inglewood, California

26 providers in Inglewood

How to use this list. Call before showing up. Ask three things: do you accept new buprenorphine patients, do you take my insurance, and what is your earliest induction appointment. Most clinics that move fast can induct within a week. If a clinic delays past two weeks, keep calling other listings.

Inglewood at a glance

105,575
Residents
9.1 sq mi
Land area
37.5
Median age
$71,029
Median household income
10.4%
Uninsured (civilian)
11.3%
Families below poverty

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).

Overdose context for Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 19 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 18.7 to 19.3). That sits 33.3% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.

201912.7
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202119

Three-year change (12.7 to 19): +6.3 per 100,000.

County-level estimates are reported at the county level, not the city level. Source: NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality by County (CDC dataset rpvx-m2md), 2019 to 2021 model-based estimates. NCHS urban/rural classification: Large Central Metro.

Closest methadone clinic to Inglewood

Nearest verified opioid treatment program in California: Addiction Research AND Treatment IN in Los Angeles, about 5 miles (8.1 km) from Inglewood by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.

What this means for accessing buprenorphine here

Los Angeles County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 19.0 per 100,000, materially below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate sits at 10.4%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. Inglewood has roughly 105,575 residents. The provider list below maps to that population, not to the broader county.

Suboxone vs methadone for opioid use disorder

Suboxone is buprenorphine plus naloxone. It binds tightly to opioid receptors but only partially activates them. That partial-agonist behavior is why it has a ceiling on respiratory depression and a much lower overdose risk than methadone. It is also why it is delivered through office visits and prescriptions instead of daily clinic dosing.

Methadone is a full agonist. It is more powerful for severe long-term opioid use disorder, especially fentanyl-driven cases. The trade-off is that methadone is only legally dispensed through SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs, which means daily dosing visits, at least at the start.

If you are in Inglewood weighing the two, the decision usually comes down to severity, history of treatment, and your daily logistics. Buprenorphine is easier to access. Methadone is sometimes the better clinical fit. Closest verified methadone clinic is Addiction Research AND Treatment IN in Los Angeles, 5 miles from Inglewood.

Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Inglewood.

Want a non-opioid alternative? See California Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.

State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the California Suboxone hub.