Suboxone Treatment Providers in Venice, California
12 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Venice 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.
12 providers in Venice
- 2432 Walnut LLC2432 WALNUT AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- Alexander Pappas, MD, MD604 ROSE AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- American Health Services LLC717 LINCOLN BLVD, Venice, CA 90291
- Clearview Centers LLC2432 WALNUT AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- Clearview Centers LLC2435 GLYNDON AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- Clearview Centers LLC2427 WALNUT AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- Clearview Centers LLC911 COEUR D ALENE AVE, Venice, CA 90291
- Passages Malibu Php, LLC1728 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD, #103, Venice, CA 90291
- Phoenix Houses OF LOS Angeles, Inc.503 OCEAN FRONT WALK, Venice, CA 90291
- Robin Morris, MEDICAL ASSISTANT, MEDICAL ASSISTANT503 OCEAN FRONT WALK, Venice, CA 90291
- THE Coalition Healthcare LLC2434 LINCOLN BLVD, Venice, CA 90291
- West LA Recovery, LLC1728 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD, STE. 101 & STE. 103, Venice, CA 90291
Venice at a glance
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.
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 Venice
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in California: Aegis Treatment Centers LLC in Inglewood, about 6.2 miles (9.9 km) from Venice 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.
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 Venice 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 Aegis Treatment Centers LLC in Inglewood, 6.2 miles from Venice.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Venice.
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.