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Suboxone Treatment Providers in Lakewood, Colorado

44 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Lakewood 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.

Lakewood, Colorado

44 providers in Lakewood

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.

Lakewood at a glance

156,309
Residents
43.5 sq mi
Land area
38
Median age
$85,789
Median household income
7.6%
Uninsured (civilian)
5.3%
Families below poverty

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

Closest methadone clinic to Lakewood

Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Colorado: Denver Recovery Group LLC in Denver, about 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Lakewood by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.

What this means for accessing buprenorphine here

Uninsured rate sits at 7.6%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. Lakewood has roughly 156,309 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 Lakewood 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 Denver Recovery Group LLC in Denver, 6.3 miles from Lakewood.

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

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

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