Suboxone Treatment Providers in South Portland, Maine
7 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in South Portland 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.
7 providers in South Portland
- Alda Health LLC225 GORHAM RD STE 104, South Portland, ME 04106
- Center FOR Behavioral Health ME, Inc.400 WESTERN AVE, South Portland, ME 04106
- Coastal Recovery Partners LLC343 GORHAM RD, South Portland, ME 04106
- Danielle Milovanovic400 WESTERN AVE, South Portland, ME 04106
- Joseph Py, D.O., D.O.400 WESTERN AVE, South Portland, ME 04106
- Maine Recovery Collective, LLC56 MOSHER ST, South Portland, ME 04106
- Scott M Davis MD LLC89 CANNON ROAD, South Portland, ME 04106
South Portland at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Cumberland County
Cumberland County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 37.2 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 35 to 39.6). That sits 30.8% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (24.9 to 37.2): +12.3 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: Small Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to South Portland
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Maine: Merrimack River Medical Services in Portland, about 2.8 miles (4.4 km) from South Portland by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Cumberland County ran a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 37.2 per 100,000, well above the national county mean of 28.5. Quick access to office-based buprenorphine matters more here than in lower-rate counties. Uninsured rate is low here at 5.8%. Most prescribers bill commercial insurance directly. Sublocade injections, in particular, run several thousand dollars without coverage. South Portland has roughly 26,780 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 South Portland 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 Merrimack River Medical Services in Portland, 2.8 miles from South Portland.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in South Portland.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Maine Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Maine Suboxone hub.