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Suboxone Treatment Providers in High Point, North Carolina

9 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in High Point 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.

High Point, North Carolina

9 providers in High Point

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.

High Point at a glance

115,263
Residents
57.4 sq mi
Land area
37.8
Median age
$61,228
Median household income
11.5%
Uninsured (civilian)
9.9%
Families below poverty

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

Overdose context for Guilford County

Guilford County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 30.8 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 29.2 to 32.4). That sits 8.2% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.

201920.6
202026.7
202130.8

Three-year change (20.6 to 30.8): +10.2 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: Medium Metro.

Closest methadone clinic to High Point

Nearest verified opioid treatment program in North Carolina: Treatment Centers, LLC in Thomasville, about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from High Point by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.

What this means for accessing buprenorphine here

Guilford County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 30.8 per 100,000, slightly above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate sits at 11.5%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. High Point has roughly 115,263 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 High Point 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 Treatment Centers, LLC in Thomasville, 6.5 miles from High Point.

Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in High Point.

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

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