Suboxone Treatment Providers in Kerrville, Texas
6 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Kerrville 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.
6 providers in Kerrville
- Archway Recovery Centers, INC144 FAIRWAY DR, SUITE C, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Awakenings Hill Country LLC204 JEFFERSON, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Esperanza Health Systems, LTD429 EARL GARRETT STREET, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Health AND Human Services Commission721 THOMPSON DRIVE, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Hill Country Council ON Alcohol AND Drug Abuse, Inc.102 BUSINESS DR W, Kerrville, TX 78028
- House OF Hope Foundation544 SAND BEND DR, Kerrville, TX 78028
Kerrville at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Kerr County
Kerr County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 23.9 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 20 to 28.6). That sits 15.9% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (16 to 23.9): +7.9 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: Micropolitan.
Closest methadone clinic to Kerrville
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Texas: Mars S A LLC in San Antonio, about 51.7 miles (83.2 km) from Kerrville by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Kerr County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 23.9 per 100,000, modestly below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate runs around 18.0%, which is high. Verify each clinician accepts cash, sliding-scale, or Medicaid before booking. Kerrville has roughly 24,532 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 Kerrville 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 Mars S A LLC in San Antonio, 51.7 miles from Kerrville.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Kerrville.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Texas Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Texas Suboxone hub.