Suboxone Treatment Providers in Rock Springs, Wyoming
9 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Rock Springs 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.
9 providers in Rock Springs
- Icbm INC1501 RED TAIL DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service2300 FOOTHILL BLVD, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service158 WASHAKIE DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service2061 CENTURY BLVD, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service795 DURAN DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service1124 COLLEGE DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service2706 ANKENY WAY, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service3310 SWEETWATER DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
- Southwest Counseling Service125 SKYLINE DR, Rock Springs, WY 82901
Rock Springs at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 33.8 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 28.8 to 39.7). That sits 18.8% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (22.6 to 33.8): +11.2 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: Micropolitan.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Sweetwater County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 33.8 per 100,000, slightly above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate runs around 14.1%, which is high. Verify each clinician accepts cash, sliding-scale, or Medicaid before booking. Rock Springs has roughly 23,229 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 Rock Springs 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.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Rock Springs.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Wyoming Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Wyoming Suboxone hub.