Prescription medication treatment helps individuals who have become dependent on prescription painkillers to free themselves from the destructive behavior that often comes with prescription pill addiction. The need for prescription pill treatment in the SF Bay Area and beyond has grown enormously, as more and more prescriptions for drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin are written every day. Many people who have no history of substance abuse are finding themselves trapped in prescription pill dependency after an operation or injury for which they were prescribed painkillers. At the Reliance Center™, we have developed a prescription medication treatment program that combines evidence-based addiction medication (Suboxone) with counseling and lifestyle adaptation, to help restore patients to a healthy drug-free life. The highly trained and compassionate staff at our San Francisco outpatient facility offer a treatment plan specific to each patient. 

Finding the Right Treatment Program

Finding the right treatment program is essential to successful recovery. At the Reliance Center™, we provide each patient with individual attention and evaluation, and we design a treatment program that meets his or her unique needs. By combining an FDA approved addiction medication to help relieve withdrawal symptoms and create a stable daily lifestyle, along with collaborative counseling, our treatment plan gives you the freedom to carry on with your normal life, as you move through the stages of recovery. No one prescription pill treatment program works for every person, and the best drug treatment is the one that combines compassionate, individualized care with a science-based program that ensures the highest likelihood of success.

Successful Treatment Combines Medicine and Counseling

Research has shown that neither medication nor counseling, when used alone, is as effective as a treatment program that combines both strategies. When individuals try to achieve detoxification and abstinence with counseling alone, or medication alone, many fall back intoprescription pill dependency. This is because addiction is increasingly being understood as a medical disorder that creates changes in the brain, and is not a matter of willpower. The Reliance Center’s™ prescription pill treatment program is a science-based approach to prescription pill dependence that builds on emerging research and best practices in the field of addiction and recovery, to design a plan that maximizes each patient’s chance to return to a healthy drug-free life.

The First Steps of Prescription Pill Treatment

Prescription pill treatment at the Reliance Center™ starts with an individual physician counseling session in which we explain the medical basis for Suboxone and plan a course to gradually end prescription pill use. Patients are encouraged to come to the pre-admission meeting with family members and others who may provide support during recovery, to ask questions and become familiar with the prescription pill treatment plan. Medically assisted detoxification is just the first step of prescription pill treatment, and will be supplemented by individual and family counseling to address the root causes of prescription pill addiction. At Reliance Center™ we never discharge patients for their inability to remain abstinent, and we understand that some patients who may have never had a problem with alcohol consumption may be able to drink in a social fashion. Our position is, “let’s deal with the most life-threatening addictions first”. Other commitments regarding consumption can come after some degree of stability has been established.

If you would like more detailed information about the prescription pill treatment program at San Francisco’s Reliance Center™, call us today at 415-788-0500, e-mail us at info@RelianceCenter.com or fill out the form on this page.