Chronic Pain and Addiction Treatment in Jacksonville

How is chronic pain treated when someone also has a substance use disorder in Jacksonville?

Chronic pain is usually treated alongside the substance use disorder, with pain and addiction clinicians working from one shared plan rather than making separate decisions. The two conditions often occur together. Long-term opioid use can also cause physical dependence, which is not the same thing as a use disorder.

Options a Jacksonville program may discuss include buprenorphine or methadone for opioid use disorder. Buprenorphine also has pain-relieving effects. Other options are non-opioid medicines, physical therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychological approaches. The choice rests with your clinicians.

You can find buprenorphine prescribers on the Suboxone clinics in Jacksonville page. Methadone comes only from opioid treatment programs, which Florida oversees through the State Methadone Office at the Department of Children and Families. Those programs are on the methadone clinics in Jacksonville page. A broader overview is on the pain and addiction page.

Is it safe to stop or reduce pain medication on my own?

No. Long-term opioid or benzodiazepine prescriptions should not be stopped or cut suddenly, and any taper should be planned with the prescriber. Changing the dose without a plan can bring withdrawal and other risks.

Benzodiazepines carry their own dependence risks, and taking them together with opioids adds to those risks. Programs that work with this are listed under benzo rehab in Jacksonville. Florida pharmacists can dispense naloxone under a standing order, so many people who take opioids keep it at home.

What should I ask a Jacksonville program before starting?

Before you start, ask intake staff three things:

• Does the program treat pain and substance use together?
• Can it continue or start medication for opioid use disorder?
• Will it coordinate with your current pain prescriber?

Clear answers to all three tell you how the two parts of your care will connect.

How do I pay for pain and addiction treatment in Jacksonville?

Florida Medicaid, private insurance and state-funded care can each pay for treatment, depending on the program.

• Florida Medicaid. The Agency for Health Care Administration runs Florida Medicaid, and most members get care through a Statewide Medicaid Managed Care plan. Duval County is in SMMC Region B. Ask your plan whether it covers medication for opioid use disorder and the level of care you need. See programs that accept Medicaid.
• Private insurance. Federal parity law requires private plans to cover substance use care on terms comparable to medical care.
• State-funded care. LSF Health Systems manages state-funded care for Duval and other North Florida counties. Its 24/7 Access to Care Line is (877) 229-9098. Related programs are under state-funded rehab in Jacksonville.

Most people in Jacksonville reach appointments by bus. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority runs fixed routes, the downtown Skyway and on-demand service, but there is no commuter rail. For visitors, Jacksonville International is the nearest major airport for nearly nine in ten listings, a median of 14.6 miles away.

In a crisis, call or text 988. The national treatment referral line also takes calls at any hour. For programs elsewhere in the state, see pain and addiction treatment across Florida, or browse all Jacksonville treatment listings.