Opioid Addiction Treatment in Simpsonville, SC
South Carolina Addiction Treatment helps clients recover from opioid use disorder, a treatable medical condition in which the brain adapts to opioids and a person loses control over their use. Care begins with medically supervised detox and 24/7 nursing to manage withdrawal safely, then moves into a residential stabilization week built around counseling and dual-diagnosis care. SCAT is a CARF-accredited, family owned detox and residential facility in Simpsonville, serving adults from across South Carolina.
Same-day admissions available. Our team verifies insurance and schedules intake, often the same day.
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CARF Accredited
Licensed by SC Dept. of Public Health
BBB Accredited, A+Our Opioid Rehab Reviews
What a wonderful experience! This was my first time in a long detoxing stay. They set you up for success and give you all the tools to prepare yourself for after care. An awesome staff that truly cares about you! The chefs are fantastic and they have plenty of snacks to eat. They give you all your medicine and therapy. There are too many people to thank! I highly recommend SCAT for your recovery.
Read on GoogleI had the best experience at South Carolina Addiction Treatment! This was my third time in a detox facility and it was by far the best and most loving community I have been apart of. The staff is outstanding. They really do care about their clients and want to see people recover and succeed in life. I have never been offered so much support and help like I did at S.C.A.T in my life. Please, if you feel like you need help and are thinking about going to a detox/ treatment facility, call S.C.A.T, you won’t regret it!
Read on GoogleI have been to drug treatment on three other occasions. When I arrived here, I was dealing with several different issues besides my drug problems. Kristine and Tammy help me through some very serious personal situations, as well as Amanda. I would highly recommend this facility. Because now I’m going to a longer treatment facility, which I have never done in my life, and if they hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have become the spiritual person that I’ve become now, which I was not before. And I love those three staff members for life.
Read on GoogleOpioid Addiction Treatment Programs
Opioid withdrawal is rarely life-threatening, but it is intensely uncomfortable and cravings drive many people back to use within days. South Carolina Addiction Treatment runs medically supervised detox and a residential stabilization week on one Simpsonville campus, so clients move from stabilization into recovery without leaving the program.
Medically Supervised Detox
Opioid withdrawal brings flu-like symptoms, stomach upset, restlessness, and powerful cravings. Every client begins care at our medical detox center, where nurses use comfort medications to ease symptoms around the clock and medication-assisted treatment can be considered as part of the plan.
Inpatient Rehab
Our residential substance use treatment spans 14 days, pairing 7 days of medically supervised opioid detox with a 7-day residential week that gives clients room to stabilize once the worst withdrawal passes, including 3 guaranteed individual counseling sessions, an optional family session, smaller breakout groups, and off-site activities that rebuild routine and connection.
Why Choose SCAT for Opioid Addiction Treatment?
Opioid addiction rarely responds to willpower alone, because both prescription painkillers and illicit opioids rewire the brain and body around the next dose. South Carolina Addiction Treatment gives clients a medically supervised, family-run place to break that cycle safely and begin real recovery.
Family owned and operated
As South Carolina's only family owned and operated detox and residential facility, SCAT treats every client who walks through opioid recovery as a person, not a case number, with the same care the founding family would want for their own.
Medically supervised detox
Opioid withdrawal is intensely uncomfortable, with flu-like symptoms, stomach upset, restlessness, and powerful cravings, so SCAT's medically supervised detox uses comfort medications and medication-assisted treatment such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone to ease each stage and protect stability.
Small and personal, 16 beds
With only 16 beds and roughly a 3:1 client-to-staff ratio, SCAT offers the kind of close attention that keeps clients supported through the hardest hours of opioid detox rather than lost in a crowd.
Integrated dual-diagnosis care
Many people who struggle with opioids are also managing depression, anxiety, trauma, or chronic pain, so SCAT delivers integrated dual-diagnosis care that treats the addiction and the underlying condition together.
Same-day, in-network admissions
SCAT offers same-day admissions and verifies benefits before arrival, and is in network with Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Molina, Ambetter, Magellan, and MedCost, so a client can start opioid treatment without waiting for the crisis to deepen.
A family and community for life
Recovery from opioids does not end at discharge, which is why SCAT alumni become part of a 'family for life' through ongoing SOAR support and a community that stays connected long after the program.
What to Expect During Opioid Treatment at SCAT
First 24 hours
Arrival and comprehensive assessment
When a client arrives, a behavioral health technician handles intake, and the Big Four assessments are completed within 24 hours so the clinical team understands the client's opioid history, physical health, and mental health before shaping the detox plan.
Days 1-7
Medically supervised detox
Opioid withdrawal peaks in the first few days with flu-like symptoms and strong cravings. Nurses provide around-the-clock comfort medications and monitoring so the acute phase is managed safely.
Days 8-14
Residential stabilization (Inpatient Rehab)
For clients in inpatient rehab, Days 8-14 shift from managing acute opioid withdrawal to deeper recovery work, with counseling, peer support, and structured activities that help a client practice living without opioids in a safe residential setting.
Day 14+
Step-down and continuing care
At Day 14 and beyond, SCAT connects each client to the next right step, whether that is a longer program, PHP, IOP, a MAT clinic for continued buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone, or a counselor, so opioid recovery keeps its momentum after discharge.
Take a Tour of Our Simpsonville Facility
A calm, home-like setting designed for healing, from medically supervised detox through residential care.
Our Opioid Treatment Admission Process
Call the confidential admissions line
A client or loved one can reach SCAT's confidential admissions line any time to talk through opioid treatment options with someone who understands what recovery from painkillers or illicit opioids involves.
Insurance verification (VOB)
Before a client arrives, SCAT verifies benefits so the client knows what coverage looks like through Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Molina, Ambetter, Magellan, or MedCost, with no surprises during an already stressful moment.
Same-day arrival
Because opioid withdrawal can escalate quickly, SCAT offers same-day arrival so a client can begin medically supervised detox on the day the decision to get help is made.
Intake and assessment
Once on site, a behavioral health technician completes intake and the Big Four assessments within 24 hours, giving the clinical team what it needs to tailor comfort medications and MAT to the client's opioid use.
Opioid Treatment Led by an Experienced Team
South Carolina Addiction Treatment is led by an experienced behavioral health team focused on quality care and strong outcomes.
Chris Doyle
Managing Partner
Russ Guccio
Chief Executive Officer
Taylor Hart
Chief Operating Officer
Ryan Ledoux
Executive Director (NC)
What are the common signs of Opioid Use Disorder?
Opioid use disorder often hides in plain sight, with signs that shift as tolerance and dependence grow. Common signs include drowsiness or nodding off, constricted pupils, slowed breathing, mood swings, withdrawal symptoms such as nausea and sweating between doses, using more than intended, doctor shopping or running out of prescriptions early, and continued opioid use despite clear harm to health, work, and relationships.
Withdrawal between doses
Sweating, chills, muscle aches, nausea, and restlessness that ease only with more of the drug, a sign of physical dependence.
Pinpoint pupils and nodding
Very small pupils, drowsiness, or nodding off during use, along with rising tolerance that requires more to feel the same effect.
Loss of control
Using more or longer than intended, and being unable to cut down despite repeated attempts to stop.
Seeking out supply
Doctor shopping, running out of prescriptions early, or turning to illicit sources to keep using.
Pulling away
Dropping hobbies, family time, and responsibilities in favor of using or recovering from use.
Strain on relationships
Growing conflict, secrecy, and isolation with family, friends, or coworkers as opioids take priority.
Opioid Addiction in South Carolina
76%
of South Carolina drug overdose deaths in 2023 involved an opioid
SC Dept. of Public Health, 2023
2,157
drug overdose deaths in South Carolina in 2023
SC Dept. of Public Health, 2023
62%
of South Carolina's 2024 overdose deaths involved fentanyl (914 of 1,481), most of them opioid-driven
SC Dept. of Public Health, 2024
SCAT Outcomes & Results
The numbers below come from South Carolina Addiction Treatment's own clients, not national averages.
82%
of clients who admit to SCAT complete treatment
90%
of alumni contacted 90 days after completing treatment report as still sober
62%
decrease in withdrawal symptoms
58%
decrease in cravings to use
Based on SCAT client data, January 2025 to April 2026. Individual results vary.
How to help a loved one struggling with opioid addiction
Watching a loved one disappear into opioid addiction leaves families frightened and unsure what to do, and the right response can make the difference between another relapse and a first step toward treatment. These steps help families move from worry to meaningful action.
Recognize the signs
Learning the signs of opioid use disorder, from tiny pupils and drowsiness to missing medication and withdrawal sickness between doses, helps a family see the problem clearly instead of explaining it away.
Start the conversation
Choosing a calm, private moment and speaking from concern rather than blame makes it far more likely that a loved one will hear the offer of help and consider opioid treatment.
Avoid harmful approaches
Threats, shaming, and ultimatums that are never enforced tend to push a person deeper into hiding opioid use, so families do better to stay steady, honest, and consistent.
Connect them with care
When a loved one is ready, or even close, a family can move quickly by calling SCAT, where same-day admissions and pre-arrival benefit verification let opioid detox begin without delay.
Addiction Treatment Insurance Providers We Work With
SCAT is in network with Aetna, Ambetter, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Magellan, MedCost, and Molina. Verification of benefits, known as a VOB, is completed by phone before you arrive, so coverage is confirmed in advance of intake.
Don’t see your provider? We work with most national and regional insurers and can verify your specific plan instantly. We also offer self-pay options. Tricare, Medicaid, and Medicare not accepted.
Verify Your Benefits
Free, confidential, and takes about 60 seconds. An admissions counselor will follow up the same day.
Opioid Treatment Across Simpsonville & South Carolina
South Carolina Addiction Treatment treats opioid addiction at its Simpsonville campus, serving adults from across the Upstate and beyond. Care runs on site from medically supervised detox through residential stabilization, coordinated in one confidential call.
1187 Holland Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Opioid Addiction Treatment FAQs
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Opioid recovery can start safely today
Our admissions team can arrange a confidential assessment and, when detox is appropriate, coordinate a safe same-day arrival at our Simpsonville facility.