Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment in Simpsonville, SC
South Carolina Addiction Treatment helps clients recover from prescription drug addiction, which can involve opioid painkillers, benzodiazepines, or stimulants. Because withdrawal from some of these medications can be dangerous, care begins with medically supervised detox and 24/7 nursing, then moves into a residential stabilization week built around counseling and dual-diagnosis care. SCAT is a CARF-accredited, family owned facility in Simpsonville, serving adults from across South Carolina.
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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 GooglePrescription Drug Addiction Treatment Programs
Prescription drug addiction covers several very different medications, and withdrawal from opioids and benzodiazepines in particular can be dangerous. 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
Because prescription drugs include opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants, withdrawal varies and can be dangerous, especially with sedatives and painkillers. Every client begins with medically supervised detox, where nurses manage symptoms around the clock and taper medications safely where appropriate.
Inpatient Rehab
Inpatient rehab spans 14 days, pairing 7 days of medically supervised detox, tapered to the prescription class involved, with a 7-day residential week that gives clients room to stabilize once the acute phase 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 Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment?
Prescription drug addiction can begin with a legitimate script and quietly become dependence, whether the medication is an opioid painkiller, a benzodiazepine sedative, or a stimulant. South Carolina Addiction Treatment gives clients a medically supervised, family-run place to stop safely and rebuild recovery around the right kind of care.
Family owned and operated
As South Carolina's only family owned and operated detox and residential facility, SCAT treats every client working through prescription drug dependence as a person, not a case number, with the same care the founding family would want for their own.
Medically supervised detox
Prescription drug misuse spans opioid painkillers, benzodiazepines, and stimulants, and withdrawal differs sharply by class, so SCAT's medically supervised detox tailors each plan to the medication involved and uses a careful, medically managed taper where one is needed, since benzodiazepine withdrawal in particular can be dangerous and cause seizures.
Small and personal, 16 beds
With only 16 beds and roughly a 3:1 client-to-staff ratio, SCAT offers the close monitoring that matters when a client is coming off a prescription medication that cannot simply be stopped overnight.
Integrated dual-diagnosis care
Many people who misuse prescription medication are also managing anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or trauma, often the very reasons the drug was prescribed, 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 begin prescription drug treatment without waiting for dependence to deepen.
A family and community for life
Recovery from prescription drugs 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 Prescription Drug 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 which medication is involved, how long it has been used, and the client's physical and mental health before shaping a detox and taper plan.
Days 1-7
Medically supervised detox
Because the medication and dose vary, the clinical team tailors detox to each client, using tapering and comfort medications with around-the-clock 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 the acute withdrawal of the specific medication class to deeper recovery work, with counseling, peer support, and structured activities that help a client practice living without the prescription drug 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, or a counselor, so recovery from prescription drug dependence keeps its momentum and any remaining taper or medication needs are managed after discharge.
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A calm, home-like setting designed for healing, from medically supervised detox through residential care.
Our Prescription Drug 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 prescription drug treatment options with someone who understands the difference between coming off a painkiller, a sedative, and a stimulant.
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 stopping certain prescription medications abruptly can be risky, 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 match the taper and comfort medications to the exact drug the client has been taking.
Prescription Drug 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 Prescription Drug Use Disorder?
Prescription drug use disorder often looks different depending on the medication, and the signs shift as tolerance and dependence grow. Common signs include running out of prescriptions early or doctor shopping, taking higher doses than prescribed, drowsiness and slurred speech with painkillers or sedatives, restlessness, appetite loss, and racing thoughts with stimulants, mood swings, withdrawal symptoms between doses, hiding or hoarding pills, and continued use despite clear harm to health, work, and relationships.
Tolerance and withdrawal
Needing higher doses to feel the same effect, and feeling sick, anxious, or shaky when a dose is missed.
Using beyond the prescription
Taking more than prescribed, using more often, or using in ways not intended, such as crushing or snorting pills.
Running out early
Finishing prescriptions ahead of schedule, doctor shopping, or seeking the medication from other sources.
Using despite harm
Continuing to use even as it affects health, work, finances, or relationships, and being unable to cut down.
Pulling away
Dropping hobbies, family time, and responsibilities in favor of using or recovering from use.
Secrecy and isolation
Hiding use from loved ones, and growing conflict or withdrawal from relationships as the medication takes priority.
Prescription Drug Addiction in South Carolina
76%
of South Carolina drug overdose deaths in 2023 involved an opioid, including prescription opioids
SC Dept. of Public Health, 2023
2,157
drug overdose deaths in South Carolina in 2023
SC Dept. of Public Health, 2023
16 beds
an intimate, family owned detox and residential program in Simpsonville
South Carolina Addiction Treatment
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
49%
decrease in depression
34%
decrease in anxiety
Based on SCAT client data, January 2025 to April 2026. Individual results vary.
How to help a loved one struggling with prescription drug addiction
Prescription drug addiction is easy for families to overlook because the medication once came from a doctor, yet the right response can move a loved one from hidden dependence toward real treatment. These steps help families act with clarity instead of confusion.
Recognize the signs
Learning the signs of prescription drug misuse, from running out of a script early and doctor shopping to sedation, agitation, or withdrawal symptoms between doses, helps a family see the problem clearly instead of assuming the medication is simply being taken as directed.
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 treatment for prescription drug dependence.
Avoid harmful approaches
Threats, shaming, and flushing a person's medication can be counterproductive and, with sedatives especially, abrupt loss of the drug can be dangerous, so families do better to stay steady and steer a loved one toward medically supervised care.
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 a medically supervised 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.
Prescription Drug Treatment Across Simpsonville & South Carolina
South Carolina Addiction Treatment treats prescription drug 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
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Prescription Drug 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.