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Intensive Outpatient Program close to home
in Florence.

Intensive Outpatient Program in Florence from Crossroads lets you get evidence-based addiction care, medication, counseling, and support, while living at home and keeping your job and routine.

You do not have to travel far from Florence to find evidence-based addiction care. We serve patients across Florence County and the nearby communities. That includes Hartsville, Myrtle Beach, Columbia, and N Charleston and other nearby South Carolina towns. A Crossroads center is located right in Florence. Crossroads operates 7 centers across South Carolina.

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We understand

What you are facing
and what you get.

We understand what you are facing

  • Short detox stays with no follow-up set people up to relapse.
  • Residential rehab means leaving work, family, and home, a price many people simply cannot pay.
  • Programs that ignore medication leave the hardest cravings untreated.
  • Taking weeks away for residential rehab can mean losing a job or custody.

What you get at Crossroads

  • Fully outpatient care so you keep working, parenting, and living while you recover.
  • Medication-assisted treatment combined with counseling for stronger outcomes.
  • Day and evening appointment options that bend around work and childcare.
  • A confidential setting where you are treated with respect at every visit.
Why us

Why people choose Crossroads

Same-day and next-day appointments mean help is available the moment you are ready.

Every plan is personalized. There is no one-size-fits-all program here, only care built around you.

Our providers are licensed clinicians who specialize in addiction medicine and treat you with dignity.

  • Walk-ins are welcome, and no one is turned away for asking for help.
  • Privacy is built into every visit, from check-in to checkout.
  • Many patients begin medication on the same day as their first visit.
  • Your plan includes relapse-prevention and coping strategies, not just a prescription.
  • Language assistance is available so care is clear in your own words.
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Treatment details
for Florence.

In-depth answers to the questions people search before they call.

01

Why Asking for Help Is a Sign of Strength

Knowing your care is confidential takes much of the fear out of seeking help. In Florence, the privacy protections around treatment exist precisely so worry about who might find out never keeps someone away. You can pursue recovery without putting your reputation or your job on the line.

The language around addiction has done real harm, framing a medical condition as a personal flaw. We reject that framing completely. At Crossroads in Florence, you are a patient seeking care, full stop, and you will be spoken to and treated accordingly from the moment you reach out.

Once people experience care without judgment, many wish they had reached out years earlier. The shame they carried turns out to have been the biggest obstacle all along. If fear of judgment has held you back in Florence, know that the only thing waiting for you here is help.

02

Comfort and Withdrawal Management

You will not be left to white-knuckle through the hardest part alone. Your care team monitors how you are feeling and adjusts your treatment to keep you comfortable and safe. Knowing that withdrawal will be managed by medical professionals removes one of the biggest reasons people delay getting help. The sooner you reach out, the sooner that relief begins.

Trying to detox alone is not only miserable, it can be genuinely dangerous. Under medical care in Florence, withdrawal becomes something to be managed rather than feared, with medication that takes the sharpest edges off the process. That difference is often what allows people to get through early recovery instead of giving up.

Once the physical symptoms ease, your mind clears enough to engage with the rest of treatment. That is the real purpose of comfortable withdrawal management: not just relief, but a stable starting point. Your team in Florence keeps you steady through those first days so the real work of recovery can begin.

03

Why Outpatient Care Fits Your Life in Florence

Practicing recovery in the real world is an advantage, not a compromise. When you face everyday stress and temptation with your care team's support close at hand, the skills you build tend to stick. Crossroads in Florence is designed around that reality, helping you grow stronger inside the same life you are working to protect.

One of the biggest barriers to treatment is the fear of putting life on hold. Crossroads intensive outpatient program in Florence is fully outpatient, which means you receive care without checking into a facility or stepping away from your responsibilities. You keep working, parenting, attending school, and sleeping in your own bed. Appointments are scheduled around your life, so recovery becomes part of your routine rather than an interruption to it.

Outpatient care also makes recovery sustainable. Instead of an intense program that ends abruptly, you build a steady relationship with a care team that supports you for as long as you need. Visits become shorter and less frequent as you stabilize, and telehealth options fill the gaps in between. For most people in South Carolina, this is the realistic, livable path to long-term recovery.

04

Your Privacy and Safety Come First

The way our Florence clinic is run reflects how seriously we take discretion, from how appointments are scheduled to how staff greet you. You should never feel exposed walking in for care. Protecting your privacy is treated as part of the treatment itself, not a courtesy added on top of it.

Your employer, your neighbors, and your community do not have access to your treatment records, and they never will without your explicit permission. That legal protection exists precisely so fear of exposure never keeps someone from care. In Florence, you can pursue recovery knowing your privacy is safeguarded at every step.

We are also transparent with you about your own care: what each medication does, why a decision is made, and what to expect next. Safety and trust go hand in hand, and you deserve to understand and agree with your treatment. Nothing about your care in Florence happens to you without your informed involvement.

05

Combining In-Person and Online Visits in Florence

For patients balancing demanding jobs, caregiving, or unreliable transportation, telehealth can be the difference between staying in care and falling out of it. A quick virtual check-in from home or on a break keeps your recovery on track. In Florence, that flexibility removes some of the most common reasons people drift away from treatment.

You do not need fancy technology to use telehealth at Crossroads. A basic smartphone or computer is usually enough, and our Florence team can help you get set up. The goal is to remove barriers, so if connectivity is a challenge, we work with you to find an option that keeps your care going.

Telehealth visits in Florence can cover much of what in-person visits do: medication check-ins, counseling sessions, and honest conversations about how you are doing. For stable patients, this means fewer trips without any drop in the quality of care. Your provider decides with you when a visit can be virtual and when it should be in person.

06

Compassionate Care for Growing Families in Florence

For expecting patients in Florence, Crossroads can coordinate with your prenatal providers so your pregnancy and your recovery are managed together. When babies are exposed to opioids, planning ahead with your care team helps ensure the right support is in place at delivery. Informed, connected care protects both of you.

Whether you are expecting, newly parenting, or raising older children in Florence, Crossroads meets you where you are. Intensive Outpatient Program here is designed to support the whole family's wellbeing, because a parent's recovery ripples outward to everyone they love. Reaching out is a step toward a healthier future for all of you.

Children benefit when a parent gets the help they need, and recovery often becomes a powerful motivation in itself. Crossroads in Florence understands that you are not just recovering for yourself; you are doing it for the people who depend on you. That motivation is something we honor and build on throughout treatment.

07

When Someone You Love Is Struggling in Florence

Family involvement, when a patient wants it, can strengthen recovery, and Crossroads in Florence can include loved ones in education and counseling. Learning about opioid use disorder together helps replace blame with understanding. Families who understand the illness often become some of recovery's most powerful allies.

Boundaries and compassion are not opposites; the healthiest support usually involves both. Learning where to hold a line and where to offer grace is difficult, and you do not have to figure it out alone. Crossroads helps families in Florence find that balance so they can support recovery while protecting their own wellbeing.

It is natural to feel helpless watching someone you love struggle, but you have more influence than you might think. Simply staying connected, informed, and patient can keep a door open that addiction tries to close. Our Florence team can help you understand how to be that steady presence without burning yourself out.

08

Tools to Protect Your Recovery in Florence

A strong relapse-prevention plan includes knowing exactly what to do and who to call when cravings spike. Your Florence team helps you build that plan in advance, complete with concrete steps and support contacts. Having a clear response ready means a hard moment does not have to become a setback.

A strong recovery has structure, so your Florence team helps you build routines, goals, and supports that crowd out the space addiction used to fill. When your days have purpose and your needs are met in healthy ways, the pull toward use grows weaker. Recovery becomes something you live, not just something you maintain.

If a setback does happen, it does not erase your progress, and it does not mean treatment failed. Crossroads in Florence meets returning patients with the same compassion as the first day, helping you learn from the moment and keep moving forward. The path of recovery is rarely a straight line, and we walk it with you regardless.

09

Balancing Pain Relief and Recovery in Florence

For many people, opioid use disorder began with a legitimate prescription for pain. Crossroads in Florence understands this overlap and does not treat chronic pain as an excuse or an afterthought. Intensive Outpatient Program here accounts for the reality that your pain is real and still needs a thoughtful, compassionate plan.

The medications used in opioid use disorder treatment can also help with pain for some patients, and your Florence provider can discuss whether that applies to you. Every plan is individual, built around your history and your goals. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, which is exactly why personalized care matters so much.

Patients in Florence who live with chronic pain often feel caught between two worlds, dismissed by some providers and over-prescribed by others. Crossroads offers a steadier path, where intensive outpatient program and pain are considered together by a team that takes both seriously. That balance is at the heart of responsible care.

10

The Role of Counseling and Therapy

Counseling is also where you practice life without substances before you have to live it. You rehearse how to handle a stressful day, a difficult relationship, or an unexpected craving, so that when those moments arrive in Florence you are ready for them. Skills built in session quietly become the habits that protect your recovery for years.

Medication addresses the physical side of addiction, but lasting recovery also depends on the mind. That is why counseling is part of every patient's plan in Florence, not an optional add-on. In individual and group sessions you work through the triggers, stress, and patterns that fuel substance use, and you build practical tools to handle them. Counseling gives you a confidential space to be honest and a counselor who is genuinely on your side.

Therapy at Crossroads meets you where you are. Whether you have years of recovery behind you or you are walking in for the first time, your counselor tailors the work to your needs and your pace. Over time, these sessions help you understand yourself more clearly, repair relationships, and create a life that no longer revolves around using. It is some of the most important work you will do, and you never do it alone.

11

Connecting With Others in Recovery in Florence

Isolation feeds addiction, and connection helps heal it. At Crossroads in Florence, intensive outpatient program is paired with opportunities to connect with others who understand what you are going through. Hearing someone say they have felt the same fear and found their way forward can be the encouragement that keeps you going.

The shame that surrounds addiction loses much of its power in a room full of people who get it. In Florence, Crossroads helps patients find that sense of belonging, where setbacks are met with understanding instead of judgment. Knowing you are accepted as you are makes it safer to keep showing up.

Recovery is easier to sustain when you are not carrying it alone. Our Florence team can connect you with groups and resources where you can share honestly, learn from others, and build a network that supports your progress. Community does not replace clinical care, but it makes that care far more durable.

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Medications

Medications available in Florence

MethadoneA daily medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal
Methadone is taken once daily at our clinic. It works by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings so your body can stabilize. It has been used safely and effectively to treat opioid use disorder for decades.
Suboxone®A combination medication that eases withdrawal and blocks opioid effects
Suboxone contains buprenorphine and naloxone. It reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings while also blocking the effects of other opioids. It is typically taken as a film that dissolves under the tongue.
Sublocade®A once-monthly injectable option for consistent dosing
Sublocade is a monthly injection of buprenorphine administered by your care team. It removes the need for daily medication management — one appointment a month keeps your treatment on track.
Brixadi®A flexible injectable buprenorphine available weekly or monthly
Brixadi is an injectable form of buprenorphine that can be administered weekly or monthly depending on your treatment plan. It offers flexibility and consistent medication levels without daily dosing.
Vivitrol®A monthly injection that blocks opioid effects entirely
Vivitrol is a monthly naltrexone injection that works by blocking the effects of opioids. It contains no opioids itself and is a strong option for patients who have already completed withdrawal and want ongoing protection against relapse.
Your journey

How it works

Three steps to start outpatient care at a Crossroads clinic near you.

  1. 1

    Step 01

    Call or start Instant Intake®

    Speak with a provider in as little as 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Step 02

    Get a personalized treatment plan

    Built around your life, your history, and your goals.

  3. 3

    Step 03

    Begin outpatient care

    Start treatment at our clinic on your schedule.

Coverage

Insurance & cost in Florence

Cost should never stand between you and recovery. In Florence we accept:

  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare Advantage
  • TRICARE
  • VA CCN
  • Most commercial insurance
  • Self-pay options available
FAQ

Florence Intensive Outpatient Program FAQ

How is outpatient different from residential rehab?
Outpatient care lets you keep your job, home, and family while attending scheduled visits. Residential rehab requires living on-site. Our Florence program is fully outpatient.
What does a typical week of outpatient rehab look like in Florence?
It depends on your plan, but most patients attend scheduled counseling and medication visits a few times a week, arranged around work and family.
Do I need a referral for intensive outpatient program in Florence?
No referral is needed. Call our Florence-area team directly to begin intake and assessment.
Can I do outpatient rehab if I have a job?
Yes. Our Florence program is designed for working people, with flexible day and evening visits so treatment fits your schedule.
Are same-day or walk-in appointments available in Florence?
Same-day appointments are often available. You may speak with a medical provider within 10 minutes of calling, and your first visit includes a health assessment and starting your plan.
Is treatment confidential?
Yes. Your care is private and protected under federal 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality law for substance use treatment. We never share your information without your consent.
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