Opioid Treatment and MAT in Detroit, MI
Detroit has methadone OTPs, office-based buprenorphine, and a public crisis door that can point to detox and MOUD. Opioid care here should start with medication access, not a marketing tour.
What opioid treatment looks like in Detroit
Within 30 miles of downtown Detroit (ZIP 48226), the SAMHSA locator lists:
- 104 substance use treatment facilities overall
- 24 offering detoxification
- 19 federally certified opioid treatment programs (OTP markers in locator services)
- Dozens of facilities reporting buprenorphine prescribing
Confirm current OTP and buprenorphine openings by phone. Same-day induction capacity changes.
Overdose picture
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services vital statistics list 955 drug-induced deaths for Wayne County residents in 2023, including 573 in Detroit city and 382 in the remainder of Wayne County. Opioids, including illicit fentanyl, remain central to Wayne County drug-induced mortality. Keep naloxone at home and know how to use it.
Paying for MOUD in Detroit
Michigan expanded Medicaid. Healthy Michigan Plan and standard Medicaid cover medically necessary SUD treatment through prepaid inpatient health plans and DWIHN-network providers when clinically appropriate.
How to start today
- If this is an overdose, call 911 and give naloxone. For a crisis, call or text 988.
- Call or text (800) 653-9376 to find OTP or buprenorphine openings, or use this form:
Calling is free; the referral service is paid for by treatment providers, and we check your benefits before you commit.
- Call Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) at 1-800-241-4949, or search findtreatment.gov with ZIP 48226.
- Ask specifically for methadone or buprenorphine induction, not only residential tour dates.
For opioids in Detroit, the highest-yield move is usually same-week MOUD, not waiting for a perfect 30-day bed.