Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Comprehensive and personalized treatment for opioid use disorder, combining medication with care for the whole person and continuity over the long term.
Overview
Opioid use disorder is a medical condition, and it is treated here as one. Tessy Kadavil is certified to provide buprenorphine therapy, and the practice offers comprehensive and personalized treatment for opioid use disorder using Sublocade® and Brixadi® — long-acting injections that can lessen cravings and withdrawal symptoms while supporting long-term recovery.
The approach goes beyond medication management. Contributing conditions — ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and other behavioral health concerns — are assessed and addressed as part of the same treatment, as are the physical and emotional effects associated with substance use. These are not side issues. They are frequently the reason a previous attempt at treatment did not last, and treating them is part of treating the disorder.
Through ongoing monitoring, supportive care and personalized treatment planning, the focus is on addressing the whole person and supporting recovery, improved health and long-term well-being.
There is no requirement to have already stopped, no requirement to arrive with a plan, and no version of this conversation in which you are judged for having it.
What treatment looks at
Medication is one part of the work. These are assessed and addressed alongside it, because they are frequently what makes recovery hard to sustain.
- Cravings and withdrawal symptoms
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
- Other behavioral health concerns
- The physical effects associated with substance use
- The emotional effects associated with substance use
Treating the substance use alone, without the conditions underneath it, is a common reason treatment does not hold.
How the care works
Start with a conversation
An assessment of your history, your health and what you want treatment to do for you. No requirement to have already stopped, and no requirement to have a plan before you call.
Medication for opioid use disorder
Sublocade® and Brixadi® are long-acting injections of buprenorphine that can lessen cravings and withdrawal symptoms, supporting recovery over the longer term. Sublocade is given once a month; Brixadi can be given weekly or monthly. Which is right for you is decided with you.
Treat what travels with it
Assessing and addressing contributing conditions — ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and other behavioral health concerns — as part of the same plan rather than as separate referrals.
Stay in contact
Ongoing monitoring, supportive care and a treatment plan that is revised as circumstances change.
This may be the right fit if
- You are ready to talk to someone and do not want to be lectured
- You have tried treatment before and it did not hold
- You would rather have a long-acting injection than a medication to take every day
- Anxiety, depression, ADHD or trauma are part of the picture
- You want one provider handling both the substance use and the rest of your health
- Someone you care about is looking for treatment and you are making the first call
What a visit looks like
The first call
Call 210-699-6993 and say you want to ask about treatment for opioid use disorder. You do not need to explain your history over the phone.
The appointment
A private, unhurried medical assessment covering your health, your history and what you are looking for. You decide what happens next.
Afterwards
Ongoing monitoring and supportive care, with appointments at intervals that work for your life rather than against it.
- 30+years in healthcareTessy Kadavil, DNP, FNP
- 5.0from 23 Google reviewsVerified on the practice’s Google Business Profile
- CertifiedDementia Person-Centered Care ProviderAlongside certification for buprenorphine therapy
- Mon–Fri8:00am – 5:00pmMedical Center district, San Antonio
Questions about opioid use disorder treatment
Is opioid use disorder treatment confidential?
Records of substance use disorder treatment carry federal protections beyond ordinary medical privacy, under 42 CFR Part 2. Ask the office how your information is handled and what you would need to sign before anything could be shared.
What does treatment involve?
Treatment combines medication for opioid use disorder with care for the whole person — assessing and addressing conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression and trauma alongside the physical and emotional effects of substance use, with ongoing monitoring and support.
Which medication would I be offered?
The practice offers Sublocade® and Brixadi®, long-acting injections of buprenorphine. Sublocade is given once a month; Brixadi can be given weekly or monthly. Which is right for you is a clinical decision made with you, based on your history and what you are looking for from treatment. Call 210-699-6993 to talk it through before you commit to anything.
Will I be judged?
No. Opioid use disorder is treated here as the medical condition it is.
Talk it through first
Call the office, describe what is going on, and find out whether opioid use disorder treatment is the right place to start.
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm · Medical Center district, San Antonio