Inner Light Care

A treatment we offer · For substance use disorders

Addiction medicine

Evidence-based care for opioid and alcohol use, alongside the psychiatric care you may also need. We use long-acting injectable medications, oral options, and — all without judgment, and at the pace that fits your life.

How we approach this

Substance use disorders are treatable medical conditions — not moral failings. Our job is to help you find a path forward that works for your body, your schedule, and your life. That usually means medication, counseling referrals, and the steady accountability of a clinician who actually knows you.

We use the term — medications for opioid use disorder — because the research is clear that these medications are primary treatment, not optional. We meet you where you are: whether that’s your first conversation about cutting back, or your tenth attempt at maintenance.

Medications we offer

No single medication is right for everyone. We’ll talk through what fits your goals, your history, and the practical realities of your week.

Long-acting injectable medications — given here in the office, eliminating daily dosing:

  • Sublocade — a injection given under the skin of the abdomen, once a month. For moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder.
  • Brixadi — also a buprenorphine injection, but available as either a weekly or monthly dose, with more injection-site options. The weekly form can be helpful early in treatment when doses still need fine-tuning.
  • Vivitrol — a injection given in the muscle, once a month. FDA-approved for both alcohol use disorder and prevention of return to opioid use after detox. Not a controlled substance.

Oral options— for stabilization, ongoing care, or when an injection isn’t the right fit:

  • Sublingual buprenorphine(Suboxone, Zubsolv, generics) — first-line for opioid use disorder; relieves withdrawal and cravings.
  • Naltrexone (oral)— a daily option for alcohol use disorder.
  • Acamprosate and disulfiram— additional options for alcohol use disorder that work in different ways than naltrexone.
  • Comfort medications for withdrawal— clonidine, lofexidine, gabapentin, and others, used short-term to ease the physical symptoms of stopping.
A note on methadone: methadone for opioid use disorder is only available through federally certified Opioid Treatment Programs and can’t be prescribed from a private practice. If that’s the right fit for you, we’ll help connect you to a program that can support it.

On-site urine testing

We offer point-of-care urine drug screening here in the office, with results available in minutes rather than days. This isn’t about surveillance — it’s a clinical tool that helps us see how a medication is working, catch a return to use early, and adjust the plan together. Real-time results mean we can have a real-time conversation, not a delayed phone call.

When something unexpected shows up on a screen, we send a confirmation sample to the lab and talk it through openly. Returning to use is part of many recoveries; it’s information, not failure.

Who this is for

Adults thinking about, starting, or continuing treatment for an opioid or alcohol use disorder — whether you’re new to this or have been working on it for years. We can also coordinate care if you’re already established with a counselor, sponsor, or program and just need a prescriber who listens.

If you also live with depression, anxiety, ADHD, or another psychiatric condition — which is true for most people we see — we treat those alongside, not separately. The integration is the point.

Vanessa is an associate member of ASAM (the American Society of Addiction Medicine) and stays current with addiction-medicine practice through ongoing education with NEI (the Neuroscience Education Institute).

Next step

Ready when you are.

Book a visit to walk through your history together — what you've tried, what's worked, what hasn't — and whether one of these treatments could be part of a plan that fits your life. No pressure. No judgment.