Prescription Drug Treatment
There is no single type of addiction treatment center which is appropriate for individuals addicted to prescription drugs. Addiction treatment options must take into account the specific type of drug used along with the needs of the individual.
Several drug treatment options are available for effectively treating addiction to prescription opiates and are drawn from research regarding the treatment of heroin addiction. Addiction treatment options include medications, such as naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine utilized in an inpatient detox program. 
Patients addicted to barbiturates or benzodiazepines should not attempt to stop taking the drugs on their own, as withdrawal from these drugs can be problematic, and in the case of certain CNS depressants, potentially life-threatening. Patients addicted to these medications should undergo medically supervised detoxification because the treatment dose must be gradually tapered. Inpatient addiction treatment or outpatient counseling can help the individual during this process.
Treatment of addiction to prescription stimulants is often based on behavioral therapies that have proven effective in treating cocaine or methamphetamine addiction. Depending on the patient’s situation, the first steps in treating prescription stimulant addiction may be admission to a detox program, followed by continued treatment in a drug rehab center.
According to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) , opiates other than heroin (“other opiates/synthetics”) accounted for 3.7% of the total TEDS admissions in 2005 (67,887) admissions). These drugs include non-prescription use of methadone, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, opium, and other drugs with morphine-like effects.