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About Columbia Metro Treatment Center
Columbia Metro Treatment Center is the West Columbia, South Carolina location of New Season, a nationwide provider of outpatient opioid treatment with more than 80 clinics across 20 states. The center is CARF accredited and operates as a federally regulated Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), the formal designation that allows the clinic to dispense methadone for opioid use disorder. The Lexington County clinic at 560 Chris Drive Suite A serves adults from the Columbia metro region.
The clinical model is medication-assisted treatment paired with counseling. Patients are evaluated by clinical staff, prescribed either methadone or buprenorphine depending on need, and dosed on site according to federal regulations. Customized therapeutic programs surround the medication, including individual counseling sessions, group counseling, and education on opioid use disorder as a chronic medical condition rather than a moral failing. New Season publishes retention rates well above the national OTP average – a meaningful clinical indicator, because retention in MAT is the strongest predictor of long-term recovery.
Columbia Metro accepts Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, state-funded coverage, most private insurance plans, and self-pay. The New Season organization specifically calls out grants and other affordability programs through its Affordable Care page, so financial barriers can often be addressed at intake. Specialty groups – including veterans, pregnant women, and young adults – are served alongside the general adult OUD population, and the program coordinates closely with primary care, social services, and the judicial system when patients have parallel needs.
New Season has operated since 1986 and emphasizes a compassionate, retention-focused culture: staff are trained to support patients through ambivalence, relapse, and life events rather than discharge for non-compliance. For Columbia-area adults living with opioid use disorder who need long-term MAT in an outpatient setting, Columbia Metro Treatment Center offers an evidence-based, regulated, and accessible option backed by a national OTP network.
- CARF-accredited Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) with certified medical detox protocols
- Nearly 40 years of specialized experience in opioid withdrawal management since 1986
- Early morning operating hours (5 AM start) accommodate working patients during detox
- Accepts TRICARE for veterans requiring medically supervised opioid detox
- Specialized pregnancy-safe withdrawal management protocols for expecting mothers