Opiate Treatment Centers of America (OTCOA) treats opiate addiction using medication-assisted therapy combined with behavioral counseling in an outpatient setting. Our scientific methodology takes a combinatorial approach to pharmacogenetic testing – the first of its kind in the world – to deliver customized treatment based on an individual's metabolic capacities. OTCOA is driven by our mission to provide the most scientifically-advanced opiate addiction treatment available today, at an affordable price that makes recovery accessible to those who need it.Traditional forms of treatment rely on a 12-step program, often times in a residential setting that removes the patient from his or her life for a 30-day period. The cost and time required for this level of care can be an insurmountable barrier to treatment, particularly now that insurance companies are covering less and less of the associated fees. For many who are able to access residential treatment, relapse into active addiction occurs within the first year, sometimes sooner. The cycle of detox, rehab, and relapse repeats itself again and again.Despite many decades of poor results with these traditional approaches, the addiction treatment community has been slow to adopt new methods. In many ways, they have outright rejected what science tells us about addiction and its most effective treatment options. This belief-based position has limited patient access to effective care and has perpetuated disproven myths about the very nature of addiction and those who suffer from it.