Benzodiazepines Rehab
Receive psychiatric and physical care to worth through benzo use disorder. Accepts most insurance coverages.
Inpatient Benzodiazepine Rehab for Safe Recovery
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START THE DEPRESSION ASSESSMENTIf you’re addicted to benzodiazepines and ready to seek help, an inpatient addiction treatment facility can be a great place to start. You’ll find a peaceful and secure benzodiazepines rehab at Evolve Recovery. Here you’ll be surrounded by a team of clinicians who provide around-the-clock care and support to enable you to focus on your recovery in safety and comfort.
Benzodiazepine Dependence Risks
When taken correctly, the risks associated with benzodiazepines are relatively small. However, these medications are commonly misused, which can lead to dependence. If you take benzos for any reason outside of your medical needs, take a higher dosage than your doctor prescribes, or use them for a longer period of time than prescribed, your body may develop a benzodiazepine dependence.
When this happens, you may develop a tolerance and require more of the medication to achieve your desired effect. This makes you more likely to overdose and heightens your risk of developing other conditions, including anxiety, shakiness, mood changes, and memory problems.
What Are Benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines are medications designed to depress your central nervous system (CNS) and reduce the activity of the nerve cells in your brain. Doctors often prescribe them to treat anxiety and insomnia, as well as panic disorders, seizures, and other conditions.
Some of the most common benzodiazepines include:
- Alprazolam (Xanax)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Diazepam (Valium)
- Lorazepam (Ativan)
These medications increase the activity of a neurotransmitter in your brain called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The role of GABA is to make your CNS less active.
As a result, most benzos have a sedative effect. However, there are different primary effects for each benzo based on its respective category. Amnestic benzos are used to begin anesthesia before surgery, while anxiolytic benzos are prescribed for anxiety disorders. There are also hypnotic benzos for sleep disorders, and sedative benzos for seizures, muscle spasms, and mental health issues like catatonia.
How Benzo Addiction Develops
Benzo addiction normally develops when an individual uses this medication for an extended period of time, outside of the parameters set by a physician. Individuals may initially find that they crave the sedative qualities of the drugs, and look forward to the sense of calm they feel when they take them.
Over time, the brain begins to adapt to the benzos, and the individual’s tolerance builds. This means they have to take more of the drug or consume a higher dosage to feel its intoxicating effects. They might feel anxious or unable to sleep without the medication, and spend most of their time thinking about how to obtain more of it or when they’re going to take it next.
These are all signs that a benzo addiction has formed. Other symptoms include craving the medication, prioritizing it over daily life, work, and hobbies, or excessively worrying about running out of it.
Why Inpatient Rehab Is Critical
Seeking benzo addiction treatment at an inpatient rehab allows you to start a new beginning in a substance-free facility, away from all the distractions, triggers, and temptations of the real world. At a center like Evolve Recovery, you’ll have access to a safe, comfortable bedroom, social areas for gathering with peers, and nutritious meals to support whole-body healing.
You’ll also be surrounded by a team of medical experts who can monitor your progress and provide critical psychiatric and medical care as you recover. They’re available on a 24/7 basis to keep you safe and lower your risk of relapse.
Tapering and Medical Oversight
No matter how long you’ve been addicted to benzos, stopping them abruptly can lead to painful withdrawal symptoms. Some of the most common side effects you may experience include:
- Panic attacks
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sweating
- Heart palpitations
- Anxiety
- Muscle pain
- Seizures
While we don’t perform inpatient benzo detox at Evolve, we partner with a nearby medical detox facility to help you remove these harmful substances from your body before you begin inpatient rehab. In detox, your care team will develop an individualized treatment plan that includes a custom tapering schedule. This means you’ll gradually take a lower dose of the benzo until your body no longer craves it and can function normally without it.
If you continue to experience post-acute withdrawal symptoms when you arrive, we can provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help you manage your symptoms.
Therapeutic Treatment for Benzo Addiction
We use evidence-based therapies to help you work through the mental and emotional aspects of your benzo addiction. While your treatment plan will be unique, all of our clients can expect to spend some portion of their day in individual or group therapy sessions.
These sessions will focus on your personal experience with addiction, as well as education on the type of substance you’re taking. For instance, someone in a Xanax rehab program may learn more about the risks associated with misusing anxiolytic medications.
We also offer family counseling to help loved ones restore trust, improve communication, and help one another on this journey. All of these sessions take place in our confidential meeting areas, where you’ll feel encouraged to open up and explore the root of your addiction.
Co-Occurring Anxiety and Mental Health
Mental health and substance use disorders often occur at the same time, and the presence of one can exacerbate the effects of the other. This is especially true with benzos, which are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety.
If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or another concern in addition to your addiction, we can help. Evolve takes a dual diagnosis approach to recovery, treating co-occurring conditions at the same time to help you address all aspects of your wellbeing.
Recovery Skills and Relapse Prevention
Our goal at Evolve is to help you create a foundation for long-term recovery. As you talk through the origins of your addiction and learn how to identify your triggers, you’ll also learn important life skills to help you thrive in life after rehab.
This will include extensive relapse prevention training, so you can stay on-track with your recovery goals even after you leave our facility. Your therapist will show you healthy ways to cope with stress, process your emotions, and manage conflict without turning to benzos for support.
Aftercare and Continued Support
Your treatment plan includes a final aftercare phase that sets you up for success at the end of your stay at Evolve Recovery. When you’re ready to step down to a more flexible care plan, we’ll connect you with trusted local outpatient providers.
This way, you can still maintain your recovery progress, but you’ll live at home and resume your normal responsibilities at work or school. You’ll also become part of our Evolve Alumni Network, which offers peer support, routine check-ins, and encouragement.
Admissions and Insurance Help
The cost of care should never prevent you from seeking the life-saving treatment you need. If you’re ready to start care at our prescription drug rehab, we’re ready to help. Feel free to reach out to our admissions team at any time to learn more about our process, validate your insurance, and take the first step toward enrollment.
We’ll help you understand your insurance policy, determine your coverage, and calculate any out-of-pocket costs you may need to pay. While we do not accept Medicare or Medicaid, we are in-network with many private insurance plans.
During your call, we can also help you arrange transportation to or from our facility and we’ll share a helpful packing list for your stay. We’re available 24/7 to offer this support.
Benzo withdrawal can be dangerous if attempted on your own. It’s always best to detox from these substances under the care and guidance of an inpatient medical detox facility. If you require detox before coming to Evolve Recovery, we can help you secure those services through our dedicated partner facility.
There isn’t a set timeline for benzo rehab, but most people complete our program within two to four weeks. The duration of your treatment will depend on a few factors, including the degree of your benzo addiction, your physical health, any co-occurring conditions you’re treating, and how well you respond to treatment.
Yes. It’s possible to stop taking benzos safely, but you should do so with the around-the-clock medical care offered in an inpatient detox facility. These medical experts can intervene as required to alleviate your pain, minimize your cravings, and lower your relapse risk as you undergo this critical first phase of recovery.
Yes. These medications are widely prescribed and available to millions of people in the U.S. each year. They’re also some of the most commonly abused substances due to their addictive qualities and intoxicating properties.