Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment
Prescription opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants each require a different medical approach when dependence takes hold. At Merritt Recovery, treatment begins with supervised detox, moves into evidence-based therapy matched to the specific drug, and continues through aftercare that supports you or your loved one long after the first weeks.
How Merritt Recovery Treats Prescription Drug Addiction
Prescription drug addiction often starts with a legitimate prescription for pain, anxiety, or sleep, and the physical dependence that follows can build quietly over months. Treatment here begins with a clinical assessment that identifies which medications are involved and what level of care fits your situation or your loved one's.
When withdrawal needs to be managed, medical detox keeps the process safe. Opioid and benzodiazepine withdrawal differ in character and risk, and benzodiazepine withdrawal in particular should never be stopped abruptly.
From there, care continues in residential treatment or a step-down outpatient program. If depression or anxiety is present alongside the addiction, both are treated at the same time, by the same team, rather than in separate places.
Therapies We Use
No two people arrive with the same history, so each care plan is built from the therapies that fit the diagnosis in front of us. That usually means individual sessions grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy, the shared accountability of group therapy, and family support for the people closest to you. When it is clinically appropriate, medication-assisted treatment is added to steady the process.
Sources & Further Reading
The clinical information on this page draws on the following public-health sources.
We Are Ready When You Are
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