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What we detox from
Withdrawal is not one condition. Alcohol and benzodiazepines can become medically dangerous without supervision; stimulants rarely do, but are the hardest to sit through. The medical response is different for each, which is why the assessment comes before the plan.
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The essentials
What we detox from, in short
Alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids and prescription drugs. What withdrawal looks like for each, and how the medical response differs.
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At a glance
Texas · Medical detox
- Substances
- 12 we detox from, each with its own page
- The risky ones
- Alcohol and benzodiazepines — withdrawal can become medically dangerous
- Supervision
- Licensed medical staff on site, 24 hours a day
- Starts with
- A medical assessment, before anything is recommended
- More than one
- Detoxing from several substances at once does not change admissions
- Locations
- Austin · Houston · San Antonio
- Admissions
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- Alcohol The withdrawal most likely to become dangerous without medical supervision. What withdrawal involves
- Benzodiazepines Xanax, Valium, Ativan — a supervised taper rather than an abrupt stop. What withdrawal involves
- Cannabis Real withdrawal, no medication protocol — and usually not the only substance involved. What withdrawal involves
- Cocaine Crash symptoms and cravings, with the mental-health side treated too. What withdrawal involves
- Methamphetamine Exhaustion, low mood and cravings managed while the body resets. What withdrawal involves
- Hallucinogens and MDMA No physical withdrawal. Observation for the acute hours, and an assessment for the rest. What withdrawal involves
- Opioids and opiates Fentanyl and prescription painkillers, with MAT started here when appropriate. What withdrawal involves
- Anabolic steroids The body image underneath it, and a stop attempt where depression is the real danger. What withdrawal involves
- Prescription drugs Stimulants, sedatives and painkillers, prescribed or otherwise. What withdrawal involves
- Nicotine For people already in treatment who decide to stop smoking too. Not a standalone clinic. What withdrawal involves
- Heroin Comfort medication from the first hours, not after a wait. What withdrawal involves
- Synthetic drugs Synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones, where presentation is unpredictable. What withdrawal involves
Detoxing from more than one substance at once is common and does not change how admissions works — the assessment covers everything you have been using, including alcohol alongside anything else.
The substance decides the medicine. It does not decide the level of care.
Those are two separate questions, and people arrive asking only the first. How intensive your care needs to be depends on your withdrawal history, what else you are managing medically, and whether you have somewhere safe to be — not only on what you have been using.
Straight answers
What we treat — straight answers
What substances does Briarwood detox from?
Alcohol, opioids and opiates including heroin and prescription painkillers, benzodiazepines, cocaine and other stimulants, methamphetamine, cannabis, hallucinogens and MDMA, synthetic drugs and anabolic steroids. Each has its own withdrawal pattern and its own protocol.
Which withdrawals are actually dangerous?
Alcohol and benzodiazepines. Both can cause seizures and, untreated, can be fatal, which is why neither should be stopped abruptly on your own. Opioid withdrawal is rarely life-threatening but is severe enough that most people cannot finish it unassisted.
How medically assisted detox worksCan you detox from more than one substance at once?
Yes, and it is common. Using alcohol alongside a benzodiazepine, or an opioid alongside a stimulant, changes the protocol rather than ruling out detox. The assessment on admission is what sets the plan.
What if there is a mental health condition as well?
That is the normal case rather than the exception. Depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD are treated alongside withdrawal rather than deferred until afterwards — see dual diagnosis support during detox.
Dual diagnosis support during detoxHow much does detox cost?
Inpatient detox is $900 a day self-pay in Austin and Houston, which is $4,500 to $6,300 for a typical 5 to 7 day stay. Outpatient detox in San Antonio is $350 a day. With insurance most people pay $0 to $5,000 out of pocket. Medications and labs are billed separately.
The full price list and what insurance coversDetox is the first step, not the last
Whichever substance brought you here, the plan after detox is the part that decides whether it holds. These are the levels of care that follow, all arranged by the same admissions team.
- Briarwood Detox CenterMedical detoxDetox is withdrawal management — getting the substance out of your system with medical staff watching, so the days that can be dangerous are managed rather than survived alone. It is the first stage of treatment, not a substitute for it.See where we offer it
Inpatient treatmentInpatient treatment is where the work moves from the body to what put you here. You live on site, the days are structured, and there is nothing to manage except the treatmentAbout inpatient treatment- Briarwood Detox CenterOutpatient treatmentOutpatient treatment is the same clinical work as residential care, on a schedule that lets you keep your job and sleep in your own bed. We deliver it at our San Antonio location, and it is also available through Nova Recovery Center.See where we offer it
Sober livingSober living is housing, not treatment: a substance-free home with structure, accountability and people at the same stage. Most people live in one WHILE they are in outpatient treatment rather than after itAbout sober living
All three are one company: Briarwood Detox Center and Eudaimonia Recovery Homes are part of Nova Recovery Center, so a single call arranges whichever comes next.