I was prescribed this by a doctor. Is that still addiction?

Physical dependence can develop on a medication taken exactly as prescribed. It is a predictable effect of certain drugs on the body rather than a sign that you did something wrong or that your prescriber did. Whether it has become addiction is a clinical question rather than a label you have to apply to yourself, and an assessment is what answers it. Either way, if stopping is difficult or unsafe, that on its own is reason enough to call.

My doctor cut me off. What do I do now?

This is a common situation and a medical one rather than a failure on anyone’s part. Try not to manage it alone, particularly with benzodiazepines, where stopping abruptly carries real risk. Call us and we will talk through what you have been taking and what supervised withdrawal would involve. If you are already unwell, go to an emergency room first and call us afterwards.

Is it dangerous to stop benzodiazepines on my own?

Yes, it can be. Benzodiazepines are one of the few drug classes where withdrawal itself can be medically dangerous rather than simply uncomfortable, because stopping abruptly after sustained use can cause seizures, which in severe cases are life-threatening. That is exactly why medically supervised detox exists for this class, with a physician setting the plan and nursing monitoring you around the clock. If you have had a seizure, or you are shaking severely, confused, or hallucinating, treat it as an emergency and go to an emergency room.

I am on Suboxone. Can I still be admitted?

Being on Suboxone is not a reason to stay away from the phone. Tell our admissions team on the first call so your medical team can coordinate your care from the start rather than discovering it at intake. If what you are looking for is to be started on Suboxone and maintained on it long term, say that too, and we will point you toward a dedicated medication-assisted treatment program.

Can you help me get off Suboxone or methadone?

Yes. Medically supervised tapering off an opioid replacement medication is part of what we do, and it is a great deal safer with a provider setting the pace than attempted alone. What is possible depends on the medication, your history and where you would be treated, and methadone specifically runs at two of our facilities rather than all of them. Raise it on the first call and our team will tell you plainly what can be done and where.

Can I keep taking my other prescriptions in treatment?

Bring everything you are currently taking, in the original bottles, including medications that have nothing to do with why you are calling. Our medical team reviews all of it during intake and decides what continues, what changes and what gets monitored more closely. What matters most is that you leave it all as it is until then rather than adjusting anything yourself beforehand.

Do you accept people who are currently tapering?

It depends on the level of care. Someone on an active taper generally needs a medically supervised inpatient setting rather than an outpatient program, so where you would be admitted is part of what the assessment call works out. Tell us you are tapering and who set the taper, and we can route you correctly the first time.

Does insurance cover prescription drug detox and treatment?

Most commercial and PPO plans cover medically necessary detox and treatment. Because coverage varies by plan and by level of care, a free and confidential verification is the fastest route to a real answer. It takes a few minutes and commits you to nothing, and you can do it on someone else’s behalf.

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The situation most people are in

The prescription ended. The dependence did not.

A taper that moved faster than the body did, a doctor who retired, a pharmacy that stopped filling it, a policy that changed. Plenty of people in this position were prescribed the medication in the first place and never went looking for any of it.

That is a medical situation rather than a moral one. Physical dependence can develop on a medication taken exactly as directed, and it is not evidence that you did anything wrong or that your prescriber did. What matters now is that stopping some medications abruptly is genuinely unsafe, and that there is a supervised way through it.

On benzodiazepines, tapering, or cut off

The next section is for you. The short version is that this is not one to do on your own.

Already on Suboxone or methadone

A common reason people call, and there are straight answers further down about admission and about coming off it.

Using painkillers or stimulants differently than prescribed

Also treated here, at whichever level of care the clinical assessment points to.

The most important thing on this page

Benzodiazepines are the class where stopping on your own is dangerous.

Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Valium and the rest of the class sit in the small group of drugs where withdrawal itself can be medically dangerous rather than just unpleasant. Stopping abruptly after sustained use can cause seizures, and in severe cases that is life-threatening.

That is the reason medically supervised detox exists for this class of medication. In a supervised setting a physician sets the plan, nursing monitors you around the clock, and any change to your medication is made by a clinician watching how you respond.

What that plan looks like depends entirely on your history and your health, which is why you will not find a schedule on this page. It is a medical decision, made with you, after an assessment. The honest version of the promise is that it will be uncomfortable, and that you will be safe.

Benzodiazepine Treatment See Medical Detox

Go to an emergency room if

You have had a seizure, or you had one during a previous withdrawal
You are shaking severely, confused, or seeing or hearing things that are not there
You have already stopped abruptly and something feels badly wrong

An emergency room can stabilise you today. Call us once you are safe and we will plan what comes next. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988 at any hour.

What we treat here

Four classes, and the medical risk is different for each.

What you are dependent on changes the risk, the shape of detox and what happens afterwards. Most people we admit are dealing with more than one of these at once, and that is the normal answer rather than a complicated one.

Benzodiazepines

Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Valium

The class where withdrawal itself carries medical risk. Always supervised, never stopped abruptly, and the prescription dependence we most often treat.

Benzodiazepine treatment →

Opioid painkillers

Percocet, OxyContin, hydrocodone, tramadol, morphine

Rarely dangerous to withdraw from and reliably miserable. Comfort medication makes a substantial difference to how the first week goes.

Opioid treatment →

Stimulants

Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin

Often prescribed for a real reason and then taken outside how they were prescribed, frequently alongside alcohol or another substance.

Sleep and nerve medications

Ambien, gabapentin

Commonly overlooked and commonly involved. Worth naming on the first call even when it is not the main reason you are ringing.

If you are already on medication

Already on Suboxone or methadone?

A lot of people ask about this before anything else, usually because they have been told somewhere that being on it rules them out. Three straight answers, including the one that points you elsewhere. If your question is how long Suboxone stays in your system, that one has its own guide.

Can I be admitted while I am on Suboxone?

Being on Suboxone is not a reason to stay away from the phone. Tell admissions on the first call, and your medical team can coordinate your care from the start rather than finding out at intake.

Can you help me come off Suboxone or methadone?

Yes. Medically supervised tapering off an opioid replacement medication is something we do, in a monitored setting with a provider setting the pace, which is a different proposition from attempting it at home.

Something we actually offer

Where does methadone treatment run?

Methadone-assisted treatment is available at two of our facilities rather than across the network, so where you would be admitted matters for this one. Raise it on the first call and we will tell you what is possible where.

Las Vegas (Corbett) and Astoria

Virtue is a full medically supervised detox and treatment provider rather than a standalone maintenance clinic. If ongoing Suboxone or methadone maintenance is what you are looking for, say so on the first call and we will point you toward a dedicated medication-assisted treatment program instead of putting you through an intake that was never going to fit.

How MAT works here

What treatment looks like

Medication-assisted detox, then the part that keeps it.

Detox here is medication-assisted by default. In practice that usually means a taper set by the provider, non-narcotic medication for sleep and anxiety alongside it, and nursing on site around the clock.

From there most people move into residential or outpatient treatment on the same plan with the same team. Detox on its own rarely holds, particularly when the reason the medication was prescribed is still there afterwards. One honest caveat: admission is clinically assessed rather than automatic, and the assessment call is what settles it.

Bring your prescriptions with you

Everything you currently take, in the original bottles, including anything unrelated to why you are calling
The medical team reviews all of it at intake and decides what continues
Leave your medication exactly as it is until then, including any taper you are on

Adjusting things yourself before admission is the one thing that most often turns a manageable detox into an unsafe one.

Worth saying on the first call

Every medication you are on, prescribed or otherwise. It is a medical question, not a moral one
Whether you are currently tapering, and who set the taper
Whether you are on Suboxone or methadone, and for how long
Any previous withdrawal that went badly, especially a seizure

None of it is a disqualifier. All of it changes how your detox gets planned.

What sits underneath it

The medication was usually treating something real.

Anxiety, insomnia, panic, chronic pain. Most prescriptions in this category were written for a genuine problem, and that problem does not disappear when the medication does. Treating the dependence without treating what it was managing is the most reliable route back to it.

Treated in the same plan

Co-occurring conditions are handled by the same team here rather than referred out or postponed. For this group of patients that is the difference between a detox and a course of treatment.

See Dual Diagnosis

In their words

What people say about getting through detox here

4.7 · 900+ Google reviews

The nurses are so amazing — Justin, Bre, and Jessica were so kind, amazing, and caring! I had a very difficult detox, but the nurses and staff made it so much better than I ever could have done it by myself. Thank you Virtue, and thank you Jessica, Bre, and Justin — you all are so awesome!

Lisa
Sun City West, AZ · Google

Virtue and its staff have played a very significant role in my recovery. I am now 100+ days into my recovery from a nightmare I thought I'd never escape, and I'm still going strong. The staff at this location — including my therapist, the nurses, PA, and psychiatrists — were genuine, showed true compassion, and were all very invested in my recovery.

Mathew Dujka
Killeen, TX · Google

I came to Virtue in such bad shape both physically and emotionally. Had it not been for Floyd I would have left and would probably have not made it back — I am convinced they saved my life. This facility is full of kind caring staff who do everything they can to help you get well. The food is also amazing. My therapist Keri is amazing and my case manager Cameisha is absolutely the best!

D Jamison
Las Vegas, NV · Google

Reviews are unedited and pulled from Google. They reflect individual experience and are not a guarantee of outcome.

Common questions

Questions people ask about prescription medication

If you are in acute withdrawal right now, go to an emergency room rather than reading on.

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I was prescribed this by a doctor. Is that still addiction?: Physical dependence can develop on a medication taken exactly as prescribed. It is a predictable effect of certain drugs on the body rather than a sign that you did something wrong or that your prescriber did. Whether it has become addiction is a clinical question rather than a label you have to apply to yourself, and an assessment is what answers it. Either way, if stopping is difficult or unsafe, that on its own is reason enough to call.
My doctor cut me off. What do I do now?: This is a common situation and a medical one rather than a failure on anyone’s part. Try not to manage it alone, particularly with benzodiazepines, where stopping abruptly carries real risk. Call us and we will talk through what you have been taking and what supervised withdrawal would involve. If you are already unwell, go to an emergency room first and call us afterwards.
Is it dangerous to stop benzodiazepines on my own?: Yes, it can be. Benzodiazepines are one of the few drug classes where withdrawal itself can be medically dangerous rather than simply uncomfortable, because stopping abruptly after sustained use can cause seizures, which in severe cases are life-threatening. That is exactly why medically supervised detox exists for this class, with a physician setting the plan and nursing monitoring you around the clock. If you have had a seizure, or you are shaking severely, confused, or hallucinating, treat it as an emergency and go to an emergency room.
I am on Suboxone. Can I still be admitted?: Being on Suboxone is not a reason to stay away from the phone. Tell our admissions team on the first call so your medical team can coordinate your care from the start rather than discovering it at intake. If what you are looking for is to be started on Suboxone and maintained on it long term, say that too, and we will point you toward a dedicated medication-assisted treatment program.
Can you help me get off Suboxone or methadone?: Yes. Medically supervised tapering off an opioid replacement medication is part of what we do, and it is a great deal safer with a provider setting the pace than attempted alone. What is possible depends on the medication, your history and where you would be treated, and methadone specifically runs at two of our facilities rather than all of them. Raise it on the first call and our team will tell you plainly what can be done and where.
Can I keep taking my other prescriptions in treatment?: Bring everything you are currently taking, in the original bottles, including medications that have nothing to do with why you are calling. Our medical team reviews all of it during intake and decides what continues, what changes and what gets monitored more closely. What matters most is that you leave it all as it is until then rather than adjusting anything yourself beforehand.
Do you accept people who are currently tapering?: It depends on the level of care. Someone on an active taper generally needs a medically supervised inpatient setting rather than an outpatient program, so where you would be admitted is part of what the assessment call works out. Tell us you are tapering and who set the taper, and we can route you correctly the first time.
Does insurance cover prescription drug detox and treatment?: Most commercial and PPO plans cover medically necessary detox and treatment. Because coverage varies by plan and by level of care, a free and confidential verification is the fastest route to a real answer. It takes a few minutes and commits you to nothing, and you can do it on someone else’s behalf.

You are allowed to ask

If you are calling for someone else

Most people who call us are calling about someone they love. You can ask about the options and check their insurance on their behalf, and it stays a conversation until you decide otherwise.

We accept most major insurance plans.

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