Benzodiazepine Addiction Treatment in Jacksonville
Benzodiazepine (Benzo) Rehab
Benzodiazepines can provide tremendous relief for people struggling with anxiety disorders and those who have seizures. Unfortunately, any individual using them can find themselves trapped in a cycle of addiction and become unable to stop using these drugs. Design Recovery offers comprehensive care for people who have become addicted to benzodiazepines that helps them fight back and stop the cycle of abuse.
Benzodiazepine Addiction Treatment in Jacksonville
Benzodiazepine (Benzo) Rehab
Benzodiazepines can provide tremendous relief for people struggling with anxiety disorders and those who have seizures. Unfortunately, any individual using them can find themselves trapped in a cycle of addiction and become unable to stop using these drugs. Design Recovery offers comprehensive care for people who have become addicted to benzodiazepines that helps them fight back and stop the cycle of abuse.
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If you have been struggling with an addiction to alcohol or another substance, our addiction treatment programs in Jacksonville, Florida, may be the ideal place to begin your recovery journey.
Design Recovery provides benzodiazepine addiction treatment in Jacksonville on an outpatient level that includes a variety of types of therapies that teach people to understand the nature of their addiction and overcome it. We offer everything from traditional talk therapy to holistic therapy, including surf therapy, to help people stay rooted in recovery for a lifetime.
Contact Design Recovery today at 833-818-4300 to begin addiction treatment in Jacksonville, Florida.
What Are Benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines, often referred to as “benzos”, are prescription drugs used to treat anxiety disorders, including panic disorders. They can also help people who suffer from seizures and muscular spasms. In addition, benzos often help people sleep when they have insomnia.
The drugs are usually prescribed on a short-term basis, in great part due to the high risk of a person becoming addicted to them.
What is Benzodiazepine Addiction?
Benzos bind to a person’s GABA receptors in their brain, which causes them to feel a sense of calmness and drowsiness. After about a month of using them, half of all people using benzodiazepines find they have developed a tolerance and may require a higher dosage to get the same effect. Once a person becomes dependent on these drugs, they will require professional treatment to help them stop abusing them.
How Addictive are Benzodiazepines?
Addiction to benzos can sneak up on a person. While many people can use these drugs as directed and go off them easily, about one in six people who take them are misusing them. People who do not have a prescription for the drugs abuse them more often than those who have prescriptions. They obtain them illegally or get them from family or friends.
Our Benzodiazepine Addiction Treatment Program in Jacksonville
We offer two levels of outpatient care that allow people to spend quality time engaging in healing therapies that change how they think about recovery. Both levels of care we offer are outpatient, which means the person does not need to move into a facility. Instead, they travel to us for their therapy sessions and then return home.
Our treatment programs during drug rehab include:
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): People who have completed a residential program or don’t need one often find this program meets their needs. Therapy sessions run Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): The same types of therapy are provided in this program. Sessions run from 9:00 A.M. to noon on three to five weekdays.
Signs and Symptoms of Benzo Addiction
It can be easy to deny the fact that a person has a benzo addiction, but signs and symptoms will surface that show they need treatment. These include:
- Needing to take more and more benzos to achieve the same results
- Using benzos to get high rather than for their prescribed usage
- Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not using the drug
- Unsuccessful attempts to quit using benzos
- Difficulty thinking, concentrating, and making decisions
- Lethargy
- Sleeping too much
- Hiding benzo usage from others
- Obtaining the drugs from illegal sources or family and friends
- Doctor shopping (getting prescriptions from more than one doctor)
The Most Commonly Abused Benzos
The benzo drugs that are most commonly abused include:
- Alprazolam (Xanax)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Diazepam (Valium)
- Lorazepam (Ativan)
- Temazepam (Restoril)
Benzos are available in tablet and capsule form. They can also be taken as an oral solution, an injectable form, or crushed and snorted.
How We Treat Benzodiazepine Addiction in Jacksonville
Our benzodiazepine addiction treatment in Jacksonville includes matching people with the types of therapy modalities that will meet their individual needs.
Our therapeutic modalities include:
- Individual Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- EMDR Therapy
- Holistic Therapy
- Surf Therapy
We also provide access to FDA-approved medications that help minimize withdrawal symptoms so no one suffers needlessly.
Why Design Recovery?
One thing that sets Design Recovery apart from other treatment programs is our insistence on getting to know each person we treat. This helps us understand how they experience their addiction and which approaches will target their needs and help them recover. Our skilled and experienced therapists offer compassionate care that helps ease people into the process of healing.
Benzo Addiction Statistics in Florida
Of the approximately 242,000 deaths in Florida in 2022, toxicology reports showed that drugs were detected in the person’s system at the time of death in 15,592 cases. The majority of these deaths included the use of more than one drug. In 2021, almost 4,195 occurrences of benzodiazepine misuse occurred in Florida, with the most commonly abused one being alprazolam. The Florida Poison Control Center stated that the most common calls to them were about benzos.
Begin Benzodiazepine Addiction Treatment in Jacksonville
Substance use disorders cause people to put their physical and mental health at risk. Attending game-changing treatment programs can help them beat the drug abuse cycle and hit the reset button on their lives. Design Recovery offers complex benzodiazepine addiction treatment in Jacksonville for people who are ready to stop abusing drugs and get on with their lives. We offer prescription medications that help ease withdrawal symptoms and make sure each person feels supported by their team.
Contact us today, and let’s get started on deciding on a plan to help you meet your treatment goals. Our staff can also provide you with a free insurance verification to help you understand your coverage.