What does prescription drugs rehab in Los Angeles, CA involve?
Prescription drug addiction often begins with a legitimate prescription and hides behind a doctor's signature. We treat dependence on opioid painkillers, stimulants like Adderall, sedatives, and sleep medications with medical detox and targeted therapy.
- Also known as
- prescription pill addiction, Adderall addiction, painkiller addiction, sleeping pill addiction
- Medical detox needed
- Yes, medically supervised
- Medication options
- class-specific: buprenorphine for opioids, supervised taper for sedatives, and behavioral treatment for stimulants
- Dual diagnosis
- Treated at the same time
Prescription Drugs withdrawal and detox
Prescription Drugs withdrawal typically involves depends on the drug class; opioid and sedative withdrawal require medical management, stimulant withdrawal is primarily psychiatric. Our detox unit provides 24-hour nursing, physician-managed comfort and taper medications, and a direct handoff into inpatient care.
Medication-assisted treatment
Treatment options for prescription drugs include class-specific: buprenorphine for opioids, supervised taper for sedatives, and behavioral treatment for stimulants. Medication decisions are made by our physicians with you, based on your history, and are combined with therapy rather than used alone.
Therapy and dual diagnosis care
Most people with prescription drugs use disorder also have a co-occurring condition such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, or bipolar disorder. We assess for these at intake and treat them at the same time. Core therapies include CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused therapy, and family work.
Levels of care for prescription drugs rehab in Los Angeles, CA
Prescription Drugs rehab in Los Angeles
Los Angeles has one of the highest concentrations of addiction treatment providers in the country. That makes finding a program easy and finding the right program hard. Courage Recovery Network Los Angeles delivers a full continuum of care under one clinical team, so you are not bounced between providers as you step down.
Medically reviewed by the Courage Recovery Network Clinical Team. Last updated 2026-09-29. This page is for educational purposes and does not replace an individual clinical assessment. Call (888) 614-7778 for a confidential evaluation.
