Medical Detox

Step 1 of the continuum Typically 5–10 days 24/7 nursing

Stopping suddenly on your own can be miserable — and for alcohol and benzodiazepines, dangerous. Detox at RIONH means your withdrawal is managed by physicians and nurses, hour by hour, so it's as safe and comfortable as medicine can make it.

What detox looks like here

Within hours of arrival you'll be assessed by our medical team, settled into your room, and started on an individualized withdrawal protocol. Nurses check vitals and symptoms around the clock using standardized scales, and physicians adjust medications daily — comfort medications for sleep, nausea, and anxiety, and where appropriate, buprenorphine for opioid withdrawal or a managed taper for alcohol and benzodiazepines.

Detox is also where treatment planning begins. Before your last day, you and a clinician will have mapped exactly what comes next — usually residential care, sometimes PHP — so there's no gap for old habits to fill.

Alcohol

Seizure-risk monitoring and managed tapers — never cold turkey.

Opioids & fentanyl

Buprenorphine induction timed to your symptoms, not the clock.

Benzodiazepines

Slow, physician-supervised tapers that protect your nervous system.

Stimulants

Rest, nutrition, and monitoring through the crash — with real sleep.

GOOD TO KNOW

Same-day beds. When a bed is open, you can often start detox the day you call.

Your phone. Limited phone windows during detox — we'll notify your family for you.

Food that helps. Three meals, snacks, and hydration support — appetite comes back fast.

A typical detox stay

Days 1–2

Medical assessment, first medications, and a lot of rest. Nurses check on you around the clock; symptoms peak and are treated as they come.

Days 3–5

The fog lifts. You'll start eating and sleeping again, meet your counselor, and — when you're ready — join a first gentle group.

Days 6–10

Medications taper down, energy comes back, and your next-step plan is locked in. Most clients walk straight into our residential program.

Withdrawal is temporary. Get through it safely.

Call now — if a bed is available, you could be under medical care tonight.

Call (603) 555-0140 Next step: Residential →