My2Cents Recovery · Granada Hills · Los Angeles
Medical detox is the first stage of addiction treatment. Staff check on you day and night while your body clears alcohol or drugs. Our medical director, who is also our medical doctor (MD), oversees your care and prescribes medicine when it's needed.
Some people need a hospital first. We'll tell you on the first call.
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med·i·cal de·tox noun
1. Supervised care while your body clears alcohol or drugs. Staff check your vital signs on a set schedule, day and night. Our medical director, who is also our medical doctor (MD), oversees your care by video and prescribes medicine when it's needed. A nurse is on site five days a week.
2. The first stage of treatment, not the whole of it. Residential treatment usually follows.
Medical detox is the start, not the whole treatment. The National Institute on Drug Abuse notes that detox alone does little to change long-term drug use. That's why we plan your next step on the first call.
Medical detox is usually the safer choice if you drink a lot every day. The same goes if you use opioids or fentanyl daily, take pills like Xanax every day, or mix drugs. It also matters if you got shaky, sick or panicked within a day the last time you tried to stop. If you're not sure, that's what the free phone assessment is for.
Stopping suddenly can be the most dangerous part.
Detox makes that part safer.
We're a licensed home, not a hospital. Knowing the difference keeps people safe. On the first call we'll tell you which side you're on.
Go to a hospital first if any of these apply. In an emergency, call 911. If you're thinking about suicide, call or text 988. Once you're safe, we'll help with the next step.
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Answer for yourself or for someone you love. You'll get a clear next step, even if it isn't us.
The right level of care is the one that's safe.
We'll help you find it, even if it isn't us.
In California, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) licenses homes like ours. A second DHCS approval, called Incidental Medical Services, lets licensed medical staff give certain medical care, like detox, in the home. We hold both, and our detox is approved at ASAM Level 3.2-WM, clinically managed residential withdrawal management (about the ASAM levels). You can check each one yourself.
State license
Licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services for residential treatment and detox for adults.
Medical approval
DHCS approval for medical detox care in our licensed home.
Accreditation
Accreditation for our residential treatment program.
A national group of addiction doctors, called ASAM, sorts withdrawal care into levels. Ours is Level 3.2-WM. That means you live at the house during detox. Staff are on site day and night. They check your symptoms and vital signs often. Our medical director prescribes medicine when you need it.
Some people need a hospital or a medically monitored unit first, for example after a recent seizure, with chest pain or with confusion. We screen for this on the first call. If you need more care than we give, we'll say so and help you get there.
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Six parts of every medical detox stay, from the first hour to the last.
Staff check your heart rate, blood pressure and temperature on a set schedule, day and night. They check more often when symptoms get worse.
Our medical provider decides if you need medicine, and how much. For alcohol, that may be diazepam (Valium). For opioids, it may be buprenorphine (Suboxone) and methocarbamol (Robaxin) for muscle aches. Clonidine and gabapentin help with both. Zofran is only for nausea, when you need it.
Sleep, fluids and regular meals do a lot of the healing. With six beds, the house stays calm enough to actually rest.
When you feel able, you start talking with a counselor. That way, residential treatment feels like the next step, not a new start.
With your written consent, we keep the people you choose updated. Without it, your stay stays private, as federal law requires.
Many clients work or care for family, so we help you use your phone and laptop to keep up with what matters. If your phone starts to get in the way of recovery, we work it out with you.
Every medical detox is different. Here's the usual shape of it, from the first call to residential treatment.
Before you arrive
What you use, how much and for how long, plus your health and medicines. With your OK we check your insurance, then set a day and time.
Day 1
A medical intake, your vital signs and a withdrawal plan. You see your room, meet the team and rest.
About days 1 to 3
For many substances, withdrawal is worst here. Staff check on you most often and change your care as you need.
About days 4 to 10
Sleep and appetite return and therapy starts. When you're stable, you move into residential treatment in the same house.
Each substance leaves the body on its own schedule. So we put them all on the same clock. Every timeline below uses the same six checkpoints, from your last use to after detox.
Withdrawal on one clock
Days 2 to 3
Usually the worst
Symptoms are often strongest from about 36 to 72 hours. Seizures are a real risk.
Alone at home
A seizure at home may happen with no one there to help.
With us
Checks are most frequent now, day and night. Medicine lowers the seizure risk.
Seizure, overdose, trouble breathing or chest pain: call 911 right away. Sources: WHO withdrawal guidelines (NIH) · MedlinePlus: alcohol withdrawal · MedlinePlus: DTs
Alcohol
Seizures and DTs, a sudden, severe confusion, can kill. After heavy drinking, don't stop on your own.
More on alcohol detox →Opioids & fentanyl
Withdrawal is rarely deadly by itself. But tolerance drops fast, so an old dose can then cause an overdose.
More on fentanyl detox →Benzodiazepines
The FDA warns that stopping pills like Xanax all at once can cause seizures. A slow taper is safer.
More on benzo detox →Meth
No medicine is FDA-approved for meth yet. The crash can bring deep lows, so close support matters.
More on meth detox →Cocaine & crack
Cravings and low mood can last for months after heavy use. If low mood turns into thoughts of self-harm, get help right away.
More on cocaine detox →Adderall & stimulants
After overuse, stopping all at once can leave you very tired and very low.
More on Adderall detox →Cannabis
Rarely dangerous, but anger, worry and poor sleep make it easy to use again.
More on cannabis detox →More than one
Mixing raises the risk. Alcohol, benzos and opioids together can slow your breathing. It isn't judged. It helps us plan a safer detox.
Only our licensed provider decides if you need a medicine. Swipe to see the medicines we may use in medical detox.
For: Alcohol
Brand name: Valium
FDA-approved for alcohol withdrawal
For: Alcohol & opioids
Brand name: Neurontin
Off-label for withdrawal
For: Opioids & fentanyl
Brand name: Suboxone
FDA-approved for opioid use disorder
For: Alcohol & opioids
Brand name: Catapres
Off-label for withdrawal
For: Muscle aches
Brand name: Robaxin
Off-label for withdrawal aches
For: Only when needed
Brand name: Zofran
Off-label for withdrawal nausea
For: After detox
Brand name: ReVia · a daily pill
FDA-approved for alcohol and opioid use disorder
Off-label means a medicine is used for a reason the FDA didn't first approve it for. It's common and legal. Your provider will explain why. Sources: FDA on off-label use
Medicine eases the hardest days.
Staff on site day and night watch how it works.
The first days of detox are the hardest. Where you spend them matters. Our house sits in the Granada Hills foothills of Los Angeles, with a pool, gardens and room to breathe. Take the tour below.
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Our medical detox home sits on a private lot with trees on every side, in the Granada Hills foothills. Tap a gold pin to jump there.
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A brick path and a metal arbor lead through a planted yard to the front door.
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The main shared room, with high beamed ceilings, big windows and plenty of seating.
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A glass dining table sits next to big windows onto the patio and pool.
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A full kitchen with wood cabinets and steel appliances.
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A long, shaded patio runs along the back of the house, open to the lawn.
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A big lawn, a deck with lounge chairs and a fenced pool, framed by old trees.
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Two chairs sit on a quiet, raised lawn under tall trees.
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A small garden with fruit trees and a bistro table for two.
Real photos of our Granada Hills medical detox home. No stock images.
Six people at most. Fewer comings and goings, and more sleep.
A small house means staff know you by name and notice changes early.
Detox and residential treatment happen in the same home, with the same team.
Detox is one stage of three. Here's how it connects to what comes next.
Stage 1 · usually 5–10 days
Supervised care while your body clears alcohol or drugs, with vital-sign checks around the clock.
Stage 2 · based on progress
Once you're stable, you live at the house and do the work: one-on-one therapy, groups, and care for co-occurring mental health.
See residential treatment →Stage 3 · before you leave
We don't run outpatient programs here. Before you leave, we line up PHP, IOP, outpatient therapy or peer support that fits your needs and insurance.
We're an out-of-network provider. We have no contract with any insurance company, but many PPO plans help pay for medical detox. We check your benefits for free and go over them with you by phone.
Our clients have used out-of-network benefits from PPO plans like these:
Have these ready when you call: your insurance card, front and back. The plan holder's name and birth date. A list of the medicines you take.
Not accepted: HMO plans, Medi-Cal or any other type of insurance. We work with PPO plans only. On Medi-Cal in Los Angeles County? Call the county's substance use helpline at 1-844-804-7500. LA County SAPC
How your insurance check works
We never pay or receive money for referrals.
For families
For professionals
Questions & answers
Getting started
Medical detox is supervised care while your body clears alcohol or drugs. Staff check your vital signs day and night. Our medical director, who is also our medical doctor (MD), oversees your care by video and prescribes medicine when it's needed. A nurse is on site five days a week. It's the first stage of treatment. Most people go straight into residential treatment next.
Usually 5 to 10 days. It depends on the substance, how much you used, how long, and your health. Alcohol withdrawal usually lasts 2 to 10 days. Opioid withdrawal from heroin or most pills often lasts 4 to 10 days. Benzodiazepines can need a longer, slower taper.
In Granada Hills, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Our licensed six-bed home is at 12000 Highwater Rd, Granada Hills, CA 91344. Tours are by appointment.
Sometimes. Same-day admission may be possible after your phone assessment, a benefits check and confirming a bed is open. With six beds, openings change daily. Call to find out.
After heavy, daily use of alcohol or benzodiazepines, it can be dangerous. Talk to a doctor before you stop. In an emergency, call 911.
It means you live at the house during detox. Staff are on site day and night. They check your symptoms and vital signs often. Our medical director prescribes medicine when you need it. People who need hospital care go to a hospital first.
Often, yes, with close monitoring. Tell us on the first call so we can plan for it. If you've had a seizure in the last day, or you're confused or seeing things, go to a hospital first.
During detox
It can be. After heavy, daily drinking, withdrawal can cause seizures and delirium tremens, which can be life-threatening. That's why alcohol detox should happen with medical care.
If you need it, yes. Our medical provider decides after your assessment. For alcohol, that may be diazepam (Valium). For opioids, it may be buprenorphine (Suboxone) and methocarbamol (Robaxin) for aches. Clonidine and gabapentin help with both. Zofran is only for nausea. After detox, naltrexone, a daily pill, can lower cravings.
Yes. You can keep your phone. Many of our clients work or have family and other obligations, so we help you use your phone and laptop to stay on top of them. If your phone starts to get in the way of your recovery, we'll talk about it with you and may hold it for a while, together with you.
Most people move straight into residential treatment in the same house. Before you leave, we also help set up your next step, like PHP, IOP or outpatient therapy.
Yes, when our provider prescribes it. Buprenorphine (Suboxone) is approved by the FDA. It eases opioid withdrawal and cravings. Clonidine can help with sweating and worry. Ondansetron (Zofran) is only for nausea.
Many of our clients keep up with work and family from the house. You keep your phone and laptop, and staff help you stay on top of your obligations while your health comes first. If your phone starts to get in the way of recovery, we'll work it out together.
No, but most people benefit from it. Detox treats withdrawal, not the addiction itself. We'll recommend the next step that fits you, whether that's residential treatment here or an outpatient program closer to home.
Yes. Naltrexone, a daily pill, can lower cravings for alcohol and block the effects of opioids. The FDA approves it for both. For opioids, you need to be opioid-free for 7 to 10 days before the first dose, or it can cause sudden withdrawal. Our provider will tell you if it fits your plan.
Insurance & cost
Many PPO plans help pay for medical detox. We're out-of-network, so coverage depends on your plan's out-of-network benefits. We check them for free and tell you if we can accept your plan. If we can't, we'll connect you with a trusted program that can.
No. We work with PPO plans only. We don't accept HMO plans, Medi-Cal or any other type of insurance. Call us anyway, and we'll connect you with a trusted program that takes your plan. You can also call the free, 24/7 SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
Families
Yes. Many families call first. We can't admit an adult without their consent, but we can explain detox and help you plan what to say.
Only with your written consent. Federal law, 42 CFR Part 2, protects substance use treatment records more strictly than other health records.
Every medical fact on this page links to a government or medical source. Facts about our program come from our state license and our clinical team.
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