Methamphetamine detox and rehab
Methamphetamine withdrawal is the part nobody warns you about. The crash brings days without real sleep, paranoia that follows you from room to room, and a body that will not settle. The people who love you are watching someone they do not recognize. It usually passes, but it does not have to pass on its own. Our physicians manage methamphetamine withdrawal with the psychiatric and cardiac monitoring it requires, and they stay with you into the residential recovery that follows. Call us and we will verify your plan and walk you through the next step.
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Meth withdrawal is mostly psychiatric
Methamphetamine withdrawal, like cocaine, is mostly psychiatric. The crash brings severe fatigue, anhedonia, depression, irritability, and intense cravings. In some patients it also brings stimulant-induced psychosis that needs dedicated psychiatric management.
The crash usually lasts longer than a week, and longer than cocaine withdrawal. Sleep is badly disrupted; patients often sleep 16 or more hours and wake tired. Hydration, nutrition, and cardiovascular recovery take time. For people with long-term use, cognitive function may take months to recover fully.
Our protocol stabilizes the body first, with cardiac screening, hydration, sleep restoration, and nutrition, while psychiatric evaluation identifies and treats underlying conditions (depression, anxiety, ADHD, psychosis) that fuel use or emerge during withdrawal.
Supportive care with psychiatric oversight
Every meth detox begins with full medical and psychiatric assessment. Cardiac workup, psychosis screening, and baseline cognition are documented.
Chronic methamphetamine use causes cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and arrhythmia risk. Baseline EKG and continuous telemetry when indicated.
Stimulant-induced psychosis can persist days to weeks. Daily psychiatric evaluation, antipsychotic medication when indicated.
Co-occurring conditions are common. A full assessment begins on day one; medication is initiated or adjusted as needed.
Heavy meth use leaves patients sleep-deprived and malnourished. Sleep support, hydration, and nutrition are first-line.
Severe depression during the crash may require antidepressant therapy. Evaluation and initiation as clinically indicated.
Suicidal thoughts during meth withdrawal are common. Staff trained to assess and respond; immediate psychiatric consultation.
Medicine stabilizes the body, therapy changes the pattern
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
The most studied therapy for changing thought patterns in substance use disorder.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Skills-based emotion regulation and distress tolerance, useful when crash-related mood swings sit alongside methamphetamine use.
EMDR trauma therapy
Targeted trauma processing for people whose methamphetamine use started as a way to cope with trauma, led by certified EMDR clinicians.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
No FDA-approved medication-assisted treatment (MAT) exists for methamphetamine. Evidence-based psychotherapy (CBT, CM) and treatment of co-occurring conditions drive recovery.
Group Therapy
Peer-supported, clinician-led sessions.
Family programming
Family sessions and education for those who want to be part of the work.
The road from first call to a stable recovery
Admissions and assessment
Full, unhurried clinical assessment: the history of your methamphetamine use, the medical and psychiatric conditions that came with it, and your insurance verification, all done in parallel.
Methamphetamine detox
Length set by the medical and clinical team, usually a matter of days. Cardiac and psychiatric stabilization, sleep and nutrition, psychosis screening.
Residential Inpatient
Length set by the clinical team, usually a matter of weeks. Evidence-based therapy, psychiatric care, family work, and step-down planning.
Physician-led, accredited, and built for unhurried care
What brings people to Pines Recovery Life in Pembroke Pines, Florida, is the continuity: the same physicians and nurses from detox into residential, who know your history because they were there.
Our Medical Director, a board-certified psychiatrist, sets the standard for clinical care. Every patient is reviewed by an attending physician.
Accredited by The Joint Commission, which surveys facilities against its safety and quality standards.
Adherence to the LegitScript standard is what Google, Microsoft, and Meta ask for when addiction treatment is advertised.
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD frequently co-occur with substance use. Psychiatric assessment and care run alongside detox from the first day.
We work with BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, Humana Military and VA Community Care plans. Verification is confidential and takes a few minutes.
A dedicated medical detox wing, therapy rooms, and outdoor grounds.
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Methamphetamine detox is medically necessary
Under the federal parity laws, commercial insurance must cover medically necessary addiction treatment, including methamphetamine detox and rehab, on the same terms as other medical and surgical care.
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Frequently asked questions
What are methamphetamine withdrawal symptoms?
Symptoms include severe fatigue, depression, anxiety, increased appetite, vivid dreams, cognitive slowing, and intense cravings. Suicidal thoughts during early withdrawal are not uncommon and require monitoring.
How long does methamphetamine detox take?
Acute methamphetamine withdrawal typically peaks at 24 to 72 hours and resolves physically within 7 to 10 days. Cognitive and mood symptoms (often called anhedonia) can persist for weeks to months and improve with structured recovery.
Is methamphetamine detox dangerous?
Methamphetamine withdrawal is rarely fatal physically, but the depression and suicidality risk during early withdrawal can be serious. Pines provides 24/7 monitoring with psychiatric oversight.
What medications are used during methamphetamine detox?
There is no FDA-approved medication for methamphetamine withdrawal. We use supportive medications for sleep, anxiety, depression, and appetite, plus dual-diagnosis psychiatric care for any co-occurring conditions.
Will my brain recover from methamphetamine?
Substantial cognitive and mood recovery typically begins over the first months of abstinence and can continue for a year or more. Residential treatment and structured therapy support that recovery.
Does insurance cover methamphetamine treatment?
Parity law covers medically necessary detox. We verify your plan at (855) 981-8935.
