Men’s detox & residential track,
clinical care with a men’s peer group.
Men often wait until something breaks, the job or the marriage, before they will call. Then they say very little for the first week. The Men’s Detox track at Pines Recovery Life uses the same physician-led protocols as the rest of our program, with group work built around what men actually get stuck on: shame, provider identity, relationships, and trauma that has never been said out loud.
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Why a men-specific track, and what it changes.
Pines Recovery Life is not a gender-segregated facility. The Men’s Detox track is a specialty program inside our residential program, with the same medical protocols, the same clinical team, and the same physician-led care. The track adds a peer cohort and programming built for what we see again and again in men with substance use disorder.
In men, that usually looks like: shame that stops a man asking for help, an identity built around provider and protector roles that addiction pulls apart, relationship patterns that deepen isolation, and trauma (military, violence, childhood) that rarely gets said out loud in a mixed group. The Men’s Track gives those conversations somewhere to go, with peers who share the context.
Every patient in the Men’s Track gets the same detox and residential care as any other patient: CIWA-Ar or COWS monitoring, MOUD when indicated, psychiatric care, evidence-based therapy. The track adds men’s group work, process groups, and family programming.
Same clinical standards, men-specific framing.
The Men’s Track adds clinical programming specific to men’s experience. The core medical protocols are identical to every other patient’s.
Same evidence-based detox protocols as every other patient. Physician-led, 24/7 monitored.
Clinician-led group therapy with a male peer cohort. Shame, identity, and relational patterns addressed openly.
Many men carry trauma histories that have gone underdiscussed. EMDR, CPT, and trauma-focused CBT available.
Addiction damages relationships. Men’s track programming works on rebuilding them, family sessions included.
Several of our clinicians have veteran experience. Tricare, Humana Military, and VA CCN accepted.
Depression, PTSD, and anxiety are treated in parallel with substance use, from the first day.
Medicine stabilizes. Therapy changes the pattern.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
The best-evidenced approach for changing thought patterns in substance use disorder.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Skills-based emotion regulation and distress tolerance, with strong evidence for co-occurring mood disorders.
EMDR trauma therapy
Targeted trauma processing, led by certified EMDR clinicians.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
All FDA-approved MAT available: naltrexone, buprenorphine, methadone, acamprosate, disulfiram.
Group Therapy
Peer-supported, clinician-led sessions.
Family programming
Family sessions and education, when the patient consents.
From first call to stable in care.
Admissions & assessment
Full, unhurried clinical assessment. History of use, medical and psychiatric comorbidity, insurance verification in parallel.
Men’s Detox
Same medical detox protocols as all patients. Length depends on the substance and on what the medical team decides is right for you.
Residential Inpatient
Evidence-based therapy, psychiatric care, family work, and step-down planning at discharge.
Physician-led, accredited, and built for unhurried care.
Families ask the same handful of questions before they commit. Who the physician is. What happens overnight. Whether psychiatric care is built in or bolted on. Who plans for the week after discharge.
Medical Director Sergey Litvinov, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist, directs clinical care. Every patient is reviewed by an attending physician, not a counselor signing off on a protocol.
The Joint Commission accredits Pines independently and surveys the program against its safety and quality standards.
LegitScript certification is what Google, Microsoft, and Meta require before an addiction treatment provider can advertise with them. It means an outside audit of how the facility operates.
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD frequently co-occur with substance use. Psychiatric assessment and care run alongside detox from the first day.
Most commercial and military plans are accepted. Verification is free, confidential, and typically completed in under 60 seconds.
Private bedrooms, a dedicated medical detox wing, therapy rooms sized for real clinical work, and outdoor grounds.
Authoritative references and related resources.
Clinical authorities & sources. ASAM: Clinical Practice Guidelines · SAMHSA: National Helpline · CDC: Overdose Prevention
Related Pines resources. Medical detox · Residential inpatient · Dual diagnosis · Admissions process · Insurance carriers · For families
Men’s detox is medically necessary.
Under federal parity laws, commercial insurance covers medically necessary detox and treatment at parity with medical/surgical benefits.
Verify CoverageQuestions families ask, answered plainly.
Is Pines a men-only facility?+
What makes the Men’s Track different?+
Do you accept veterans?+
Are the rooms shared?+
What substances do you treat in the Men’s Track?+
Does insurance cover the Men’s Track?+
Clinical information on this page reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD (Medical Director and board-certified psychiatrist at Pines Recovery Life). Updated April 2026.
Authoritative references: SAMHSA: Men & Substance Use · NIDA · VA Mental Health · ASAM
Frequently Asked Questions
What is gender-specific detox?
A clinical track designed around recovery dynamics that are more common in men, including anger and shame patterns, men-only group therapy, and trauma work specific to male experience. Medical care is identical to our standard detox protocols.
Why choose a men’s detox program?
Men in mixed-gender programs sometimes hold back in group therapy. A men-only setting allows more honest conversation about masculinity, work pressure, family roles, and trauma, which come up constantly in male recovery.
What does the men’s detox track include?
24/7 medical supervision, individual therapy, men-only group therapy, dual-diagnosis psychiatric support, family programming, and recreational activities. Same evidence-based protocols as our standard detox program.
How long is men’s detox?
Length depends on the substance and on your own physiology, and the medical team sets it. Most men step down into our residential inpatient program afterward, for as long as the clinical team judges is right.
Are veterans accepted?
Yes. We are in-network with the VA Community Care Network and Tricare. Many veterans choose our men’s track to be in community with other former military.
Does insurance cover men’s detox?
Yes, in most cases. We are in-network with major carriers, Tricare, and VA. Call (855) 981-8935.
