Briarwood Detox Center

Our programsMedical detox

Medical detox in Austin, Houston and San Antonio

Detox is withdrawal management — getting the substance out of your system with medical staff watching, so the days that can be dangerous are managed rather than survived alone. It is the first stage of treatment, not a substitute for it.

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The essentials

Medical detox at a glance

Medically supervised withdrawal with 24-hour nursing in Austin and Houston, and outpatient detox in San Antonio. Admissions answered 24 hours a day.

Not sure this is the right level of care?

An assessment answers that, free.

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At a glance

Briarwood

Level of care
Medical detox
Provided by
Briarwood Detox Center
Where
Austin · Houston · San Antonio
What happens
5 things we do, listed in full below
Right for you if
Drinking or using daily, and stopping brings on physical symptoms
Admissions
(866) 710-7710 — answered 24 hours a day
Insurance
In network with most major carriers; benefits verified free
Starts with
A medical assessment, before any level of care is recommended

Coverage

Our center is in-network with many insurances

Type your plan below to check it, or call and we will verify your benefits with your insurer directly. Free, and with no obligation to admit.

  • Harbor Health
  • Evernorth
  • Oscar
  • Optum
  • Curative
  • Carelon
  • Ambetter
  • Anthem
  • Multiplan
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Beacon Health
  • Aetna
  • Christus Health
  • Baylor Scott & White
  • Sendero Health
  • TRICARE West
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What happens

  • Withdrawal medication reviewed and adjusted daily by a physician
  • Nurses on site around the clock at our Austin and Houston centers
  • Bloodwork drawn and run on site, so changes happen the same day
  • Seizure and delirium risk assessed from admission, not once symptoms start
  • A specific plan for the next level of care, arranged before you leave

Is this the right level?

  • Drinking or using daily, and stopping brings on physical symptoms
  • A previous attempt to stop produced shakes, sweats, seizures or hallucinations
  • Long-term benzodiazepine or opioid use that needs a supervised taper

When it is not

If withdrawal is not a medical risk for you, detox may not be the right starting point — and we will say so on the phone rather than admit you to something you do not need.

Where this sits in the whole path

  1. Step 1 Medical detox Briarwood Detox Center
  2. Step 2 Inpatient treatment Nova Recovery Center
  3. Step 3 Outpatient treatment Briarwood Detox Center
  4. Step 4 Sober living Eudaimonia Recovery Homes

What we detox from

Withdrawal is different for every substance and so is the medical response.

Straight answers

Medical detox — common questions

Who provides medical detox?

Briarwood Detox Center delivers it at our own Austin and Houston and San Antonio centers.

Is medical detox right for me?

Drinking or using daily, and stopping brings on physical symptoms. A previous attempt to stop produced shakes, sweats, seizures or hallucinations. An assessment confirms it either way, and we will say so if it is not.

What if it is not the right level of care?

If withdrawal is not a medical risk for you, detox may not be the right starting point — and we will say so on the phone rather than admit you to something you do not need.

Does insurance cover it?

Most major insurance covers medically necessary treatment, and Briarwood is in network with 18 carriers. Coverage varies by plan, so benefits are verified free before anything is scheduled.

How soon can I start?

Admissions is staffed 24 hours a day and availability changes daily, so a call is the only way to get a real answer for today.

Where we are

Where we offer medical detox

Three locations, each with its own admissions line and its own clinical team. Pick the one nearest you — or call and we will tell you which has a bed tonight.

Not sure this is the right level?

That is what the call is for. Admissions works out where to start and places you across all three of our brands — you do not have to pick.

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Who looks after you medically

A physician signs off on your protocol and nursing is on the floor around the clock, not on call from home.

  • Dr. Manohar VajjaDr. Manohar Vajja, MDMedical Director
  • Reagan RudderNurse LeadBriarwood Detox Austin
  • Roberto D'lormRoberto D'lormNurse PractitionerBriarwood Detox Austin

Meet the rest of the team

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