Benzodiazepine Addiction · Houston
Outpatient care for dependence on Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium, and other benzodiazepines. We work alongside a medically supervised taper and treat the anxiety, insomnia, or trauma the medication was managing, so you can come off safely and stay well.
01Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan
02Taper Coordination
03Anxiety Treated Too
04Private and Discreet
Understanding Dependence
Benzodiazepines are prescribed for anxiety, panic, and sleep. Many people become physically dependent while taking them exactly as prescribed, which reflects how the medication works rather than a personal failing. Addiction can develop when use escalates, doses run out early, or benzos are combined with alcohol or opioids.
Because stopping suddenly can cause seizures and other serious complications, recovery starts with a safe plan to come off the medication, and then treats what it was helping you manage.
Recognizing the Pattern
Our Approach
Heights does not provide medical detox. When you are physically dependent, we work alongside your prescriber or a medical provider who manages a gradual, supervised taper, and we coordinate a referral to medically supervised care when that is needed first. Meanwhile, therapy builds the skills that replace what the medication was doing.
Calming Skills
Breathing, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral strategies help manage anxiety and insomnia as the dose comes down, so symptoms do not pull you back.
Therapy
Individual therapy addresses the anxiety, panic, or trauma underneath, with approaches such as CBT, ACT, and trauma therapies when appropriate.
Coordination
With your consent, we stay in contact with the provider managing your taper so therapy, support, and dose changes move together. Psychiatric medication management is available for co-occurring conditions.
Safety First
Never stop a benzodiazepine suddenly if you have been taking it regularly. Talk with a medical provider first.
Benzo withdrawal symptoms can include rebound anxiety and insomnia, irritability, tremor, sweating, muscle tension, poor concentration, heightened sensitivity to light and sound, and, after abrupt stopping, seizures. A slow taper reduces these risks.
Combining benzodiazepines with alcohol or opioids sharply increases overdose risk. If you or someone you love uses these together, keep naloxone (Narcan) on hand and call 911 in an emergency.
Read more in our guides on benzodiazepine addiction treatment, mixing benzos, opioids, and alcohol, and sleep aid dependence.
Levels of Care
Every plan starts with a clinical assessment using ASAM criteria. Structure can increase during the taper and step down as you stabilize.
Most Individualized
A private, individualized plan that adjusts week by week as your taper progresses.
Full-Day Structure
Full-day structure on most weekdays when anxiety or insomnia is intense during the taper.
Fits Your Week
Structured therapy several days a week, including Evening IOP, while you keep up with work and family.
Guides and Resources
Clinician-written articles on dependence, tapering, and treating the anxiety underneath.
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Admissions can explain how we coordinate with your prescriber and what treatment looks like.
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Common Questions
For guidance about your situation, call admissions at (877) 549-5102.
Symptoms can include rebound anxiety and insomnia, irritability, tremor, sweating, muscle tension, poor concentration, and sensitivity to light and sound. Stopping suddenly after regular use can cause seizures, which is why a gradual, medically supervised taper is important.
Yes. Xanax (alprazolam) can cause physical dependence even when taken as prescribed, and some people develop addiction, especially at higher doses or when it is combined with alcohol or opioids.
No. Heights is an outpatient practice and does not provide medical detox. We work alongside the provider managing your taper and coordinate a referral to medically supervised care when needed.
Yes. Many people we treat became dependent on a prescribed medication. There is no judgment here, and the goal is a safe plan forward.
It varies widely by medication, dose, and how long you have taken it. Many tapers take weeks to months. Your medical provider sets the pace, and we support you throughout.
We are private pay and provide superbills you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Clinical Review
Written by Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, CEO of Heights Behavioral Health, and clinically reviewed by Deborah Darnell-Drake, LCSW-S, ACSW, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer. Heights Behavioral Health provides licensed outpatient behavioral health care for adults in Houston, Texas, delivered by master’s-level clinicians and licensed professionals. This page is intended to explain HBH services and does not replace an individualized clinical assessment. Last reviewed October 2026.
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