What happens after detox
Detox clears the substance. It does not touch the reason the substance was there. That gap is why detox on its own has a poor track record — and why the plan gets built before you finish.
Two Georgia locations
Woodstock, GA 30188
Hiram, GA 30141
Saturday–Sunday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Detox manages physical withdrawal over 14 to 21 days. What follows is usually an intensive outpatient program, ongoing counseling, continuing medication, or a combination. Restoration is a licensed detox provider and does not run an IOP; we build the referral and arrange the appointment before you complete detox rather than handing over a phone number at discharge.
Being straight about this
We do not provide IOP, and here is why that matters
Some providers offer detox, IOP, PHP and outpatient therapy as one continuous in-house pathway. They can say “the same organization keeps treating you.” That is a genuine advantage and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
What we do is withdrawal management, and we do it as a specialty rather than as the first stage of something longer. That has its own advantages — psychiatric leadership, protocols built for the specific substance, honest assessment of whether outpatient is even safe for you.
The risk of specializing is the handoff. A referral that is a phone number on a card at discharge is a referral that mostly does not happen. So we treat the transition as part of the treatment: the conversation starts mid-detox, the appointment is made while you are still coming in, and coverage is checked before you finish.
Options
What usually comes next
Which one fits depends on your situation, not on what is convenient to arrange.
| Option | What it involves | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive outpatient (IOP) | Structured therapy roughly three days a week, often evenings, typically 6–12 weeks | Most people leaving detox who need more than weekly counseling |
| Outpatient counseling | Individual or group therapy, weekly or fortnightly | Those with strong support at home and a stable situation |
| Medication-assisted treatment | Buprenorphine or naltrexone with clinical support, months to years | Opioid use disorder — roughly halves mortality risk |
| Dual diagnosis care | Psychiatric treatment alongside substance use treatment | Where anxiety, depression or trauma sits underneath |
| Partial hospitalization (PHP) | Day treatment most of the week, more intensive than IOP | Where IOP is not enough but residential is not required |
| Residential treatment | Living on site for weeks | Where home makes recovery unrealistic or outpatient has not held |
| Peer support | AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery | Alongside any of the above — see community resources |
Where we refer
Our sister organizations
Where it fits clinically, we refer within our own network. Same records, same coordination, and a real appointment rather than a phone number. Where a different provider suits you better, we say so — the point is the right fit, not keeping you in-house.
Hope Harbor Wellness
Addiction-focused outpatient · Hiram
The usual next step for people leaving detox with substance use as the primary diagnosis. PHP, IOP, standard outpatient, medication-assisted treatment and dual diagnosis care, with virtual IOP for people who cannot drive in for every session. Joint Commission accredited, adults 18 and over.
- Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient
- Continuing medication-assisted treatment
- Virtual IOP across Georgia
- Evening options
Hooked on Hope
Mental health primary · Hiram
For people whose primary diagnosis is a mental health condition rather than substance use. PHP, IOP, virtual IOP and outpatient therapy, with a step-up and step-down continuum. They do not provide detox or standalone addiction treatment, which is precisely why the two fit together.
- Depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD
- Dual diagnosis where mental health leads
- Day treatment and virtual options
- Same building as our Hiram clinic
West Georgia Wellness Center
Residential · Hiram
Residential mental health and substance use treatment, for situations where outpatient care is not realistic — an unstable home, repeated outpatient attempts that have not held, or a clinical picture needing continuous support.
- Residential level of care
- Mental health and substance use
- Where home makes recovery unrealistic
Being direct about the incentive: these are related organizations. We refer within the network where it is the right clinical fit and outside it where it is not, and you are free to go anywhere you choose. What the shared network buys you is coordination — records, medication and history moving with you instead of being re-collected from scratch.
The handoff
How the transition actually works
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Mid-detox
The conversation starts early
Not at discharge. While you are still coming in, when there is time to arrange something properly rather than improvise.
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Before you finish
Coverage checked for the next level
IOP sits at a different level of care with different authorization. Better to know that while you are still in treatment than after.
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Before you finish
The appointment is made
Not a phone number on a card. A date, with a named provider who has agreed to see you — frequently one of our sister organizations, where the records move with you.
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At transition
Records and medication coordinated
Where you authorize it, your protocol, scores and any continuing prescription go with you so nobody starts from scratch.
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After
If it does not hold
Come back. Relapse is common and it is not a reason to be turned away. Where you got stuck is useful clinical information.
Why this matters more than it sounds
The weeks after detox are the highest-risk weeks
For opioids specifically, the period after detox carries real danger. Tolerance falls sharply within days, and a dose that was routine last month can stop your breathing. Most opioid deaths following abstinence happen exactly this way — after detox, after jail, after a hospital stay.
For stimulants the risk is different but the timing is similar. Week two is when the physical symptoms have gone and the flatness and cravings are worst, which is when most people go back.
Both are arguments for the same thing: something structured needs to already be in place when detox ends, rather than being arranged once things start going wrong.
Related
Before and during detox
Where
Two Georgia locations, open late and weekends
Woodstock
355 Parkway 575, Suite 200-B
Woodstock, GA 30188
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hiram
126 Enterprise Path, Suite 301A
Hiram, GA 30141
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Serving Canton, Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta, Dallas, Powder Springs and Douglasville. See Cherokee, Paulding and Cobb county pages.
Free benefits check
Verify your coverage
Send your carrier and member ID and we come back with an actual number. See insurance for detox.
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Common questions
After detox, answered
What is an intensive outpatient program?
IOP is structured therapy several days a week while you live at home — typically three sessions a week, often in the evening. It sits between weekly counseling and residential care, and it is the most common step after detox.
Do you provide IOP?
No. We are a licensed detox provider. We manage withdrawal and connect you to IOP rather than running one, and we build that connection before you finish here instead of handing you a list at the door.
Do I need IOP after detox?
Most people benefit from something structured. Detox clears the physical dependence and leaves the reason underneath untouched, which is why detox alone has a poor track record.
How long does IOP last?
Commonly six to twelve weeks, then stepping down to less frequent support. Programs vary and your assessment shapes what is recommended.
Can I do IOP in the evening?
Many programs offer evening tracks specifically so people can keep working, and some are delivered virtually. That is worth asking about when we discuss options.
What if I do not want IOP?
Then we talk about what else fits — individual counseling, ongoing medication, peer support, or a combination. The point is that something follows detox, not that it has to be IOP.
When is residential treatment the answer instead?
Where the home environment makes recovery unrealistic, where outpatient attempts have repeatedly not held, or where the clinical picture is severe enough to need continuous support.
Does insurance cover what comes after detox?
Usually, though at a different level of care with different authorization. We raise it during your benefits check so the answer is known before you finish detox rather than after.
Who arranges it?
We do, while you are still in treatment. An appointment made before you leave is kept far more often than a phone number handed over at discharge.
What about medication after detox?
For opioid dependence, medication-assisted treatment frequently continues well past detox and roughly halves mortality risk. See medication-assisted treatment.
Woodstock & Hiram, GA
The plan for after gets made while you are still here.
One conversation tells you whether outpatient detox is a fit, what your insurance covers, and how soon you could start.
678-506-7611
Woodstock ·
Hiram ·
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM