Prescription drug addiction treatment · Hopkins, Minnesota
Prescription Drugs Addiction Treatment in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Outpatient prescription drug rehab for adults whose medication stopped being medicine somewhere along the way.
Northwoods Haven Recovery treats prescription drug addiction on an outpatient basis for adults in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and the Twin Cities. Painkillers after a surgery. A benzodiazepine for panic. A sleeping pill that became every night. A stimulant that started as a study aid. The bottle had your name on it, or someone else’s, and at some point the dose, the refills, and the reasons stopped adding up. That is a substance use disorder, and it is treated here with the same seriousness as any other.
In-network with Minnesota Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners, UnitedHealthcare, and Medica
Prescription drug use disorder
Legal does not mean safe. Prescribed does not mean you cannot lose control.
What treatment includes
Care for what the prescription was meant to fix.
Group therapy, individual counseling with your own licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and care for the pain, anxiety, or attention problems the prescription was meant to fix. You go home after every session.
4
Drug classes covered: opioid painkillers, benzodiazepines, sleep medications, stimulants
2 to 4
Months in IOP, then the Relapse Prevention Program step-down
18+
Adults, including young adults and older adults
0
Nights away from home. Every level of care here is outpatient
What prescription drug addiction is
Four kinds of medication, one pattern of losing control
Prescription drug addiction is a substance use disorder involving a medication that is legal to prescribe. Four groups account for nearly all of it. Opioid painkillers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and codeine. Benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Ativan, Valium, and Klonopin, prescribed for anxiety and panic. Sleep medications such as Ambien. And stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin, prescribed for ADHD. Each acts on the brain differently, but the disorder looks the same: taking more than prescribed, running out early, getting pills from more than one source, needing the drug to feel normal, and continuing despite the harm.
Most people did not set out to misuse anything. Physical dependence can develop on a medication taken exactly as directed, and the line into addiction is crossed quietly: an extra pill on a bad day, a refill requested a week early, a friend’s leftover bottle when yours runs out. Because the drug came from a pharmacy, people often tell themselves it is not the same as what happens to other people. The brain does not make that distinction. Dependence on a prescribed opioid or benzodiazepine is as real, and in some ways as dangerous, as dependence on anything bought on the street.
Treatment at Northwoods Haven Recovery starts with a chemical use assessment that identifies which medication is involved, how severe the disorder is, whether a medically supervised taper or detox is needed first, and what the prescription was treating in the first place. Chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, and ADHD are real conditions, and the plan has to account for them. We do not prescribe or manage medication, so your prescriber stays part of the picture, and we ask you to tell us about every medication during the assessment.
One thing to be clear about
We are outpatient only. No detox, no inpatient, no residential care, no prescribing. Stopping a benzodiazepine or a sleep medication abruptly can cause seizures, and heavy daily opioid use usually needs medical support to stop. A medical provider manages that part. Call us anyway: we help you find that care, then welcome you back for treatment.
Our space
Inside our outpatient treatment center in Hopkins, Minnesota
A safe haven should feel like one. Our suite on Green Oak Drive looks out over water and trees, and the rooms where groups meet were built to feel calm, comfortable, and homey. Not clinical, not institutional. You are more than your diagnosis here, and the space is meant to say so before anyone does.
The lounge
Where people land and catch their breath before group.
The group room
Three hours a day, in a circle, with people who understand.
The view
Water and treeline out every window: the northwoods, in the metro.
Another Group Room
Three hours a day, in a circle, with people who understand.
Quiet corners
Somewhere to sit with a thing before you say it out loud.
Room to breathe
Daylight and treeline out every window. No clinical fluorescence.
Signs and symptoms
Signs a prescription has become a problem
Prescription drug misuse hides well because the pills are legal and the routine looks responsible. If several of these are true, an assessment gives you a straight answer.
Behavioral
Around the prescription
Refills requested early, more than one prescriber or pharmacy, pills borrowed or bought from others, lost prescriptions that need replacing, or crushing and snorting pills meant to be swallowed.
Physical
Depends on the drug
Drowsiness, slurred speech, and constipation with opioids. Sedation, memory gaps, and poor coordination with benzodiazepines and sleep aids. Weight loss, racing heart, and insomnia with stimulants.
Consequences
Life around the pills
Missed work or family obligations, driving while impaired, arguments about the medication, money problems, or a pharmacist or doctor who has started asking questions.
Psychological
The inside experience
Anxiety when the bottle runs low, planning the day around doses, taking the drug for its effect rather than its purpose, and defensiveness whenever someone brings it up.
Withdrawal and health effects
Withdrawal is different for each drug class, and some of it is dangerous
Opioid painkiller withdrawal usually begins within 12 to 24 hours of the last dose and feels like a severe flu with anxiety and insomnia layered on top. It is rarely life-threatening on its own, but it is hard to get through unsupported, and the real danger comes afterward: tolerance drops quickly, and a return to the old dose can cause an overdose. Fentanyl in counterfeit pills has made that danger worse for anyone who has ever bought a pill outside a pharmacy.
Benzodiazepine and sleep medication withdrawal is where the medical risk is highest. Stopping abruptly after regular use can cause rebound anxiety, insomnia, tremor, and, in some cases, seizures that can be life-threatening. These medications must be tapered gradually under a medical provider’s supervision, often over weeks or months. Stimulant withdrawal is not medically dangerous in most cases, but the crash brings exhaustion, depression, heavy sleep, and a flat, joyless stretch that can last weeks and pulls people back toward using.
Over the long term, misuse of prescribed medications carries its own toll: opioids bring constipation, hormonal changes, and overdose risk; benzodiazepines bring memory problems, falls, and worsening anxiety between doses; stimulants raise blood pressure and strain the heart. All of it is compounded by the condition that prompted the prescription, which usually returns in force when the drug is removed. That is why outpatient treatment here treats the pain, anxiety, sleep, or attention problem alongside the substance use rather than pretending they are separate.
If someone is in danger now
A seizure, confusion, or severe agitation after stopping a benzodiazepine or sleep medication, or slow breathing, blue lips, and unresponsiveness after taking pills, are medical emergencies. Call 911. For a suspected opioid overdose, give naloxone if you have it. Treatment here can start once the person is medically stable.
Who it is for
Outpatient prescription drug treatment is probably the right fit if you
- Started on a legitimate prescription for pain, anxiety, sleep, or ADHD and have watched your use drift past what was prescribed and past your control
- Are getting pills from more than one doctor, from friends, or online, and want to stop before the consequences catch up
- Have completed a medically supervised taper or detox and need structure and support while the underlying condition is managed another way
- Have a job, a family, or school you are not willing to step away from for weeks, and want treatment that fits around them
- Want the anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, or attention problem underneath the prescription treated at the same time, not left for later
Not sure yet
A comprehensive assessment answers it.
A chemical use assessment identifies which medications are involved, how severe the disorder is, and whether you can start outpatient care directly or need a supervised taper or detox first. If so, we say so and help you find it. Bring a list of everything you take. If you already have a recent assessment, send it over and we will review it.
For families
About half our calls are from someone else.
You can ask a question without committing anyone to anything, and family involvement is part of the work when the client wants it.
How we treat it
How prescription drug addiction treatment works at Northwoods Haven Recovery
The medication shapes the first weeks: whether you need a taper, whether overdose risk is part of the plan, and how the original condition gets managed. The levels of care, therapies, and counselors are the same as for every substance.
Step one
Chemical use assessment
An hour with a licensed counselor that produces a diagnosis and a level of care, and tells you whether a medical taper or detox has to come first.
Where everyone starts
Most people start here
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Three-hour groups most programming days, individual counseling with your own counselor, and co-occurring mental health treatment. About two to four months while you keep living at home.
Explore IOP →
Then
Relapse Prevention Program
Ten to twelve weeks of lower-intensity care with the same counselors. A written plan for the flare-up, the sleepless night, and the deadline that used to end in a pill.
Explore relapse prevention →
Therapies
Evidence-based addiction therapies, taught as options, not prescriptions.
We’ll walk you through every approach we use and why, then build your plan around the ones that fit your beliefs and your life. No single pathway, no ideology, no judgment.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Find the thought patterns that drive use, and learn to interrupt them.
Dialectical behavior therapy
Skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and hard relationships.
Acceptance & commitment therapy
Move toward what you actually value, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Motivational interviewing
Your reasons for changing, in your words. Nobody lectures you here.
Individual counseling
Your own licensed counselor, where the plan gets built and adjusted.
Group therapy
Three hours a day with people who know the terrain you’re crossing.
Addiction counseling
One-on-one counseling with your own chemical dependency counselor.
Trauma-informed care
Care that accounts for what happened to you, not what’s wrong with you.
Relapse prevention and aftercare planning run through every level of care rather than sitting off to the side, and whole-person care means mental health psychoeducation happens alongside all of it.
Substance use
Every substance use disorder we treat in Minnesota
Seven groups, one outpatient path. The substance shapes the withdrawal risk and the early weeks, not the level of care or the counselors you work with.
The most common reason people call us, and the one most often hidden behind a functioning life.
Prescription opioids, heroin, and the fentanyl that now contaminates most of the illicit supply. Detox often comes first. We do not provide it, but we help you find it.
Methamphetamine, cocaine, and prescription stimulants. Group work is where most of the traction comes from.
Benzodiazepines, sleep medications, and other prescriptions that started as treatment. Stopping abruptly can be dangerous, so a medical provider guides the taper.
Legal does not mean harmless. Cannabis use disorder is a real diagnosis.
LSD, ecstasy and MDMA, ketamine, and PCP. Usually part of a wider pattern, which is what the assessment sorts out.
Inhalants, nitrous oxide, and substances that show up faster than the research does.
Not on the list?
This list is not a filter. Call us and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit, and help you find who is if we are not.
Mental health
Co-occurring mental health conditions we treat alongside addiction
Treating one and ignoring the other does not work. Northwoods Haven Recovery treats co-occurring mental health conditions alongside chemical dependency programming. If your needs are mental-health-primary, a program built for that will serve you better, and we will help you find one.
Trauma and PTSD
Care that accounts for what happened to you, not what is wrong with you.
Depression
The loop between using and feeling worse, treated from both ends at once.
Anxiety
Using to quiet it works for an hour and costs more than that.
Bipolar disorder
Care that steadies mood episodes while chemical dependency programming continues.
ADHD
Structure and skills for adult ADHD when stimulants, alcohol, or cannabis became the coping strategy.
Something else?
If a mental health condition is tangled with substance use, tell us. We treat both together or help you find who can.
Paying for treatment
Insurance-covered addiction treatment that's accessible to anyone who wants it.
Medicaid was the first network we joined, on purpose. We’re also in-network with major commercial plans. We’ll verify your benefits and tell you plainly what your plan covers before you commit to anything.
Minnesota Medicaid
Blue Cross Blue Shield
HealthPartners
UnitedHealthcare
Hennepin Health
Medica
Private Pay
Not listed? Call and we'll check.
Common questions
Questions people ask about prescription drug addiction treatment
If yours is not here, ask us directly. We would rather tell you honestly that we are not the right fit than have you find out later.
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Can prescription drug addiction be treated without inpatient rehab?
Yes, for most people. Outpatient prescription drug rehab at Northwoods Haven Recovery gives you group therapy, individual counseling, and co-occurring mental health care several days a week while you keep living at home. If your assessment shows you need a medically supervised taper or detox first, we tell you and help you find it.
Which prescription drugs do you treat?
Opioid painkillers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and codeine; benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Ativan, and Valium; sleep medications such as Ambien; and stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin. We treat each of them, and the specifics differ.
Do I need to detox or taper before I start?
It depends on the drug. Benzodiazepines and sleep medications must be tapered gradually under a medical provider because stopping suddenly can cause seizures. Heavy opioid use usually needs medical support too. Stimulants rarely require it. We do not provide medical care; the assessment sorts this out and we help you find what you need.
I still need medication for my pain, anxiety, or ADHD. What happens to that?
Your prescriber manages that, and you are welcome here while they do. Many people in treatment take medication a medical provider prescribes, including non-addictive alternatives for pain, anxiety, or attention. Tell us about every medication during the assessment so your plan accounts for it.
Is it really addiction if a doctor prescribed it?
It can be. Dependence can develop on a medication taken as directed, and addiction is defined by the pattern, not the source: loss of control, continued use despite harm, and a life increasingly organized around the drug. Where the pills came from does not change how the brain responds or how treatable the disorder is.
How long does outpatient prescription drug rehab take?
Most people spend about two to four months in our Intensive Outpatient Program, then ten to twelve weeks in the Relapse Prevention Program. Programming starts right after intake, and the plan is adjusted with your counselor as you go.
Do you treat the anxiety, insomnia, or depression underneath the prescription?
Yes. Co-occurring mental health treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, and bipolar disorder runs through the whole program. For many people, learning to manage the original problem without the pill is the heart of the work.
Does insurance cover prescription drug addiction treatment?
We are in-network with Minnesota Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, HealthPartners, UnitedHealthcare, and Medica. Share your plan information on the first call and we will verify your benefits and tell you plainly what is covered.
Related articles
Related reading on prescription drug misuse
Getting started
How to get started: four steps, no waiting eleven days.
Reaching out doesn’t commit you to anything. It means you asked a question, and we answered it.
01
Call
We listen to what’s going on and where you are in the process. No script, no pressure.
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Chemical use assessment
A comprehensive assessment to determine diagnosis and the level of care that fits.
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Referral to the right care
Ideally with us. If another program fits you better, we’ll connect you to it.
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Intake
Programming starts immediately after intake. Already have an assessment? Send it over and we’ll review it.
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Meet the counselors who answer the phone and guide your treatment.
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Northwoods Haven Recovery
5900 Green Oak Drive, Ste 306
Hopkins, MN 55343