Xanax Drug Abuse Treatment Detox Help and Information

xanax detox rehab addiciton rehab treatment center Malibu Horizon,which could be prescribed by our consulting physician, carefully monitors a client off of Xanax. Dr Mohammad is an expert at drug detox, especially benzodiazepines, opiates and alcohol. Once safely detoxed, an individualized treatment plan is created including the right combination of both CBT and MET therapy. Xanax is classified as a benzodiazepine. Benzodiazepines are potent CNS depressants and therefore require a closely monitored, detoxification process. Xanax detox must be handled by a doctor who is an expert at detoxification, specifically trained in benzodiazepines. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain. Xanax can be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or take it for a longer period of time than prescribed by your doctor. Addiction is defined as when a person compulsively seeks out the drug and abuses it despite its known harmful consequences.



Meet Dr. Mohammad - World Renowned Expert at Xanax Detox

alcohol-detox-rehab-centerAs founder of Malibu Horizon, Dr Mohammad has a total commitment to his patients. With over a decade of general medicine and psychiatry experience, Dr. Mohammad is an Addiction Specialist and Board Certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). He is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California (USC), where he is active in research and in teaching and training of residents and students. Dr. Mohammad is long standing member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). "Addiction is a brain disease as well as a chronic medical illness, and it therefore should be treated as such." says Dr. Mohammad. Many people use substances to self-medicate, but they end up doing further damage to their brains and bodies. This invariably affects their whole lives -- their family, friends, work and general well-being." Dr. Mohammad focuses his professional talents on treating patients with addictions and co-occurring disorders (dual diagnosis), providing them with comfortable detox in both inpatient and outpatient settings.