Klonopin Addiction, Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

What is Klonopin?

Clonazepam, which is used for sedation as well as to treat anxiety and seizures, is known by its brand name Klonopin. Unfortunately, it’s very easy to develop an addiction to Klonopin, which is a kind of drug known as benzodiazepine. The effects of the drug are similar to Xanax — it helps you slow down your brain. Benzodiazepine addiction is very common because these drugs are known to be habit-forming. Klonopin withdrawal can have serious side effects, so kicking it normally requires a supervised drug detox. However, attending an inpatient treatment program can help Klonopin addicts on their journey to sober living.

Klonopin Addiction Signs and Symptoms

If you’re concerned that a loved one is showing signs of Klonopin addiction, there are a few things to look for if you’re considering addiction therapy. Many addicts take Klonopin and alcohol together, but unfortunately, this combination of substance abuse affects the central nervous system and could easily lead to an overdose. Other signs your loved one may suffer from a clonazepam addiction include:

As with many other types of drug addiction, the more Klonopin you take, the more you need to achieve the same high. Addiction therapy programs are successful in treating benzodiazepine addiction. It’s important to get behavioral therapy and prescription drug addiction treatment as soon as possible when the problem is Klonopin, whether or not there’s another drug addiction or mental illness that also needs to be treated. Addiction therapy programs help not just the benzo addict, but their loved ones as well.

Treatment for Klonopin Addiction

The sooner you get to treatment and rehab, the better. The longer you suffer from a Klonopin addiction, the more difficult the drug detox will be. Professional rehab can help you with clonazepam and alcohol withdrawal symptoms, so you have a safe drug addiction treatment and rehab. A slow taper at a residential treatment can last several weeks but avoid the extremely unpleasant withdrawal symptoms you’d face otherwise.

Once you’ve worked on substance abuse, other underlying issues can be addressed through a therapy program. Having a dual diagnosis of Klonopin addiction and another cooccurring disorder such as mental illness is very common, and the right treatment center can help you deal with that. You may need to attend a residential treatment in order to get a substance abuse treatment program that works for you, including polysubstance addiction treatment if needed. Individual therapy, as well as group counseling, are solutions shown to help many people recover from Klonopin addiction and move on to the sober living. At some point, you’ll be able to transition to outpatient rehab, even if you started at an inpatient treatment program.

How Resurgence Can Help

At Resurgence, we help you kick benzodiazepine addiction for good starting with a safe drug detox that avoids most of the Klonopin withdrawal symptoms you would have if you tried to go “cold turkey”. We provide free insurance verification to make sure that you don’t necessarily have to pay for treatment out of pocket, and there are a number of insurances we accept at our treatment center.

You’ll receive the individual therapy, group therapy, and other levels of care you need from the licensed professionals at our professional rehab. Dual diagnosis patients have behavioral therapy programs after a safe medical detox. We’re providing the tools so you can start living your life free of the hold benzodiazepine addiction currently has over you. Sober living is possible even with a Klonopin addiction, no matter how far down the substance abuse road you or your loved one has traveled.