Opioid Addiction Treatment Program – Houston, TX

At Right Step Houston, our opioid addiction treatment program provides integrated, personalized care for people in the greater Houston community. If you are seeking opioid addiction treatment in Houston, our team uses evidence-based treatment to support safe stabilization, skill building, and long-term healing. Clients can complete medical detox, rehab, and aftercare on a coordinated path, with attention to mental health and co-occurring disorders that often accompany opioid use.

Treatment services for opioid addiction

We use a multidisciplinary model that addresses the whole person: mind, body, and community. Our treatment services include counseling, medical support, and recovery services designed to improve care and access for patients and families in Southeast Texas.

Evidence-based therapy

Sessions may include cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy delivered in individual, group, and family formats. These evidence based interventions help patients understand opioid use, challenge unhelpful thinking, and build relapse prevention skills. Counseling integrates education about opioid misuse, overdose risks, and practical coping strategies.

Holistic treatment

Holistic services complement core therapies. You can engage in yoga, mindfulness, fitness, nutrition education, acupuncture, massage therapy, or experiential activities that reinforce safer choices and stress reduction. This whole-person focus supports sleep, mood, and life balance.

Opioid-specific treatment

Opioid addiction differs from other substance use disorders. Common prescription opioids include oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. Illicit opioids like heroin, and potent synthetics like fentanyl, increase overdose risk. Some people begin with prescription opioids for pain, then experience dependence and withdrawal symptoms, or transition to heroin or fentanyl when tolerance grows. Our clinicians assess opioid use patterns, medical history, trauma, anxiety, and family supports to tailor care for your substance use disorder.

Group, individual, and family therapy

Treatment often includes:

• Individual therapy focused on goals, health, and accountability
• Group therapy for skill practice, peer support, and awareness
• Family therapy to strengthen communication and safety plans

Support groups in the community can extend progress after discharge.

Dual diagnosis for opioid addiction

Opioid addiction and mental health conditions frequently overlap. Through a dual diagnosis approach, we evaluate for depression, post-traumatic stress, and other disorders that may drive drug use. Treating both the substance use and the mental health condition together reduces risk for relapse and helps patients rebuild life roles at home, work, school, and in the community.

What to expect in treatment and recovery

Before structured therapy begins, many clients start with medical detox. Right Step Houston provides medication-assisted detox in a comfortable setting with continuous monitoring. Medications can ease opioid withdrawal symptoms while your body clears opioids safely. After stabilization, your team will guide treatment and recovery planning, including counseling, skills practice, and connection to recovery services.

Depending on the plan, clinicians may use medications to manage withdrawal and reduce cravings. Lofexidine can ease withdrawal symptoms, and medications for opioid use disorder like methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone can reduce opioid use and overdose risk when paired with counseling.

Overdose prevention and community resources

Texas families continue to feel the opioid crisis, especially with fentanyl in counterfeit pills. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shares steps to prevent opioid overdose and prescription opioid misuse, including safer prescribing, naloxone access, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

The Texas Targeted Opioid Response is a statewide public health initiative funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and state partners. TTOR expands prevention, treatment and recovery services, supports overdose education, and improves access to medications that reduce opioid overdose risk. As Texas Targeted Opioid Response efforts grow, communities across Texas gain tools that address the opioid crisis with data-informed strategies.

Levels of care and programs at Right Step Houston

Every plan is individualized, and care levels are discussed during admissions.

• Detox and stabilization, with medical oversight and supportive counseling
• Residential or day programming, with evidence based therapy and skills groups
• Outpatient options that may include an intensive outpatient program as clinically appropriate, plus coordination with community clinics and support groups

If you are unsure where to begin, our admissions team will discuss your goals, assess safety, and outline the first step.

How we partner with families and the Houston community

Recovery is stronger with support. We invite involvement of a loved one when helpful, coordinate with local clinics, and connect patients to recovery services and community resources in Houston and across Texas. Education covers prescription safety, storage, and disposal to reduce prescription opioid misuse within households.

For individuals struggling with opioid addiction, learning how to navigate cravings, triggers, and stress is vital. Together we create a plan for treatment and recovery, including practical steps for work or school, health follow ups, and continued counseling.

Start your first step today

If you or a loved one is struggling with opioid addiction, connect with our admissions team for a confidential conversation at 888.442.3028. Together, we will work to achieve lasting recovery through compassionate, evidence based care for substance use and co-occurring disorders.