IV support for recovery, alongside your treatment team.
Getting off alcohol, opioids or other drugs is hard on the body. We help with the physical side, fluids and nutrients, for people who are in treatment or already through withdrawal. Private suite, registered nurses, physician-directed.
First: we don’t do detox.
I Vie does not provide detox or withdrawal management. Stopping alcohol or certain medications suddenly can cause seizures and can be life-threatening. That needs a medically supervised program, not an IV lounge.
If you or someone you love is in withdrawal right now:
- Seizures, hallucinations, severe confusion or trouble breathing: call 911.
- Need treatment and don’t know where to start: SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357. Free, confidential, 24/7, English and Spanish. Or text your ZIP code to 435748.
- In crisis or thinking about hurting yourself: call or text 988.
Withdrawal: what’s dangerous and what isn’t.
Alcohol
Symptoms can start within hours of the last drink, from shakes and sweats up to seizures. The most severe form, delirium tremens, usually shows up 2 to 4 days in and can be deadly without treatment. If you drink heavily or have had withdrawal before, talk to a doctor before you stop.
Benzodiazepines
(Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan and others). The FDA warns that stopping suddenly or cutting the dose too fast can cause withdrawal seizures that can be life-threatening. Never stop on your own. Your prescriber can build a slow taper.
Opioids
(Fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone and others). Withdrawal is miserable, flu-like and usually not life-threatening on its own. The vomiting and diarrhea can cause dangerous dehydration and electrolyte problems, though. And the riskiest time for overdose is right after detox, when tolerance has dropped.
Help with the physical toll.
Once you’re through withdrawal, or in a program and your provider is on board, an IV can help with the physical toll:
- Rehydration. IV Fluids ($100) or Basic Hydration ($140) when vomiting, sweating or not eating has left you depleted.
- B vitamins. Heavy drinking drains thiamine (vitamin B1): it cuts absorption, raises the body’s demand and impairs the liver’s storage. Up to 80% of people with an alcohol addiction develop thiamine deficiency. Our provider may recommend a B-vitamin drip like B-Vita Support ($150).
- A full vitamin and mineral reset. The Gold Standard ($200) or The Essentials, with glutathione.
- NAD+, honestly. See below.
NAD+ and addiction: what the research actually says.
Your body uses NAD+ to break down alcohol, and NAD+ infusions are sold all over the internet as an addiction cure. Here is the truth.
NAD+ is not FDA-approved to treat addiction or withdrawal. Much of the hype traces back to a 1960s study of about 100 people with no comparison group. A few newer, small studies are interesting, but there are no large controlled trials showing it works.
Some people in recovery still choose NAD+ for energy and focus as a wellness infusion. If you do, we’ll give it slowly, with glutathione, after a provider review. It is not addiction treatment, and it doesn’t replace counseling, support groups or medications for addiction.
Four steps, safety first.
Call or text first
Tell us where you are in recovery. We’ll ask who’s treating you.
Provider review
Our provider reviews your history and medications, and may ask for your treatment provider’s OK.
Come in sober
No alcohol or drugs that day. If you’re intoxicated or in active withdrawal, we’ll point you to the right level of care instead.
Private chair, nurse on hand
30 to 60 minutes for most drips, 3 to 4 hours for NAD+.
See the hydration menu for every price.
Recovery questions
Can an IV or NAD+ detox me?
No. Neither replaces medically supervised withdrawal or addiction treatment.
Do you prescribe Suboxone or naltrexone?
No. Those come from an addiction medicine provider. SAMHSA’s helpline (1-800-662-4357) can help you find one.
Will you talk to my treatment program?
Only with your written permission. Coordinating helps us keep you safe.
Is my visit private?
Yes. Private suite, discreet staff, and your health information is protected under medical privacy law.
I’m a family member. What can I do?
The SAMHSA helpline takes calls from family members too, and can point you to local treatment and support groups.
Questions? Call or text.
(559) 338-5503Private, discreet and judgment-free. Call or text us anytime.