What We Treat · Kratom & Synthetics · Phoenixville · Philadelphia · Avondale
Find kratom and synthetic drug addiction treatment close to home at our Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale offices, with virtual IOP available throughout Pennsylvania.
Our local drug rehab programs provide withdrawal coordination, PHP, day or evening IOP, virtual care and therapy for kratom, 7-OH, tianeptine, zaza, K2 and other synthetics.
Choose the right schedule
Start with the support you need now, then step down as recovery becomes more stable.
About 6 hours a day · 5 days a week
Our most structured outpatient level of care, with a full clinical day at our Phoenixville, Philadelphia or Avondale office while you continue living at home.
Explore our PHP program →9–15 hours a week · Day or evening
A flexible in-person schedule for people who need substantial addiction treatment while balancing work, school, family or a step down from PHP.
Explore our IOP program →Secure online care · Statewide access
Clinically appropriate Pennsylvania residents can join structured groups and therapy from home without traveling to one of our three offices.
Explore our statewide virtual IOP →Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not FDA-approved for any medical use. The FDA has warned about its opioid-like properties, dependence potential, and adverse events including seizures and liver injury.[1][2]
Concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products are far more potent than leaf kratom and have drawn specific federal warnings — they are much closer to a synthetic opioid than to a herbal tea.[2]
Tianeptine — sold as Zaza, Tianna and Neptune's Fix — has produced poison-center calls and severe withdrawal across the country, and Pennsylvania convenience stores have sold it beside the energy drinks.[3]
Synthetic cannabinoids (K2, spice) are not weed. They are unpredictable chemicals sprayed onto plant material, and they cause agitation, psychosis, seizures and kidney injury at rates real cannabis does not.[4]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Noah Bass, MD — Medical Director.
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These products change names faster than the law can keep up. Bring us the bottle or the label — we have almost certainly seen it:
If it is sold at a smoke shop with a "not for human consumption" label, assume the dose and the contents are unknown. Our guide on what zaza is explains why these products cause dependence so fast.
Because these substances behave like opioids or unpredictable stimulants, treatment blends medical management with the same clinical intensity we use for any other addiction.
Heavy kratom, 7-OH or tianeptine use produces genuine physical dependence. Our medical director assesses whether a taper, comfort medications or a supervised detox with a partner provider is the safest route — and we coordinate it.
Because kratom and tianeptine act on opioid receptors, buprenorphine is sometimes the right tool for severe dependence and is used case by case under medical supervision.[1]
PHP runs about six hours a day, five days a week; IOP is nine to fifteen hours a week with day, evening and virtual tracks — so nobody has to leave work to get off a product they bought at a convenience store.
K2, spice and designer stimulants can trigger psychosis, severe agitation and suicidal thinking. Those get a psychiatric evaluation and treatment on-site, quickly.
The trigger here is availability — the store on the way home. CBT builds a concrete plan around routines, routes and the specific reason the product got used in the first place, usually pain, anxiety or energy.
Many kratom clients started for chronic pain or opioid tapering. We coordinate with medical providers on non-opioid pain strategies plus holistic care — yoga, breathwork, gym, dietitian counseling — so quitting does not mean going back to square one.
Questions about kratom treatment?
Call (610) 233-4342Kratom withdrawal commonly includes muscle aches, insomnia, sweating, nausea, restlessness, irritability and cravings — an opioid-like pattern that intensifies with extract and 7-OH use.[1][2]
Tianeptine withdrawal has been described in poison-center reports as severe and opioid-like, and abrupt discontinuation after heavy use has landed people in emergency departments.[3]
Synthetic cannabinoids carry a different danger: unpredictable potency batch to batch, with seizures, extreme agitation, psychosis and acute kidney injury reported.[4]
Nobody should have to detox from a gas-station product alone. Call (610) 233-4342 — admissions answers 24/7, verifies insurance and can arrange medical management before your first program day.
Questions about kratom treatment?
Call (610) 233-4342We track every client from admission to discharge with the BARC-10 recovery capital scale and the PHQ-9 / GAD-7 mental health screens. These are our own program results.
53%
of clients complete our PHP and IOP programs — vs. a national average near 26% for similar outpatient programs.
+9
point average gain on the BARC-10 recovery capital scale from admission to discharge.
-5.95
point average drop in combined PHQ-9 / GAD-7 anxiety and depression scores during treatment.
2215 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Serving Phoenixville, Kimberton, Royersford, Collegeville, Spring City, Pottstown, King of Prussia, Norristown, Malvern, Exton, Downingtown and West Chester.
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Serving Center City, Chinatown, Washington Square West, Rittenhouse, South Philadelphia, Fishtown, Northern Liberties, University City and the Main Line.
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Serving Avondale, Kennett Square, West Grove, Oxford, Landenberg, Coatesville and the Route 41 corridor of southern Chester County.
Learn about our Avondale office →In-person care at our Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale offices, plus virtual IOP anywhere in Pennsylvania.
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Need detox or inpatient first?
If you need medical detox or a residential stay before outpatient care, call us — we'll help coordinate placement with trusted partners and plan your step-down into our PHP or IOP when you're ready.
Yes. Kratom's active compounds act on opioid receptors, and regular use — especially of extracts and 7-OH products — produces tolerance, dependence and an opioid-like withdrawal syndrome.[1][2]
Kratom is currently sold legally in most of Pennsylvania, and it is not FDA-approved for any medical use. Legal availability is a regulatory fact, not a safety finding.[1]
"Zaza" is used two ways: as slang for high-grade cannabis, and as a brand name for tianeptine products sold in gas stations. The tianeptine version acts on opioid receptors and has caused severe withdrawal and poison-center calls.[3]
Sometimes. Heavy extract or 7-OH use can require medical withdrawal management, and our medical director makes that call at assessment. Lighter use is often managed with comfort medications while you attend PHP or IOP.
In some cases, yes — because kratom acts on opioid receptors, buprenorphine is used for severe dependence under medical supervision. It is a case-by-case medical decision, not a default.[1]
Phoenixville (2215 Kimberton Road), Center City Philadelphia (1026 Winter Street) and Avondale (1284 Gap Newport Pike), plus virtual IOP statewide.
Questions about kratom treatment?
Call (610) 233-4342Citations link to the original government and research sources. Statistics were current at the time of publication; this page is educational and is not medical advice.
Kratom, 7-OH, zaza and synthetics cause real dependence, and there is real treatment for it. Call now for a confidential assessment.