What We Treat · Marijuana & THC · Phoenixville · Philadelphia · Avondale
Find marijuana and THC 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 offer PHP, day or evening IOP, virtual care, therapy and psychiatric support for people struggling with weed, carts, concentrates or edibles.
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 →Cannabis use disorder is one of the most common substance use disorders in the country, and most people who have it never label it addiction because the drug is legal somewhere nearby.[1][3]
Daily high-potency use is associated with a substantially higher risk of psychosis, and heavy adolescent use is linked to lasting effects on attention, memory and learning.[1][2]
In Chester and Montgomery counties, we see high-functioning clients — students at West Chester and Penn State satellites, trades workers, KOP office staff — who are not in trouble with the law but cannot get through a day without a cart or a dab pen.
In Philadelphia, the bigger issue is what the weed is with: cannabis plus alcohol, benzos or unregulated street product sold as "loud." Polysubstance use is the norm, not the exception.[3]
Medically reviewed by Dr. Noah Bass, MD — Medical Director.
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Nobody calls us asking about "cannabis use disorder." They say their kid is smoking too much loud, or they cannot stop hitting the pen. Every one of these is the same conversation:
Watch out for unregulated "zaza" and gas-station THC products — some contain synthetic cannabinoids or research chemicals rather than cannabis at all. See our guide on what zaza actually is.
There is no FDA-approved medication for cannabis use disorder, so treatment is therapy-driven — and that is exactly what our clinical day is built for.
CBT is the best-supported treatment for cannabis use disorder. It targets the automatic loop — boredom, anxiety, sleep, pen in hand — and replaces it with skills you actually practice between sessions.
PHP runs about six hours a day, five days a week; IOP runs nine to fifteen hours a week with day, evening and virtual tracks. Both let you live at home while you rebuild a life that does not revolve around being high.
Most heavy cannabis use we treat is medicating anxiety, ADHD, insomnia or trauma. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management happen inside the program so the underlying condition is treated too.
Ambivalence is normal when a drug is legal and your friends all use it. Motivational interviewing works with that instead of arguing you into a decision you have not made yet.
Small caseload groups of five to seven, two individual sessions a week, and a schedule that fills the hours you would otherwise be smoking through. Structure does a lot of the work early on.
Yoga, meditation, Reiki, soundbath, art and recreational therapy, a full on-site gym, basketball and monthly dietitian counseling — because sleep, appetite and mood all take a hit in the first few weeks without THC.
Questions about marijuana treatment?
Call (610) 233-4342Cannabis withdrawal syndrome is recognized in the DSM-5 and typically starts within a day or two: irritability, anxiety, vivid dreams, night sweats, appetite loss, and insomnia that can last a week or more.[1]
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome — cycles of severe vomiting relieved only by hot showers — is increasingly common in daily concentrate users and often gets misdiagnosed for years.[2]
Withdrawal is not dangerous the way alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal is, but it is miserable enough that most people quit quitting on day three. Being in a program during that week changes the odds substantially.
If high-potency use has triggered paranoia, panic or psychotic symptoms, that needs a psychiatric evaluation, not a wait-and-see. Call (610) 233-4342 and we will get you assessed quickly.
Questions about marijuana 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.
Learn about our Phoenixville office →1026 Winter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Serving Center City, Chinatown, Washington Square West, Rittenhouse, South Philadelphia, Fishtown, Northern Liberties, University City and the Main Line.
Learn about our Philadelphia office →1284 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
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.
Insurance accepted
Don't see your plan? Call (610) 233-4342 — we'll check your benefits.
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. Cannabis use disorder is a clinical diagnosis, and about 3 in 10 people who use cannabis meet criteria for it. Legal status has nothing to do with whether a drug is habit-forming.[1]
It can be. A card makes access legal; it does not make daily high-potency use harmless. If dosing has climbed, you cannot take a day off, or you are using to function rather than to treat a symptom, an assessment is worth an hour of your time.
Symptoms usually begin within 24 to 72 hours, peak in the first week and fade over two to four weeks. Sleep and vivid dreams are typically the last to settle.[1]
Almost never. Cannabis withdrawal is uncomfortable but not medically dangerous, so most clients start directly in PHP or IOP. If alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids are also in the picture, we arrange detox first.
We treat adults 18 and older, and our family program gives parents a role instead of a front-row seat. Call (610) 233-4342 and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit or refer you to an adolescent program.
Phoenixville (2215 Kimberton Road), Center City Philadelphia (1026 Winter Street) and Avondale (1284 Gap Newport Pike), plus virtual IOP statewide.
Questions about marijuana 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.
No judgment, no lecture about legality — just a confidential assessment and a plan. Our phones are answered 24/7 and most major insurance is accepted.