02/12/2026
Detox Is Not Treatment: What You Need to Know About Addiction Recovery in Las Vegas
💡 Myth Busted: Detox Is Not Therapy
Detox is a medical intervention, not treatment. Its goal is to help your body stabilize, keep food down, maintain body temperature, and restore basic physical balance. It’s not therapy, and it’s not a fix-all.
As Ari Chelli, our Clinical Director at Desert Hope, explains:
“You’re not going to hear the message of hope or therapy while your body is shivering and struggling. Detox is just one small part of the bigger recovery process. You don’t fix everything in 4–7 days. Recovery takes more.”
Recovery is a journey, and detox is just the start. Understanding this can help you or a loved one make realistic, life-saving decisions about care.
💬 Have questions or stories about detox? Drop them here; we’re listening.
🔖 Keep this post handy for when you or someone you care about is thinking about getting help.