| Opiate Detox Institute Orange, CA | Rapid Opioid Detox Clinic (Dr. Thomas Yee) Las Vegas, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sedation-assisted opioid detox, hospital-based | Anesthesia-assisted opioid detox |
| Location | Orange, California | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Setting | Hospital. The provider describes Chapman Global Medical Center as Joint Commission accredited. Whether the procedure is done in an ICU is not stated. | Surgery center operating rooms. The site mentions a surgery center operating room cost; a 2013 press release named North Vista Hospital, Desert Springs Hospital, Red Rock Surgery Center and Surgery Center of Southern Nevada. The current facility is not named. |
| Who gives the sedation | Program led by Dr. Amir Nourbakhsh, DO, described as a board-certified anesthesiologist. The site says a board-certified anesthesiologist sedates the patient. | Dr. Thomas C. Yee, MD, anesthesiologist, who the site says personally performs every procedure. |
| Sedation or anesthesia | Sedation. The site says the modern procedure does not require hours under general anesthesia. | Deep sedation or general anesthesia (the site uses both terms). |
| Length of stay | 5-day program: 2 days in hospital, 3 days in a recovery setting. | One-day procedure (8 to 10 hours under anesthesia per the site) with two days of aftercare included; another page says 72 hours. |
| After the procedure | Vivitrol injection, oral naltrexone prescription, IV vitamin infusion and follow-up medication management. A naltrexone implant is not mentioned. | Vivitrol (extended-release naltrexone) provided by the clinic; a 2013 release described one year of Vivitrol or oral naltrexone plus counseling. |
| Published price | Not published. The site says cost ranges by severity, offers CareCredit financing, and says most insurance does not cover it. | $12,000 including the operating room and two days of aftercare, not covered by insurance. From saferapiddetox.com, last modified March 2022. The main site gives no figure. |
| Accreditations and licenses stated | Hospital described as Joint Commission accredited (provider statement). LegitScript badge on the site. No accreditation stated for the institute itself. | Physician board certifications (ABA, ABPM, ABAM per the site and vitals.com). No facility accreditation named. |
| Founded and history | Not stated | Opened July 2007. The site claims 549 procedures without complications; a 2013 release marked the 500th patient. |
| Google rating (as shown by the cited directory) | 4.6 from 9 reviews (the provider site, October 20, 2026) | Not shown on the pages we checked |
| Public record | None found. | None found. |
| Status | Operating. Site copyright 2026, phone listed. | Operating. rapiddetoxclinic.biz is live, Yelp listing updated April 2026 (search result title only). saferapiddetox.com content dates from 2022. Two earlier Las Vegas addresses are marked closed in map listings. |