Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Union Springs, AL.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Union Springs patients can be closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which may bring about health complications or even death in more serious instances. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example may need to be watched closely and likely given specific prescription drugs that works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox center will minimize health risks.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need to have intensive oversight and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to treatment for individuals who need to go to an actual substance abuse rehab facility once detox is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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