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Inpatient detoxification is essential when someone is withdrawing from substance use considering withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Joes individuals are closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. a person with alcoholism for example may need to be closely monitored and probably administered certain prescription drugs that works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detoxification facility will ensure their safety.
There isn't an exact practice for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual presents when entering the detoxification facility. A person who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different person may require intensive oversight and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.
