Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - South Fork, CO.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in South Fork patients can be closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health complications or even death in more serious instances. Someone with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and possibly administered certain prescription drugs that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification center would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to detox. A person who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while a different patient may require intensive treatment and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment facility once detox is complete. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.

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