Outpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Lewis, IA.

If a person is receiving outpatient detox they travel to the center helping them through detox every day or at minimum five days per week in most cases. Outpatient detoxification is either delivered in the evening or daytime, which makes it ideal for someone who needs to keep a regular school or work schedule. Certain programs may provide ways to participate in detox treatment in a choice of normal outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detox services and try to prevent relapse.

An average amount of time clients remain in outpatient detoxification is about a week. Some programs use medically assisted detox methods while others offer medication free detox treatement. There are times when meds are necessary to avert life threatening withdrawal problems, as is the case with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes a problem. Alternatively, medical staff at the facility help clients handle their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are safely detoxed and stabilized.

While outpatient detoxification in Lewis is more flexible for apparent reasons, a severe drawback is that people are at a higher chance of relapse due to the access they maintain to drugs. Ideally, people will transition into a full rehabilitation program to address the causes of their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is complete.

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