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

If an individual is receiving outpatient detoxification they must go to the facility helping them with their detoxification daily or at least 5 days a week in most situations. Outpatient detoxification services are either delivered in the daytime or evening, which makes it ideal for a person who needs to keep a regular school or work schedule. Some facilities may also provide ways to participate in detoxification treatment in a choice of normal outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to improve detox services and prevent relapse.

An average amount of time people participate in outpatient detoxification is about seven days. Some facilities use medically assisted detox approaches while others provide medication free detoxification services. There are times when medications are necessary to prevent deadly withdrawal problems, like with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes a problem. Otherwise, staff at the facility help people handle their emotional, psychological, and physical symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are safely detoxified and stabilized.

While outpatient detoxification in Whittemore is more adaptable for obvious reasons, a very severe disadvantage is that people are at a higher chance of falling back into addiction due to the access they maintain to alcohol and drugs. Ideally, people will then go into a full rehabilitation program to address the causes of their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is finished.

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