If a person is receiving outpatient detox they must go to the facility helping them with their detox every day or at minimum 5 days a week in most situations. Outpatient detox services are either done in the evening or daytime, which makes it ideal for a person who needs to maintain a regular work or school routine. Certain programs may also offer options to participate in treatment in either regular outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detoxification services and prevent relapse.
A standard amount of time people participate in outpatient detoxification is approximately seven days. Some facilities use medically assisted detoxification approaches while others provide drug free detox services. At times when medications are needed to prevent life threatening withdrawal problems, like with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are at times an issue. Otherwise, staff at the center help individuals handle their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of cravings and withdrawal until they are detoxed and balanced.
While outpatient detoxification in Start is more adaptable for apparent reasons, a very serious disadvantage is that people are at a greater chance of falling back into addiction due to the access they maintain to alcohol and drugs. Ideally, people will transition into a comprehensive treatment facility to deal with the reasons for their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is finished.
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