Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Vineyard Haven, MA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Vineyard Haven individuals are closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms which may bring about health risks or even death in more serious instances. an individual with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and probably given specific prescription medications which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could bring about very similar symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility will ensure their safety.

There is not an exact protocol for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. An individual who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may require intensive supervision and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to treatment for patients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol recovery facility once detox is finished. Many detoxification facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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