Outpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - West Chop, MA.

If a person is receiving outpatient detoxification they must go to the facility helping them with their detoxification daily or at least five days a week in most situations. Outpatient detoxification services are either done in the daytime or evening, which makes it ideal for someone who must keep a normal school or work schedule. Some programs may also offer ways to participate in treatment in either normal outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to improve detox services and help prevent a relapse.

An average time individuals participate in outpatient detoxification is approximately a week. Some facilities use medication assisted detoxification approaches while others provide drug free detox services. There are times when medications are needed to prevent life threatening withdrawal symptoms, as is the case with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes an issue. Alternatively, medical staff at the program help people handle their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of cravings and withdrawal until they are detoxified and stabilized.

While outpatient detox in West Chop is more flexible for obvious reasons, a very serious drawback is that individuals are at a greater risk of falling back into addiction due to the access they keep to drugs. Ideally, individuals will transition into a comprehensive treatment facility to address the causes of their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detox is complete.

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