Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Phoenix, OR.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use considering there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Phoenix individuals can be closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms that could cause health risks or even death in more severe instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be observed closely and probably administered certain medications that works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification facility would ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different person may require comprehensive supervision and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for individuals who should to go to an actual substance abuse rehab facility once detox is complete. Many detoxification facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for people in recovery.

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