Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Fort Myer, VA.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Fort Myer individuals are closely checked for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example may need to be closely monitored and likely administered certain prescription medications which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification facility will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when arriving to detox. An individual who is basically in good health may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different person may need to have intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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