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Inpatient detoxification is essential when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Long Island individuals can be closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. an individual with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and likely administered specific medications which will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detoxification facility can minimize health risks.
There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each person presents when entering detox. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another person may need to have intensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol treatment facility once detox is finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.
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