Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Narrows, VA.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Narrows clients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. Someone with alcoholism for example will need to be observed closely and likely administered certain prescription medications which works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification center can ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each person in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to 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 another person may require comprehensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol recovery facility once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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