Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Ophelia, VA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Ophelia individuals can be closely watched for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health complications or even death in more severe instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be watched closely and likely administered specific prescription medications which will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when entering detox. A person who is otherwise in good health may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while a different person may need intensive supervision and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who need to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation program once detox 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 an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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