Outpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Gig Harbor, WA.

If someone is getting outpatient detoxification they must go to the facility assisting them through detoxification daily or at minimum 5 days a week in most cases. Outpatient detoxification is either delivered in the evening or daytime, which makes it perfect for a person who must maintain a regular school or work schedule. Some programs may provide ways to participate in treatment in either normal outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to improve detox services and try to prevent relapse.

An average amount of time clients remain in outpatient detoxification is approximately seven days. Some programs use medically assisted detox approaches while others provide medication free detox treatement. There are times when medications are needed to prevent life-threatening withdrawal symptoms, as is the case with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes an issue. Otherwise, medical staff at the program help people handle their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are detoxed and stabilized.

While outpatient detox in Gig Harbor is more flexible for obvious reasons, a serious disadvantage is that individuals are at a greater risk of falling back into addiction due to the access they maintain to alcohol and drugs. Ideally, individuals will transition into a log-term or short-term recovery facility to address the reasons for their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is finished.

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