Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Brookfield, WI.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Brookfield patients are closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. a person struggling with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and possibly given certain prescription drugs which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in an inpatient detoxification center can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each person in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different patient may require intensive supervision and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse rehab center once detox is complete. Many detoxification facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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