Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Lancaster, WI.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Lancaster individuals are closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. a person with alcoholism for instance will need to be closely monitored and likely given specific prescription drugs that works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detoxification center will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another person may need to have comprehensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation program once detox is finished. Most detox facilities work with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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