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Inpatient detoxification is recommended when someone is withdrawing from substance use because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Fort Richardson individuals can be closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health risks or even death in more serious instances. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example will need to be closely monitored and likely administered certain prescription drugs which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox center can ensure their safety.
There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each individual presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically in good health may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may require intensive treatment and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse treatment facility once detoxification is complete. Many detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.
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