Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Ketchikan, AK.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Ketchikan individuals are closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which may bring about health risks or even death in more severe cases. Someone struggling with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and possibly administered certain prescription drugs which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and medical professionals in an inpatient detoxification facility would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact practice for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each individual presents when arriving to detox. A person who is otherwise in good health may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another person may need comprehensive supervision and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol recovery center once detox is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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