Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - St. Paul Island, AK.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in St. Paul Island patients are closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could bring about health complications or even death in more serious cases. a person with alcoholism for instance would need to be observed closely and likely administered certain prescription drugs which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may need to have comprehensive supervision and intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who need to go to an actual substance abuse recovery center once detox is finished. Most detoxification facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in an overall treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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