Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Palm Desert, CA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol considering there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Palm Desert patients are closely observed for withdrawal symptoms that may bring about health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person with alcoholism for example may need to be closely monitored and probably administered certain medications that works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility can keep them safe.

There is not an exact process for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each individual presents when entering detox. A person who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while another person may need intensive supervision and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for individuals who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehab program once detox is finished. Many detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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