Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Stanford, CA.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Stanford patients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. an individual with alcoholism for instance will need to be observed closely and probably given specific prescription medications which works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification center will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another person may require comprehensive oversight and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to go to an actual substance abuse rehab center once detoxification is complete. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.

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