Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - West Hills, CA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in West Hills clients can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more severe cases. Someone with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and probably given specific prescription drugs that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detoxification facility would keep them safe.

There is not an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to detox. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need to have comprehensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to go to an actual substance abuse recovery program once detox is finished. Most detoxification facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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