If a person is receiving outpatient detox they must go to the facility helping them through detoxification daily or at minimum 5 days per week in most situations. Outpatient detoxification services are either delivered in the evening or daytime, which makes it ideal for a person who needs to maintain a regular school or work schedule. Some programs may offer ways to participate in detoxification treatment in a choice of regular outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detoxification services and try to prevent relapse.
A standard amount of time people remain in outpatient detoxification is approximately 7 days. Some facilities use medically assisted detoxification approaches while others offer medication free detox services. At times when medications are necessary to avert life threatening withdrawal symptoms, like with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes a problem. Otherwise, medical staff at the facility help people manage their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are safely detoxed and stabilized.
While outpatient detox in Bell is more flexible for apparent reasons, a severe drawback is that people are at a greater risk of relapse due to the access they maintain to drugs and alcohol. Ideally, individuals will transition into a log-term or short-term recovery facility to deal with the reasons for their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is complete.
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