Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Branford, FL.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Branford patients can be closely observed for withdrawal symptoms that may cause health complications or even death in more serious cases. an individual suffering with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and likely administered certain prescription medications that will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox facility will minimize health risks.

There is not an exact practice for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each person presents when entering detox. A person who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while a different person may need to have comprehensive treatment and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to a rehab program for patients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehab facility once detox is complete. Many detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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