Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Treasure Island, FL.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Treasure Island clients can be closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health complications or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and possibly given specific prescription medications which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox facility will minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact protocol for each person in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically in good health may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while a different patient may need intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for clients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol recovery program 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 people in recovery.

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