Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Andover, IA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Andover patients can be closely checked for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. an individual suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be closely monitored and likely given specific prescription drugs that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in an inpatient detox facility will minimize health risks.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically in good health may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to a rehab program for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse rehab center once detoxification is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for people in recovery.

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