Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Fort Dodge, IA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Fort Dodge individuals can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health complications or even death in more severe instances. Someone with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and possibly given specific prescription medications that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can bring about very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each person presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while another person may need to have comprehensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment center once detoxification is finished. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation 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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