Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Melrose Park, IL.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from substance use considering withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Melrose Park patients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could cause health complications or even death in more serious instances. an individual with alcoholism for instance will need to be observed closely and possibly administered certain prescription drugs which will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox center will ensure their safety.

There is not an exact practice for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to detox. An individual who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another person may need intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse treatment center once detox is finished. Many detoxification facilities work with drug rehabilitation facilities 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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