Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Oak Lawn, IL.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Oak Lawn patients can be closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example may need to be watched closely and likely given certain prescription medications that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox facility can keep them safe.

There is not an exact protocol for each person in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need to have comprehensive treatment and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for individuals who need to attend an actual substance abuse treatment center once detoxification is finished. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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