Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Putnam, IL.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when someone is withdrawing from substance use considering there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Putnam patients are closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health risks or even death in more severe cases. an individual suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be observed closely and possibly given specific medications which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detoxification center can minimize health risks.

There is not an exact protocol for each person in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically in good health may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different person may need to have intensive care and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who should to attend an actual substance abuse treatment facility once detox is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.

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