Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Athens, IN.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when someone is withdrawing from substance use because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Athens clients are closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms which could cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person suffering with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and probably given specific prescription drugs which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification facility would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when entering detox. Someone who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may require intensive supervision and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation program once detox is complete. Many detox facilities work with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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