Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Homer, LA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol considering withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Homer patients are closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could bring about health complications or even death in more serious cases. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and likely given specific medications which works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detoxification center will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact practice for each client in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different person may need comprehensive oversight and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse treatment program once detoxification is complete. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation programs 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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