Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Raynham Center, MA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Raynham Center patients can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could bring about health complications or even death in more severe instances. an individual struggling with alcoholism for instance will need to be closely monitored and likely given certain prescription drugs which works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detoxification center will ensure their safety.

There is not an exact protocol for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when arriving to detox. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another patient may need to have intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual substance abuse treatment facility once detoxification is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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