Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Chesapeake Beach, MD.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Chesapeake Beach individuals can be closely observed for withdrawal symptoms which could bring about health complications or even death in more severe instances. Someone with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and likely given certain prescription drugs that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility will minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact process for each person in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise in good health may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while another person may need to have comprehensive oversight and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who need to take part in an actual drug and alcohol treatment program once detox is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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