Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Edgewater, MD.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Edgewater patients can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health complications or even death in more serious instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and possibly administered specific medications that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and medical professionals in an inpatient detoxification facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. A person who is basically in good health may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different patient may need intensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol recovery program once detox is finished. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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