Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Glen Echo, MD.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when someone is withdrawing from substance use because withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Glen Echo clients are closely watched for withdrawal symptoms that could cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. an individual with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and likely given certain prescription medications which will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient 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 another patient may need to have intensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who need to go to an actual substance abuse recovery facility once detox is complete. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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