Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Midlothian, MD.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Midlothian patients can be closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms that may cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. an individual with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and likely administered certain prescription drugs that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detoxification facility will keep them safe.

There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. A person who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need to have intensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment facility once detoxification is complete. Many detoxification facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is merely the first step in an overall treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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