Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Woolford, MD.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Woolford clients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. a person with alcoholism for example would need to be closely monitored and possibly administered specific prescription medications which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification center can ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may need to have intensive oversight and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to treatment for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse rehab facility once detoxification is finished. Many detoxification facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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