Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Birch Harbor, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Birch Harbor patients are closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. a person suffering with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and likely given certain prescription drugs which will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may bring about very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detoxification center can minimize health risks.

There is not an exact protocol for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need intensive oversight and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who need to go to an actual substance abuse recovery center once detox is finished. Most detox facilities work with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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