Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Brownville Junction, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Brownville Junction patients are closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which may cause health risks or even death in more severe instances. an individual struggling with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and likely given specific prescription drugs that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each individual in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering detox. A person who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need to have intensive supervision and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to treatment for patients who need to attend an actual substance abuse treatment facility once detox is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in an overall recovery plan for people in recovery.

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