Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Freeport, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Freeport clients are closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may bring about health risks or even death in more severe cases. a person with alcoholism for example would need to be observed closely and possibly given certain prescription drugs that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits 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 intervention, while another patient may need to have comprehensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for patients who should to take part in an actual substance abuse recovery center once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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