Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Ogunquit, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Ogunquit clients are closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health complications or even death in more serious instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be observed closely and probably administered specific prescription drugs which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may bring about very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each person presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive oversight 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 patients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol treatment program once detox is finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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