Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Robbinston, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Robbinston patients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. a person suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and likely given specific prescription medications which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification center can minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. A person who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different patient may require intensive supervision and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol treatment center once detox is finished. Most detoxification facilities work with drug treatment facilities 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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