Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Smyrna Mills, 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 Smyrna Mills clients can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. an individual struggling with alcoholism for example may need to be observed closely and probably administered specific prescription medications which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each person in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while a different patient may need to have comprehensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual substance abuse recovery center once detox is finished. Most detoxification facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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