Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Wells, ME.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Wells individuals are closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could bring about health risks or even death in more severe cases. a person suffering with alcoholism for instance will need to be watched closely and likely given certain medications that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could bring about very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in an inpatient detox center will keep them safe.

There isn't an exact practice for each person in detox, because of the unique health differences that each individual presents when entering detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive supervision and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for clients who should to attend an actual substance abuse recovery facility once detox is complete. Many detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in an overall treatment plan for people in recovery.

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