Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Dexter, MO.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Dexter patients are closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may cause health complications or even death in more serious cases. an individual with alcoholism for instance will need to be closely monitored and possibly administered certain prescription medications which will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification center will keep them safe.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. A person who is basically in good health may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another person may need comprehensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to a rehab program for clients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol rehab program once detox is complete. Most detoxification facilities work with drug rehabilitation 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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