Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Hillsboro, MO.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when a person is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Hillsboro individuals are closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may bring about health complications or even death in more serious instances. a person suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be closely monitored and probably given specific medications that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox center will ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each individual presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need to have intensive oversight and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to treatment for patients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation center once detox is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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