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Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in St. James patients are closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and likely given certain prescription medications which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detoxification facility can keep them safe.
There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual presents when arriving to 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 intervention, while another patient may need to have comprehensive oversight and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for individuals who should to go to an actual substance abuse treatment center once detox is complete. Many detox facilities work with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for recovering addicts.
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