Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Stockton, MO.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Stockton patients are closely observed for withdrawal symptoms which could cause health risks or even death in more severe cases. Someone with alcoholism for instance will need to be observed closely and likely administered specific medications that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive treatment and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who should to take part in an actual substance abuse rehab program once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is merely the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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