Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Sunset Hills, MO.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Sunset Hills patients are closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example may need to be observed closely and likely administered certain prescription drugs that will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detoxification center can keep them safe.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each person exhibits when arriving to detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need comprehensive treatment and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for individuals who should to go to an actual substance abuse rehab center once detoxification is complete. Many detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is merely the first step in an overall recovery plan for people in recovery.

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