Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Elliott, MS.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Elliott individuals can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example would need to be closely monitored and likely administered specific prescription drugs that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in an inpatient detox facility will minimize health risks.

There is not an exact protocol for each person in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to detox. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need to have intensive supervision and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the greatest 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 finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for people in recovery.

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