Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Orford, NH.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Orford patients can be closely checked for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. a person suffering with alcoholism for instance will need to be watched closely and likely administered certain prescription drugs that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification facility can minimize health risks.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual presents when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another person may require intensive supervision and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility once detoxification is complete. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for people in recovery.

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