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Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Athens, NY.

Inpatient detoxification is vital 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 Athens individuals can be closely observed for withdrawal symptoms that could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. an individual with alcoholism for instance will need to be observed closely and probably administered specific prescription drugs that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detoxification facility would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact practice for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each person exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. A person who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need intensive care and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who should to attend an actual substance abuse recovery program once detoxification is finished. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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