Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Friendship, NY.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol considering withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Friendship patients can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more severe instances. a person with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and likely administered specific prescription drugs that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox center can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to detox. A person who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different person may need intensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for patients who should to take part in an actual substance abuse rehab program once detox is finished. Many detoxification facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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