Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Welch, OK.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Welch clients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health complications or even death in more severe cases. a person with alcoholism for instance would need to be watched closely and probably administered specific medications that would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox center would keep them safe.

There is not an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each person exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically in good health may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while a different person may require comprehensive oversight and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to take part in an actual substance abuse rehab program once detox is complete. Many detox facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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