Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Independence, OR.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Independence individuals can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could cause health risks or even death in more severe instances. Someone with alcoholism for example may need to be observed closely and likely given specific medications that will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detoxification facility will keep them safe.

There isn't an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each individual presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different patient may require intensive supervision and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to go to an actual substance abuse treatment center once detox is finished. Many detoxification facilities work with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.

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