Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Hershey, PA.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol considering there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Hershey patients can be closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms which may cause health risks or even death in more severe instances. an individual with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and possibly given specific prescription drugs which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that can bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification facility would ensure their safety.

There is not an exact protocol for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is otherwise in good health may go through detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different person may require comprehensive treatment and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for clients who need to take part in an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility once detox is complete. Many detoxification facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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