Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - St. Onge, SD.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when an individual is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in St. Onge clients can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which may cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person with alcoholism for instance would need to be observed closely and likely given specific medications which would prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detoxification facility would minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each person exhibits when arriving to detox. Someone who is basically in good health may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while another patient may require intensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol recovery facility once detoxification is complete. Many detox facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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