Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Carthage, TN.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Carthage clients can be closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which may bring about health complications or even death in more severe cases. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and likely administered certain medications which will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detoxification facility can minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact protocol for each individual in detox, because of the unique differences that each person presents when arriving to detox. An individual who is otherwise in good health may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may need to have intensive treatment and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who need to attend an actual substance abuse treatment program once detox is finished. Most detox facilities work with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for people in recovery.

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