Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Athens, TX.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Athens individuals are closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more severe cases. Someone with alcoholism for instance would need to be observed closely and likely administered specific prescription drugs which will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox center will minimize health risks.

There isn't an exact process for each individual in detox, because of the unique health differences that each individual exhibits when arriving to detox. A person who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another person may need to have comprehensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment facility once detox is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities 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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