Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Harlingen, TX.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when a person is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Harlingen clients are closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance would need to be observed closely and possibly given specific prescription medications that will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox facility can keep them safe.

There is not an exact process for each client in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to detox. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while another person may need comprehensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who need to go to an actual substance abuse recovery facility once detoxification is finished. Most detoxification facilities work with drug treatment 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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