If an individual is receiving outpatient detoxification they travel to the facility helping them with their detoxification daily or at least five days a week in most cases. Outpatient detoxification services are either delivered in the daytime or evening, which makes it ideal for a person who must keep a regular school or work schedule. Some programs may offer options to participate in treatment in either normal outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detox services and relapse prevention help.
An average time clients remain in outpatient detoxification is about seven days. Some facilities use medically assisted detoxification methods while others offer medication free detoxification services. At times when meds are needed to prevent life-threatening withdrawal symptoms, like with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are at times an issue. Alternatively, staff at the facility help clients manage their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are safely detoxified and balanced.
While outpatient detoxification in Sharples is more flexible for obvious reasons, a very serious disadvantage is that people are at a higher chance of falling back into addiction due to the access they maintain to drugs. Ideally, clients will transition into a full rehabilitation facility to address the causes of their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detox is finished.
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