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 Oregon clients can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that could cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and likely administered specific prescription drugs which works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility would ensure their safety.
There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment program once detoxification is complete. Most detoxification facilities work with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in an overall treatment plan for people in recovery.
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