Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Woodlawn, IL.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Woodlawn individuals can be closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone with alcoholism for example may need to be closely monitored and possibly given certain prescription drugs which will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could cause very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox center will keep them safe.

There is not an exact process for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual presents when entering detox. A person who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while a different patient may require comprehensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for individuals who need to go to an actual substance abuse treatment facility once detoxification is finished. Most detox facilities work with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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