Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Leawood, KS.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Leawood clients can be closely observed for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be closely monitored and probably administered specific prescription drugs that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can bring about very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility would ensure their safety.

There is not an exact protocol for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. A person who is basically in good health may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while another person may require intensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to treatment for clients who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol rehab program once detox is complete. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehab programs to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is merely the first step in an overall recovery plan for recovering addicts.

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