Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Bethlehem, KY.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol considering there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Bethlehem clients are closely watched for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could cause health complications or even death in more serious cases. Someone with alcoholism for example may need to be observed closely and likely given specific medications that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in the inpatient detox facility would ensure their safety.

There is not an exact protocol for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each individual exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically in good health may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much medical intervention, while a different person may need to have intensive oversight and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation program once detoxification is finished. Many detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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