Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Holland patients are closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms that may bring about health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person suffering with alcoholism for example will need to be watched closely and likely administered certain medications that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox center will keep them safe.
There isn't an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering the detoxification facility. 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 require intensive care and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for patients who should to attend an actual substance abuse recovery facility once detoxification is complete. Most detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is merely the first step in an overall treatment plan for recovering addicts.
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