Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Ashland, MA.

Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Ashland patients are closely watched for withdrawal symptoms which may bring about health risks or even death in more serious cases. an individual suffering with alcoholism for instance would need to be closely monitored and possibly given specific prescription medications that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that may cause very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox facility would ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact protocol for each client in detox, because of the unique differences that each person exhibits when entering detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may need comprehensive care and intervention for a couple weeks. Safety is of the highest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol recovery program once detoxification is finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall treatment plan for people in recovery.

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