Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - North Adams, MA.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification setting in North Adams individuals can be closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms that may bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. Someone struggling with alcoholism for instance will need to be observed closely and possibly given specific prescription drugs which would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in an inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another person may need to have intensive supervision and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to treatment for individuals who should to take part in an actual substance abuse recovery center once detox is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for recovering addicts.

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