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

Inpatient detoxification is vital when a person is withdrawing from substance use due to the fact that withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Springfield individuals can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. Someone with alcoholism for instance may need to be watched closely and likely given specific medications which will prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that may cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox center would ensure their safety.

There is not an exact process for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering detox. Someone who is basically in good health may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different patient may need intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for clients who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol rehab program once detox is finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is merely the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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