Inpatient detoxification is essential when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. In an inpatient detoxification setting in Perth patients can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health risks or even death in more serious instances. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be observed closely and possibly administered certain medications which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility will keep them safe.
There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may go through detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another person may need to have intensive treatment and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for patients who should to take part in an actual substance abuse rehabilitation center once detox is complete. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug treatment 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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