Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Williamstown, NJ.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when an individual is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Williamstown clients are closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health risks or even death in more severe instances. Someone struggling with alcoholism for example would need to be watched closely and possibly administered specific prescription medications that works to prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility can ensure their safety.

There isn't an exact practice for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each patient presents when entering detox. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while a different patient may need to have intensive oversight and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to take part in an actual drug and alcohol recovery facility once detox is finished. Most detox facilities collaborate with drug treatment programs to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in an overall rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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