Outpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Thornton, TX.

If a person is getting outpatient detox they must go to the facility assisting them with their detoxification daily or at minimum 5 days per week in most cases. Outpatient detox is either delivered in the daytime or evening, which makes it perfect for a person who must maintain a normal school or work schedule. Some facilities may provide options to get treatment in a choice of regular outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detoxification services and prevent relapse.

A standard time clients remain in outpatient detox is about a week. Some programs use medication assisted detoxification methods while others provide medication free detoxification services. There are times when medications are needed to avert deadly withdrawal symptoms, like with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are at times an issue. Alternatively, staff at the facility help people handle their emotional, psychological, and physical symptoms of withdrawal and cravings until they are detoxed and stabilized.

While outpatient detoxification in Thornton is more flexible for apparent reasons, a serious drawback is that clients are at a greater chance of falling back into addiction due to the access they maintain to drugs and alcohol. Ideally, clients will transition into a log-term or short-term recovery facility to address the reasons for their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is finished.

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