Inpatient detoxification is essential when someone is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Bellingham clients can be closely monitored for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal that may cause health risks or even death in more serious cases. Someone suffering with alcoholism for example would need to be observed closely and likely administered certain prescription medications which works to prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could cause very similar withdrawal symptoms, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility would keep them safe.
There isn't an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each individual exhibits when entering detox. Someone who is otherwise in good health may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much medical intervention, while another patient may require intensive treatment and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who need to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehabilitation center once detox is complete. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for recovering addicts.
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