Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Athens, WV.

Inpatient detoxification is suggested when someone is withdrawing from substance use considering withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Athens individuals are closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms which could bring about health complications or even death in more serious cases. a person struggling with alcoholism for instance may need to be closely monitored and probably given certain prescription drugs that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar symptoms, and medical professionals in the inpatient detoxification center will keep them safe.

There isn't an exact process for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each person presents when entering the detoxification facility. An individual who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while a different patient may need comprehensive supervision and intervention for a couple weeks. Health safety is of the utmost concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to take part in an actual substance abuse rehab program once detox is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehab facilities to make this transition possible, due to the fact that detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive recovery plan for people in recovery.

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