If a person is receiving outpatient detoxification they travel to the center assisting them with their detox daily or at minimum five days a week in most cases. Outpatient detoxification services are either delivered in the evening or daytime, which makes it ideal for someone who needs to keep a regular school or work routine. Certain programs may also provide options to participate in detoxification treatment in a choice of regular outpatient or outpatient day treatment, to augment detoxification services and prevent relapse.
An average time people participate in outpatient detoxification is about 7 days. Some facilities use medication assisted detox methods while others provide medication free detox treatement. There are times when meds are needed to avert life threatening withdrawal problems, as is the case with alcohol and benzodiazepine medications where seizures are sometimes an issue. Alternatively, staff at the program help people manage their physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of cravings and withdrawal until they are safely detoxed and balanced.
While outpatient detox in Auburn is more flexible for apparent reasons, a very severe drawback is that people are at a higher risk of falling back into addiction due to the access they keep to drugs and alcohol. Ideally, people will transition into a full rehabilitation program to deal with the causes of their addiction once outpatient or inpatient detoxification is finished.
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