Inpatient Detoxification - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Inwood, WV.

Inpatient detoxification is vital when an individual is withdrawing from substance use considering withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification setting in Inwood individuals can be closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health complications or even death in more serious instances. Someone with alcoholism for example will need to be observed closely and probably administered certain medications that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another example that could bring about very similar withdrawal symptoms, and nurses and doctors in an inpatient detox center will keep them safe.

There is not an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique differences that each person exhibits when entering detox. Someone who is basically physically and mentally healthy may undergo detox for 3 or 4 days and be discharged without much intervention, while another patient may need intensive supervision and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Medical safety is of the greatest concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for individuals who should to attend an actual drug and alcohol treatment center once detox is complete. Most detoxification facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation programs to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive treatment plan for people in recovery.

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