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Inpatient detoxification is vital when an individual is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Mac Arthur clients can be closely checked for symptoms of drug or alcohol withdrawal which could bring about health complications or even death in more severe instances. an individual with alcoholism for instance may need to be watched closely and likely given certain prescription medications that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could bring about very similar symptoms, and nurses and doctors in the inpatient detox facility would keep them safe.
There isn't an exact protocol for each patient in detox, because of the unique health differences that each patient exhibits when arriving to the detoxification facility. Someone who is basically in good health may be in detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while another patient may need intensive care and medical intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the utmost concern, as well as a transition to a rehabilitation facility for clients who should to go to an actual substance abuse treatment program once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities work with drug treatment facilities to make this transition possible, since detox is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.
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