Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Ragland, WV.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from substance use because there may be risks involved. In an inpatient detoxification facility in Ragland patients are closely monitored for withdrawal symptoms which could cause health risks or even death in more serious instances. a person with alcoholism for example will need to be closely monitored and likely given specific prescription medications that would prevent seizures and delirium tremens. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that could bring about very similar withdrawal effects, and doctors and medical staff in an inpatient detox facility will keep them safe.

There is not an exact process for each individual in detoxification, because of the unique health differences that each person presents when arriving to the detoxification facility. An individual who is otherwise in good health may undergo detox for 4 or 5 days and be released without much intervention, while a different person may require intensive care and medical intervention for a couple weeks. Medical safety is of the highest concern, and also a transition to a rehab program for individuals who should to go to an actual substance abuse recovery program once detox is complete. 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 treatment plan for recovering addicts.

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