Inpatient Detoxification for Drug and Alcohol Dependency
Unlike outpatient detox facilities and programs, inpatient detox not only weans the addict from their drug of choice, it removes access of the same.
Unlike outpatient detox facilities and programs, inpatient detox not only weans the addict from their drug of choice, it removes access of the same.
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Inpatient Detoxification for Drug
and Alcohol Dependency
Table of contents
Inpatient Detoxification for Drug and Alcohol Dependency
Programs Offered For Inpatient Admission.
Detoxing: What It Entails
Recommendations
Benefits of Full-Time Treatment
Inpatient Detoxification for Drug and
Alcohol Dependency
When an addict needs to rid their system of addictive substances, there are
predominantly two options; either in or outpatient facilities.
Detox involves taking time away from your drug of choice, in order to give
your body and mind time to heal. The importance of detox stems from the fact
that with continuous abuse of the said substances, one may never be able to
fully stop its usage.
Inpatient Detoxification for Drug and
Alcohol Dependency
These detox measures give individuals a chance to clean up, while under the
supervision of medical staff and skilled counsellors. Unlike outpatient detox
facilities and programs, inpatient detox not only weans the addict from their
drug of choice, it removes access of the same.
Programs Offered For Inpatient Admission
These programs can run anywhere from a few days to a full three months. A
shorter stay is more common for most individuals who are seeking to simply
rid their systems of toxic substances and resume their activities, e.g. jobs and
the like. When an addict is placed in such a clinic for a period that is 30 days or
less, some insurance companies offer coverage during that period.
Programs Offered For Inpatient Admission
Rehabilitation centers and professionals recommend 30 days as the shortest
period for any detox program. That being said, most centers will offer full-time
residency services that range anywhere from 30 days to a year, with 30-90 days
being the most common.
Detoxing: What It Entails
To put inpatient detox into perspective, it entails a more thorough approach to
dealing with a compromised health system due to drugs or alcohol. During the
period that one is housed in such a facility, stress factors that usually contribute
to the patient’s abuse of their said drugs are dealt with. This involves removing
access of these substances from their immediate environment as well as
counselling them on how to deal with these obstacles, known as triggers, once
they are released from the controlled environment and into the public. Some of
these triggers may be family, work, social life and of course relationships.
Of paramount importance is the staff that is readily available, usually 24 hours
a day, to deal with withdrawals from substance abuse. Alcohol abuse has the
severest of these withdrawals, which include but are not limited to: seizures and
hallucinations as well as delirium tremens (DT’s). In worst case scenarios,
withdrawal from alcohol abuse can lead to death, which is why it is crucial that
an addict be admitted for inpatient as opposed to outpatient treatment.
Recommendations
In-house treatment centers range in price and comfort, from the most basic
ones that simply get you in and out, with minimal supervision and/or
counselling, to the more luxurious ones that may even cater for celebrities. At
the root of it all, these centers provide 24 hours residency for their patients,
with a tailor-made program for each individual based on their drug of choice. It
is recommended that addicts who have attempted a rehab program before, and
experienced a relapse thereafter, should be admitted in a program that lasts no
fewer than 90 days.
While looking for a rehab center may primarily boil down to what one can
afford, it is important to take note of the credentials of the staff. This includes
how competent the medical staff is to handle your exact symptoms, which may
require to perform research regarding those who may have visited the facility
before and found it to be useful. Many centers will offer activities such as yoga
classes, writing or journaling, and of course meditation times. All these
activities are meant to introduce new ideas and pastimes for the addict, possibly
making room for new hobbies once they leave the institution.
Benefits of Full-Time Treatment
These full-time residency facilities offer a life-line for addicts who may have hit
rock bottom and have no immediate, competent help available to them. A quiet
and controlled environment such as is offered in these facilities provides
invaluable assistance to those who have attempted all measures of reform, and
still find themselves at their wits end. Last but not least, admission into an
inpatient detox program makes for an easier transition back into the real world.
Unlike a week-long program, once the patient is released from the clinic, they
will have taken time to know what their triggers are, weaned (methodically)
from their drug of choice and have access to half-way houses that they can
utilize as a cushion as they re-enter society, with no limitations as to what they
can access and possibly, they may go back to facing their triggers head-on.
It is recommended that one looks at what they will be gaining from this
rehabilitation program rather than the cost or the duration of their stay. For
those who may have undergone prolonged use of a drug or alcohol, the
measures needed to alleviate the toxicity done to the body and mind will need
to be intensive for there to be positive results, and this is what inpatient detox
offers.
Contact details
Medical Detox Ontario
Address: 161 Main St, Seeley's Bay, ON K0H 2N0, Canada
Phone Number: 888-899-9458
Email: contact@medicaldetox.ca
Website: https://medicaldetox.ca/contact-us/