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Quality Drug Detox

There are many stages and steps on the path to successful treatment of substance dependence and addiction, from the willingness of the individual with the problem to both seek and accept the help available to the formulation of a comprehensive treatment plan and the ongoing maintenance required to facilitate a rewarding and fulfilling recovery.

Perhaps the most crucial step of all, in that without it the following treatment processes cannot take place, is a quality drug detox. A quality drug detoxification is a vital step in the commencement of a treatment program and is one of the many benefits derived from being admitted to a residential primary care addiction treatment centre.

The detoxification process from any substance can be an uncomfortable one. Withdrawal symptoms vary depending on the substance concerned, how long the patient and been addicted and the method used to ingest the drug (drinking, snorting, smoking or injecting).

The critical consideration in alleviating detox and withdrawal symptoms is having the procedure managed by an experienced and quality medical team.

The quality aspect of any medically supervised drug detoxification is paramount, to not only your longer term recovery process, but more specifically your immediate physical safety. There are several classes of drugs that withdrawal from can result in serious physical danger.

Most people would assume that the street drugs / illegal drugs would result in the potential for a more dangerous detoxification, this is untrue.

There are two classes of drugs which withdrawal from can cause physical complications that may lead to death, alcohol and benzodiazepines.

Tolerance to and dependence upon benzodiazepines can take place within as little as three weeks and protracted withdrawals can in rare cases last up to 6 months.

Please do not attempt to detoxify yourself, regardless of the addiction, without the assistance of a qualified and experienced medical professional.

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As well as physical symptoms there are often psychological stresses manifested during a drug detox, these can also be managed and contained with quality professional nurses monitoring the detoxification process.

A residential drug rehab facility is undoubtedly the preferred environment to carry out a quality drug detox. A reputable drug rehab centre will have a multi-disciplinary team involved in managing the detox process, to ensure overall quality of care.

This will include a full physical and psychological assessment prior to the start of the detox. It is important that the environment is perceived as safe by the patient as this will help in reducing the anxiety accompanying the detox, and contribute to a quality drug detox experience.

The knowledge that a multidisciplinary team including psychiatric, psychological and trained addictions counselling staff as well as nurses and other support staff are involved creates an atmosphere of confidence conducive to a quality drug detox experience.

It is hard to exaggerate the importance of a successful quality drug detox. Any one who has been using any form of drug, including alcohol, for extended periods or in quantities which necessitate a detox program will not be able to avoid cravings and the likelihood of a positive outcome is greatly increased with a quality drug detox clinic.

As the managed process develops, the patient will be able to get proper restorative sleep and establish regular eating patterns both of which enhance physical and mental recovery.

As the physical dependence begins to diminish and the psychological aspects are addressed the patient may for the first time experience some “moments of clarity”, allowing, often for the first time, an objective review of the reality of their situation.

In this way a quality drug detox becomes the first integrated step in the treatment process. A reputable addictions rehab clinic will use experience gained in the managed detox program to inform and formulate the ongoing individual treatment plan.

As well as being invaluable to those entering treatment for the first time, quality drug detoxification programs may be recommended in the case of a relapse in order to help individuals struggling with maintaining clean time or sobriety.

In these cases the benefits of strict medical and psychological management of the process are without parallel however, a quality drug detox alone does not constitute recovery. Most residential primary care addictions clinics will offer a quality drug detox program in conjunction with additional care and ongoing support sometimes on an outpatient basis. 

Professional help and advice can demystify the detoxification process and is valuable in dispelling some of the myths surrounding it. A short period of abstinence does not constitute a detox and there is no substitute for a professionally managed and administered quality drug detox program.

In fact, there is extensive research widely recognised in the field of addiction treatment that even patients who go through a medically supervised drug detox, but do not receive further treatment, invariably return to abuse of substances and active addiction similar to those who have received no treatment at all.

A quality drug detox is the crucial first step of treatment; it needs and deserves to be acknowledged as such.

This Article article was created on 29th July 2010