Alcohol Detox

Safe and comfortable Outpatient Medical Alcohol Detox and Residential Sober Living

A unique program to treat alcohol dependence in a comfortable setting

Q:What is Outpatient Medical Alcohol Detox with Residential Sober Living?

A: Clients recieve scheduled medical detox services from a doctor during the day and are free to rest in a comfortable non-hospital setting at night.

Are you appropriate for Outpatient Alcohol Detox with Residential Sober Living?

Take this simple Alcohol Detox test:

Do you find yourself drinking more and more for the same effect?

Do you binge on alcohol at least once a week?

Do you sometimes do or say things you might later regret?

Are there others in your life who feel that your drinking is an issue even though you may not feel that way?

Do you sometimes drink more than you planned?

If at least one of the above of the above is true and you are free of serious physical and psychiatric complications when you stop drinking then you may enter Outpatient Alcohol Detox with Residential Sober Living.

Alcohol detox is most effective when done in an alcohol detox or drug rehab center under the supervision of a doctor. Person requiring alcohol detox may recieve this service in an outpatient setting but that is a determination that must be made by a medical doctor. Medications may be prescribed by a doctor in drug rehab for alcohol detox. There are several reasons for this. First of all, Alcohol detox without medical monitoring can be dangerous. Daily alcohol use causes physical dependence. Persons that are physically dependent on alcohol must drink daily in order to ward off withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms include seizure, vomiting, hallucinations, high blood pressure, and anxiety. Although hallucinations are among the most disturbing of the symptoms of alcohol detox, it is in fact seizures which put people at the greatest risk of injury or death and require admission to drug rehab.

Persons who are at risk of seizure during alcohol detox must be stabilized medically to insure safety. The risks involved with alcohol detox cannot be understated. Alcohol detox is the only detox, which is considered life threatening. Who is at risk of seizure? Generally persons who are considered seizure risks are those who drink daily and have done so for a long period of time. American Society of addiction medication guidelines state that any person who drinks 16 ounce of 80 proof alcohol or more daily is at risk and must be monitored during alcohol detox.

Persons experiencing alcohol detox at an alcohol abuse treatment center are given medication to stabilize vital functions such as blood pressure and medications to relieve physical discomfort. Alcohol detox generally lasts 5-7 days but it is not uncommon to have alcohol detox last up to 12-14 days in advanced cases. Only those who are determined by a doctor to be free of major risks may enter outpatient alcohol detox. Most alcohol abuse treatment professionals recommend admission to drug rehab or alcohol abuse treatment after the completion of alcohol detox. Alcohol abuse treatment generally lasts at least 28 days, but this can be flexible with longer or shorter programs offered at most facilities. Experts agree that longer stays are more effective in insuring long term recovery.