Outpatient Drug Detox

Upon first contact by telephone Shorecliffs Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center, you will be given an assessment to determine if you require outpatient detox. Prior to admission prospective clients will be interviewed to assess whether they are appropriate for admission into outpatient detox. In some cases clients who are at great risk for harm from withdrawal will be referred to appropriate facilities.These clients may then return to Shorecliffs Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center to enter treatment. Clients that are free of serious physical and psychiatric complications of withdrawal may be considered for admission.

Not all clients that enter outpatient drug detox require detox with medication. The general rule is that the greater the age and levels of usage, the greater the need for alcohol detox or drug detox. Persons that drink daily to excess may require alcohol detox with medication. This is to ensure medical stability and safety during the detox process. The daily use of pain medication or anxiolytics such as codeine, Valium, xanax, kolonopin, and other medications may necessitate drug detox. Persons that do not drug or use daily yet still have a problem may not require alcohol detox or drug detox as part of a day treatment program.

In outpatient detox at Shorecliffs Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center, clients are referred to a doctor for an examination. The doctor may prescribe medication to clients to help them get through a difficult time. During outpatient drug detox and outpatient alcohol detox clients generally need time to heal and recover. Clients are observed in day treatment by staff certified in first aid and CPR.

Depending on many factors, the outpatient alcohol detox or drug detox phase of treatment may last from 3 to 14 days or as determined by the doctor. Medications for alcohol detox and drug detox vary and may be prescribed by a doctor to address each persons unique needs and issues.

It must be noted that alcohol and drug problems are not cured by detoxification. It is important to address underlying issues that led to the problem. Alcohol and drug use is often a sign of other issues. It is said that when people use drugs and alcohol that they are self medicating. Statistics show that those who detox and don't follow up with some kind of drug rehab program have a very small chance of succeeding. Those that continue after detox to complete some form of treatment tend to find success in recovery and are able to remain abstinent for longer periods of time.