Drug Detox

In the U.S., prescription drugs and street drugs are available and accessible. While drugs can be safe and effective when used under medical supervision, unsupervised or illicit use can result in prolonged use, tolerance (higher dosages required to achieve desired effect), and physical dependence. And the progression from drug use to drug abuse and physical dependence can occur gradually or rapidly, depending on the substance as well as physical and psychological characteristics of the individual.

When the individual comes to terms with the devastation caused by the addiction, he or she may take the first step towards detoxification. But if that step is taken alone, using the “cold turkey” method, or through “rapid detoxification,” he or she may encounter severe withdrawal symptoms and dangerous health risks.

Our professional treatment center

Our professional treatment center specializing in comprehensive inpatient alcohol and drug detoxification programs provides safe, compassionate, medically supervised detoxification in a serene and comfortable environment. Our program is a medically managed inpatient process designed to cleanse and rid the body of the toxic substance while carefully managing the mental and physical withdrawal symptoms. Our trained medical staff helps each individual work through the detoxification program, minimizing withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, benzodiazepines, prescription drugs, methadone, methamphetamines, heroin, and opiates among others.

An overview of drug detox

For most individuals, the word detoxification, or detox as it is more commonly referred to, carries a negative connotation or stigma. For the addicted individual who needs the professional help of a drug detox and recovery center, they oftentimes question their own reluctance to undergo the process. Questions that arise include:

  • Could I be the best person to manage my own withdrawal?
  • Is it shameful for me to admit to having a drug addiction?
  • Will I be judged harshly by others for entering a drug detox program?

Although we do not recommend this for overcoming your addiction and recovering from it successfully, if you are ready to quit using drugs but you are hesitant about entering an addiction treatment and recovery center, consult with your family physician first. Other than your family, you should be able to trust this person and their recommendations.

Medical detox

In many instances, drug detox involves treating the individual medically to help them through the painful and unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that typically occur during the detox process. The more comfortable and pain-free the individual is, the greater the chance that the detox stage will proceed smoothly. This is especially the case with addictions to opiates and synthetic opioids such as heroin, morphine, OxyContin, and Percocet. When this is the case, the medical detox is usually the preferred course of action.

There are a number of different medications that are used in both alcohol and drug detox. The more common ones are:

  •  Acamprosate
  • Buprenorphine
  • Disulfiram
  • Klonopin
  • Methadone
  • Naloxone
  • Naltrexone
  • Suboxone
  • Subutex
  • Valium

Another benefit of drug detox is that it is safe when it is done professionally. The detox stage of addiction treatment and recovery involves around the clock care, monitoring, and supervising of the individual who is undergoing the process. Medical drug detox can be used to treat individuals suffering with addiction and dependency issues where the following substances are concerned:

  •  amphetamines and methamphetamines
  • club drugs or date rape drugs (MDMA’s)
  • cocaine in crack or powder form
  • heroin
  • marijuana
  • prescription medications

The addicted individual will be given increasingly smaller doses of the medication being used as they progress through the drug detox process.

We can help you with medically assisted drug detox

The Drug Detox Florida facility is here to help you overcome your addiction to alcohol and/or drugs by using a variety of medically assisted drug detox methods. We are the leaders in the field of addiction treatment and recovery where detox is concerned and can easily determine which process will successfully target your individual needs. If you would like more information on our programs, please call us today at the toll-free phone number listed in the upper right of this page.