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Detoxification refers to the removal of alcoholic content from the human body.

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People who are indulged in alcohol or drug addiction need help. We have to impart proper treatment to them. The initial step of treatment is Detoxification.

Definition

Detoxification is defined as a process of removal of toxins like alcohol or drugs from the body of patient.

Why detoxification

The main aim of this process is to removal of the toxic substances from the body which helps the body to heal after the addiction.

Duration

It depends on the condition of patient’s body. Generally it lasts for 3 to6 months.

Process

When a person start taking the alcohol, drugs etc than these chemicals reach to the brain through blood and change the chemistry of our body and a feeling of pleasure comes in our mind which forces us to use them again. Through detoxification we have to remove these chemicals.

The process of detoxification depends on chemical intake as explained below.

Alcohol Detoxification

In this patient is treated with rest, vitamins, nutrition, thiamin etc. or with the doses of medicines like benzodiazepine.

Heroin Detoxification

By giving drugs like opoids agonists and clonidine we can block the withdrawal symptoms.

Precautions

Precaution measures depend on types of drugs intake. For example withdrawal symptoms are not severe in case of a alcohol abuser but considerable in case of drugs and sedative abuser more over we can’t treat a pregnant woman with opiates. So it depends on the medical team how they handle this stage?

Requisites before detoxification

Physician have to take blood and urine samples to get the full information about the health of the patient. Healthier the patient more fast his body heals.

Aftercare

After detoxification the patient must get further treatments either an outpatient, inpatient, residential or day hospital programs.

Risks and Results

Sometimes the substances used for detoxification cause addiction so medical team should monitor the patient carefully. Normally the patients get freedom from the addiction. There might some chances that he got addicted of new drug or have trauma to their lips, vocal cords, teeth etc.