Alcohol Detox And Rehab Treatment

Alcohol Detox requires safe and careful rehab treatment. At Sovereign Health California, we offer the combined services of outpatient medical alcohol detox plus residential sober living.

That means our patients can receive scheduled medical detox services from a doctor during the day and are free to rest in a comfortable non-hospital setting at night.

Is this service right for you? Ask yourself these questions to find out:

• 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 feels 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 qualify to enter our Outpatient Alcohol Detox with Residential Sober Living Program.

Alcohol detox is most effective when provided in an alcohol treatment center or drug rehab center under the supervision of a doctor. There are several reasons for this. First, alcohol detox without medical monitoring can be dangerous. Daily alcohol use causes physical dependence. Persons physically dependent on alcohol must drink daily in order to ward off withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms may 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.

If you’re at risk of seizure during alcohol detox, you must be stabilized medically to ensure 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 drink daily and have done so for a long period of time. The American Society of addiction medication guidelines state that anyone who drinks 16 ounces of 80 proof alcohol or more daily is at risk and must be monitored during alcohol detox.

In alcohol detox, you may be 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 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 shortened in some cases. For the most part, experts agree that longer stays are more effective in ensuring long term recovery.