Medical Detox West Palm Beach
Substance Use Disorders
Addiction – or substance use disorder – is a condition characterized by the recurrent use of alcohol or drugs despite the negative impacts on an individual’s well-being, relationships, and career. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the disorder is quite common with around 20 million people in the USA battling a substance use disorder.
Contrary to popular belief, this mental health condition has nothing to do with a person being weak-willed or selfish. In fact, addiction can have a powerful hold over people by altering their brain chemistry and structure in the decision-making and reward center regions. Many people battling substance use disorder are also dealing with a co-occurring mental health issue, elevating the intensity of both conditions and making them more complex to treat.
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
Sometimes it can be difficult to spot or ask someone close if they are dependent on drugs or alcohol. Depending on the particular substance being abused and each individual, the symptoms of a substance use disorder can present differently. However, some general signs to look out for include:
- Continuing to use the substance despite the negative impact on the person’s life
- Intense cravings
- Unable to stop taking the substance despite attempts to
- Tiredness
- Agitation
- Mood swings
- Defensiveness
- Secretive behavior
- Inability to focus or concentrate
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Paranoia
- Poor judgment
- Memory problems
- Diminished self-esteem and self-worth
- Exacerbation of any existing mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety or stress
- Changes in sleep patterns
- Changes in weight
- Withdrawing from responsibility and socializing
- Drop in performance and attendance at work or school
- Losing interest in activities that were once important to the person
- Lack of concern over physical appearance/personal hygiene
What is a Medical Detox?
When left untreated, addiction can wreak havoc on people’s lives as well as those around them, resulting in devastating outcomes for the involved party’s health, relationships, and future. Despite the large number of people living with the condition, only around 4 million people receive any substance abuse treatment. As overcoming the disorder can be a difficult process and relapse is a possible feature of it, seeking professional medical support at treatment centers is essential for the safety and success of the recovery process.
If you are facing drug or alcohol addiction and want to get your life back on track, a medical detox program is the first step toward a life of sobriety. This is where specialist medical staff assists in transitioning to coming off of the drug.
When an individual continually takes large amounts of a substance over an extended period of time, their body and brain can become dependent on it. The brain and body are constantly trying to achieve balance, so abusing drugs or alcohol pushes them to adjust to these substances.
When the drug-taking stops the brain and body are now off balance, leading to a myriad of adverse reactions and causing withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal syndrome can range from mildly uncomfortable to more life-threatening and severe symptoms. Depending on the substance a person is coming off of, these will differ. Some typical withdrawal symptoms can include:
- Irritability
- Mood swings
- Fatigue
- Restlessness
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Aches and pains
- Shaking and shivering
- Flu-like symptoms
- Intense cravings
- Nausea and vomiting
- Hallucinations
- Severe disorientation
- Seizures
Experiencing withdrawal syndrome can be extremely intense and uncomfortable, resulting in many relapsing during this period to try to soothe their symptoms. However, this period is when people have an extremely high risk of an overdose.
Here, if individuals try to consume the same amount of the substance as at the peak of their addiction it may result in lethal consequences. This is because people’s tolerance to a substance wanes as they reduce their intake. Due to these reasons, addiction treatment should be carried out in a medically supervised environment.
What Does a Detox Treatment Program Consist of at West Palm Beach?
The start of a West Palm Beach detox program consists of an initial assessment to determine an inpatient’s specific needs. As each person has experienced a different journey to reach this point, this evaluation allows for a customized treatment plan to be put in place in these early stages of recovery.
When the medical detox starts at our West Palm Beach drug and alcohol treatment center, individuals will receive 24/7 care under the watchful eye of experienced staff to give them the best chance of a healthy and successful recovery. If necessary, our medical experts can also prescribe addiction medicine to manage withdrawal symptoms and make the detox process as comfortable as possible.
How Long Does a Medical Detox Last?
Generally, detoxification tends to be three, five, or seven days. However, the process can differ in length depending upon:
- How often the substance was abused
- The amount of substance that was abused
- What substance the user abused
- If the user abused multiple substances
- Age
- Gender
- Medical history
- Other mental health issues
- Other physical health issues
How Much Does a Medical Detox Program Cost?
Many people believe that seeking medical care to overcome substance abuse is out of reach due to the price. However, this is not true, with many addiction treatment programs being affordable and much of the cost being covered via a private health insurance provider. The best way to see how much of the treatment an insurance company will cover is to call them directly and ask.
Depending on the exact situation of each person and what their treatment plan looks like, the cost of drug or alcohol treatment will differ at our West Palm Beach drug and alcohol rehab. Our highly experienced staff offers a consultation so you know what the costs of your program are before you start it.
The Benefits of a Drug and Alcohol Detox at West Palm Beach
There are many options to choose from when seeking treatment for addiction, though undergoing detox at our drug and alcohol rehab in West Palm Beach offers multiple benefits other treatment centers cannot offer.
Around the Clock Care
During the initial detox, around-the-clock care is available. Our staff ensures each person’s vitals and health are regularly checked up on and go above and beyond to make this potentially difficult time a little easier.
In the next stages of drug and alcohol recovery, therapy sessions are offered at all times of the day and night. A common symptom of someone in this stage of overcoming addiction is insomnia and during this time a lot of thoughts can burst through from the subconscious. Essential, readily-available counseling offered at our West Palm Beach center allows inpatients to process their emotions in a healthy way and helps them realize they are not alone.
Specialist Medication
The disruption of balance caused by withdrawing from a drug can cause intense withdrawal symptoms. Specialist medication can be prescribed to ease these symptoms and reduce drug or alcohol cravings, proven to make the detox process more successful.
Evidence-Based Approaches
At the West Palm Beach detox center, only evidence-based approaches to addiction recovery are used to guarantee quality treatment. In turn, this gives the people in recovery the best chance of success and ensures their health.
Personalized, Holistic Treatment
A holistic, person-centered approach is vital when tackling the complex disorder that is drug or alcohol addiction. Each individual’s needs can be tended to by a treatment program best suited for them. Whether that be the type of therapy they receive, the number of sessions, or the medical care best for them, our rehab treatment facility in West Palm Beach can make it happen. No matter what treatment path you take, the drug rehab program will consist of:
- A medical detox to safely remove the substance from the person’s body
- Addressing the underlying emotional or mental problems that caused or contributed to the addiction
- Teaching positive coping skills to allow people to carry on living a life of sobriety after leaving the addiction treatment center
An Idyllic Setting
Relaxing on West Palm Beach in an alcohol and drug rehab center designed to enact a calm and nurturing environment, creates the most comfortable setting possible during this uncomfortable time.
Around this area, there are also a number of activities not centered around drinking to take part in also. Whether that be unwinding and relaxing on the white sandy beaches and the warm blue ocean, watching a sports game, playing beach volleyball, or going out for a delicious meal, there are plenty of ways to spend your time in a positive way.
Escapism
Overcoming substance abuse in the environment in which most of the substance-taking behavior happened, with the same triggers and people that contribute to it can add extra difficulty to this already challenging time. Relocating to the tranquil and private environment of an addiction treatment center in West Palm Beach gives the individual a better chance of overcoming this in a fresh space.
Flexibility
Inpatient treatment offers a number of benefits, like seclusion, privacy, and escapism. However, relocating to an addiction treatment center is not possible for some people due to money, family, school, or work commitments. Our personalization of treatment programs also extends to providing outpatient care, where people can commute to our site to receive the excellent, specialist care we offer at West Palm Beach before returning home.
Build New Habits and a Routine
When undergoing drug and alcohol addiction treatment at the West Palm Beach rehab center, staff will help inpatients set and encourage new healthy habits. Here, an exercise and healthy eating schedule will be built, helping repair the damage substance abuse will have done to the body. This sense of routine can be really important during recovery and equips people with positive habits and coping skills to carry forward with them.
Private, Supportive, and Non-Judgmental
Our staff on West Palm Beach understand how difficult it can feel to accept you need drug rehab and to be admitted to an addiction treatment center. With that in mind, we try to create a safe environment, free of judgment and completely private for the individual undergoing treatment.
What Happens After the Detox?
Mental Health Assessment
After this first step has been successfully completed, another assessment will be carried out by the staff at the West Palm Beach rehab center. This is essential to identify any underlying mental illnesses that may have been the cause or have contributed to someone’s alcohol or drug addiction.
Diagnosing and treating this condition is just as valuable as treating a person’s substance use disorder to increase their chances of long-term recovery. This session also allows the inpatient to be a part of the planning of their next steps toward recovery and allows them to know what to expect in their treatment program.
Therapy
Undergoing a program of therapy sessions is vital during substance abuse treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most common type of approach in addiction treatment, this aims to help people manage their problems by changing the way they think and behave. The aim is to:
- Address the route cause of a person’s substance abuse
- Identify triggers
- Learn new behavior to prevent relapse
- Process trauma
- Diagnose any co-occurring mental health issues
- Learn how to repair relationships damaged by the person’s addiction
Other treatment options may also be offered depending on the needs of the inpatient, including hypnotherapy, EMDR, and other holistic, alternative treatments. Family therapy allows the person receiving addiction treatment to start the process of fixing the relationships that their disorder may have caused under the guidance of a professional. Attending group therapy can be essential for a person’s recovery, as this judgment-free, understanding, and relatable environment allows people to learn from others and not feel alone.
Post-Rehab
Undergoing a medical detox and addiction treatment is a brave and essential step toward recovery, though there are many more to come. Addiction can be a long-haul battle, so addiction treatment centers supply support or resources for the future.
This may look different for each person, with treatment possibly including support groups, online forums, a regular therapist, family therapy, or a doctor check-up once a year. Our drug rehab center in West Palm Beach will help equip you with the aftercare you need to enjoy your life alcohol and drug-free for years to come.
Contact Us
Rehabilitation from alcohol or drug addiction is a life-long process. Though with the right support, you can beat substance abuse, reclaim your life, and achieve your goals. Contact Ebb Tide today to find out more about our high-quality, individualized care in an idyllic setting.