Drug detox and alcohol detox are generally short term addiction treatment programs, usually lasting between three to ten days. The time spent in drug or alcohol detox is contingent upon the amount of drugs/alcohol being used, how long and any added medical or psychiatric symptoms. Detox, short for detoxification, is only the first step in [...]
Drug detox and alcohol detox are generally short term addiction treatment programs, usually lasting between three to ten days. The time spent in drug or alcohol detox is contingent upon the amount of drugs/alcohol being used, how long and any added medical or psychiatric symptoms. Detox, short for detoxification, is only the first step in [...]
Pain Didactic: Prescription Drug Detoxification Concepts (Inpatient/Outpatient) Charles Perkel, MD Addiction Psychiatrist Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
Dr. Barbara Krantz, CEO of the Hanley Center discusses the medical process of detox.