Alcohol Detox Program
Alcohol Use Disorder encompasses chronic alcohol consumption despite dire consequences like legal issues, deteriorating work performance, strained relationships, and adverse physical health effects. This pattern signifies problematic drinking, characterized by an inability to control alcohol intake, the need for more alcohol to achieve desired effects, extreme intoxication, ongoing drinking despite attempts to quit, and withdrawal symptoms between drinks.
Withdrawal Signs and Symptoms
Alcohol dependency has far-reaching effects on the central nervous system, brain, and body organs. Sudden cessation of alcohol triggers a neurotransmitter imbalance leading to symptoms such as agitation, nausea, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, anxiety, headache, seizures, and delirium. Unlike many other withdrawals, untreated alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be life-threatening without medical intervention.
In-Home Detox Process
Alcohol withdrawal is complex, often deviating from predictable patterns. Unexpected symptoms like hallucinations, confusion, body shakes, fever, and seizures can occur even towards the end of the detox process, specifically a condition known as delirium tremens (DTs). Approximately 5% of those attempting alcohol detox experience DTs, and due to the severity, up to 15% of these cases result in fatality. Therefore, alcohol detox should always be carried out under the supervision of experienced medical professionals.
A typical in-home alcohol detox spans 5-10 days. Our process commences with private duty registered nurses who remain accessible throughout your detox journey. Conducting clinical assessments, administering medications, and offering therapeutic support, our nurses ensure your comfort and privacy as you detox in your home.
Opioids (Opioid Use Disorder)
Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, morphine, and many others. Detoxification and treatment of opioid addiction has benefitted greatly by use of medications such as buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone, but they remain highly underutilized. Though fentanyl is approved to treat severe pain related to surgery, over the past decade it has been manufactured and distributed illegally (IMF) and, according to federal data, was responsible for 64 percent of deaths attributed to opioids. Many people are exposed to fentanyl without knowledge while others use it intentionally because of its potency. And recently, Xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths nationwide. Studies show people exposed to xylazine often knowingly or unknowingly used it in combination with other drugs, particularly illicit fentanyl.
