Many of those who struggle with addiction think that detox is the only step they need to take before maintaining sobriety and being free from their addiction. Truthfully, it’s just the first step—and if it’s done without professional help and with addiction therapies to support the process, it won’t be successful. Once someone detoxes, they’ll need coping skills and other tools and techniques to remain sober and live a happy and productive life without their addiction.
Mental health and behavioral therapies can help addicts. If you or someone you love is looking for addiction therapy programs in Ohio, contact Midwest Detox Center online or call 833.647.0392 to learn more about what we offer to our patients.
What to Expect From a Detox Program
Some treatment providers offer outpatient detox programs. While this option can be helpful for some patients, it’s generally not recommended for those with severe addiction or health complications. However, it’s up to the medical team at a detox center to recommend outpatient or inpatient detox to a patient.
Inpatient detox programs have their patients live within the facility while they go through the detox process. Upon admission, patients are evaluated and assessed by a medical team that will eventually create personalized detox and treatment plans for them.
Residential patients enjoy 24-hour care and medical support. They can receive professional help when they’re dealing with withdrawal symptoms and other health complications that arise as their bodies get used to not receiving substances that they have depended on to feel normal. Depending on the substance use disorder of the patient, common withdrawal symptoms may include:
- Anxiety and irritability
- Fatigue
- Headache
- High blood pressure
- Insomnia
- Irregular or racing heartbeat
- Nausea and vomiting
- Shaking or tremors
- Sweating
While long-term recovery involves therapies and treatments to address behaviors and environmental factors behind addiction, detox involves managing the short-term cleansing of the body and ridding it of its dependence on a substance.
Why Medical Detox Is Safer and Healthier
Withdrawal symptoms can cause varying degrees of physical symptoms. Inpatient detox programs are often also medical detox programs because medication-assisted treatment (MAT) could be necessary to ensure that a patient’s detox process remains comfortable and safe.
Medical detox plans are always customized to fulfill the needs of the patient. MAT is always overseen by medical professionals and involves medication that will minimize severe and sometimes life-threatening symptoms of withdrawal.
As the physical symptoms of withdrawal diminish, the focus of the detox process turns to psychological and behavioral ones. While some forms of counseling and therapy can be included in the detox process, most of them will also be part of addiction treatment therapy programs patients can attend after they’re stabilized and released from their detox programs.
Addiction Therapies That Can Help Patients in Detox
Addiction often begins with a mental health issue. Half the time, people with an addiction will also have a mental health condition – medical experts call this a dual diagnosis. Even in people without a mental health condition, addiction can bring about issues like low self-esteem, stress, boredom, and loneliness.
Taking care of a patient’s mental health is also part of detox support, which means that psychotherapy is usually part of the detox process. Other medical therapies could also be useful in maintaining the health of someone in detox. Here are some addiction therapies that are often part of the detox process:
- Intravenous (IV) therapy: Using a needle connected to a bag of sterile and hydrating fluids, IV therapy introduces a formulated combination of medications, supplements, and vitamins directly into a patient’s bloodstream.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): This is typically offered through individual sessions with a therapist. CBT can help a patient with relapse prevention. It uses a short-term and hands-on approach to adjust behavior patterns that lead to addiction.
- Group therapy: Sometimes, patients will be introduced to group therapy while in the detox process. Sessions can involve a varying number of people and will be led by a therapist. Therapy like this can help a patient work through social interactions that could have given them trouble in the past.
Learn More About Midwest Detox Center’s Addiction Treatment Therapy Programs
If you or someone you care about is looking for addiction therapy programs in Ohio, contact Midwest Detox Center online or call 833.647.0392 to find out more about the programs and other services we offer.
