Alcohol Detox Objectives
The primary objective for any alcohol detox program is to prevent life threatening withdrawal symptoms such as seizures, delerium and arrhythmias. Since detox also relieves other disturbing symptoms of anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, it may increase the patient’s chances of remaining in addiction treatment. Medications are often used to treat patients with moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms while in alcohol detox. Although most acute withdrawal symptoms generally cease within the first week of abstinence, symptoms such as anxiety or sleep disturbance can take weeks or months.
Alcohol detox in itself does not represent a complete course of addiction treatment. Its goal is to remove alcohol from the system and clear the mind for continued treatment. Alcohol rehab follows alcohol detox and focuses on strategies aimed at remaining abstinent of alcohol.
for additional information on alcohol detox call 1-800-99-DETOX.
