Alcohol Detox in San Diego County
Do you ever feel sick of drinking alcohol and want to stop. Are the symptoms of withdrawal so uncomfortable that in the past you gave up and went back to drinking and hating yourself for it?
Be motivated to go through the detox and achieve recovery! You are worth it. And you can do it.
Adequate detoxification is important to beginning the longer process of complete physical and psychological withdrawal from alcohol. The proper management of this first stage will maximize your chances of lasting rehabilitation, by providing a net of safety and reduction of harm during alcohol or drug withdrawal. You deserve to have a new beginning.
How do you know if you are already in withdrawal from alcohol or just suffering a bad hangover? The onset of alcohol withdrawal usually occurs between 6 and 24 hours after the last drink, and an uncomplicated withdrawal usually lasts between 1-4 days.
The first thing to do is decide if you or your loved one will need an outpatient or an inpatient detoxification. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed in a day and the longer the period of time of drinking or ingesting drugs in the body, the greater the chances of a complicated withdrawal, which means an inpatient detox would be safest.
To determine if you or someone you love is suitable for an outpatient detoxification which usually lasts from 1-4 days, look at the following list:
1. Not severely dependent
2. No previous complicated withdrawal (no seizures, disorientation, confusion or hallucinations)
3. No concurrent illness, injury or recent surgery
4. No significant use of other psychotropic drugs that could aggravate withdrawal
5. You are motivated to achieve abstinence
6. A reliable caretaker is available.
Daily drinking by men of more than 6 standard drinks (1.5 ozs) a day, and women more than 4 a day, places a person at high risk for a complicated withdrawal. Weekly drinking of 42 standard drinks of alcohol for men and more than 28 for women places a person high risk. Other individual, drug and factors in the environment can effect the level of risk for alcohol related problems.
A simple withdrawal, manageable in an outpatient detoxification can begin by seeming like a hangover or a case of the flu, and usually occurs between 6 and 24 hours after the last drink. Some symptoms include:
--tremulousness
--perspiration
--increased pulse
--increased temperature
--nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
--restlessness, agitation
--anxiety
--insomnia, sleeping disturbance
--fears
--depression
--headaches
If you would like more information on our detoxification program for alcohol, drugs or prescription drugs, including Suboxon, give us a call. We can help you 7 days a week.
Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS
posted by Lasting Recovery | 8:28 PM
Be motivated to go through the detox and achieve recovery! You are worth it. And you can do it.
Adequate detoxification is important to beginning the longer process of complete physical and psychological withdrawal from alcohol. The proper management of this first stage will maximize your chances of lasting rehabilitation, by providing a net of safety and reduction of harm during alcohol or drug withdrawal. You deserve to have a new beginning.
How do you know if you are already in withdrawal from alcohol or just suffering a bad hangover? The onset of alcohol withdrawal usually occurs between 6 and 24 hours after the last drink, and an uncomplicated withdrawal usually lasts between 1-4 days.
The first thing to do is decide if you or your loved one will need an outpatient or an inpatient detoxification. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed in a day and the longer the period of time of drinking or ingesting drugs in the body, the greater the chances of a complicated withdrawal, which means an inpatient detox would be safest.
To determine if you or someone you love is suitable for an outpatient detoxification which usually lasts from 1-4 days, look at the following list:
1. Not severely dependent
2. No previous complicated withdrawal (no seizures, disorientation, confusion or hallucinations)
3. No concurrent illness, injury or recent surgery
4. No significant use of other psychotropic drugs that could aggravate withdrawal
5. You are motivated to achieve abstinence
6. A reliable caretaker is available.
Daily drinking by men of more than 6 standard drinks (1.5 ozs) a day, and women more than 4 a day, places a person at high risk for a complicated withdrawal. Weekly drinking of 42 standard drinks of alcohol for men and more than 28 for women places a person high risk. Other individual, drug and factors in the environment can effect the level of risk for alcohol related problems.
A simple withdrawal, manageable in an outpatient detoxification can begin by seeming like a hangover or a case of the flu, and usually occurs between 6 and 24 hours after the last drink. Some symptoms include:
--tremulousness
--perspiration
--increased pulse
--increased temperature
--nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
--restlessness, agitation
--anxiety
--insomnia, sleeping disturbance
--fears
--depression
--headaches
If you would like more information on our detoxification program for alcohol, drugs or prescription drugs, including Suboxon, give us a call. We can help you 7 days a week.
Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS
Labels: Alcohol, Alcohol-Abuse, Drug-Addiction, Prescription-Drug-Addiction, suboxone, Treatment
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