Texas Drug Detox Programs

All drugs require some type of withdrawal or detoxification. For many drugs, withdrawal and initial detox may be uncomfortalbe, but it is not usually life-threatening. Some of these withdrawal symptoms are much more severe than others and call for a medically-supervised detoxification procedure. Detoxification is only the first step in drug rehabilitation and should never be considered a complete treatment. Too many people throughout Texas stop their treatment after detox and think that they will be okay, but the vast majority of them end up relapsing and having to go back into detox and a rehab center.

The most common type of detoxification program is a drug-free, or social detox. This means that there are no substitute drugs given to replace the existing ones, not even on a short-term basis. Due to the amount of damage drugs cause to an individual's body, the best thing for withdrawal usually includes sufficient sleep and food. The most effective drug-free withdrawal/detox procedures also incorporate nutritional supplements to replenish the body to help repair itself.

The average person believes that withdrawal alone is the same as detoxification, however, even after someone has been initially "detoxed" their body is still full of toxic residues. It is true that they are no longer under the immediate effects of the drugs and alcohol, but through a process known as metabolization, tiny drug particles actually get stored in the tissue of a person's body and in order to become fully detoxified they must be removed as well. To date, a biophysical program is the only known way of doing this in a relatively short period of time effectively with effective results.

A medical detoxification procedure is only done in certain situations. This is when someone is admitted to a hospital-type setting and slowly weaned down off the drugs they are currently on, or given a short-term replacement drug to ease the withdrawal symptoms. A medical detox is typically needed for drugs that have severe withdrawal symptoms or pose a risk of seizure.


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