10 Reasons to Go through a Medical Detox

One reason some people do not try to get away from drugs is that they fear the withdrawal symptoms. Fortunately, there are ways that treatment centers can help you through the physical portion of drug withdrawal. One of these ways is with a medical detox.

There are many reasons why you should consider medical detox as a first stage of drug addiction treatment.

1. Medical Detox is Easier on Your Body

Medical detox is much easier on your body. Withdrawal can cause a wide range of symptoms including:

• anxiety
• depression
• insomnia
• rapid heart rate
• high blood pressure
• convulsions, depending on the drug

By using medications to treat these symptoms or to prevent withdrawal altogether, you do not put your body through any of these things.

2. Medical Detox is Easier on Your Mind

Medical detox starts treating the mental symptoms of addiction with medications before it starts with counseling. The medications hold you over until the counseling and other forms of treatment can take effect.

3. You can Relax During Withdrawal

You will be provided with continuous care to ensure your safety and comfort.

Withdrawal is sometimes just as stressful as the things that trigger the addiction. When you physically withdrawal from the drug, you are a lot more likely to relapse if you are stressed during it. Medical detox can help you do just that.

4. You can Start Counseling Immediately

Medical detox allows you to start counseling while you are still detoxing from the drugs. The faster you start the counseling process the more likely you are to be successful in your treatment.

5. During a Medical Detox you Will Not Have Access to Drugs or Alcohol

Medical detox is usually an inpatient process. You do not have access to illegal drugs or alcohol during the detox process. This helps to prevent relapse in many cases.

6. It is Safer to Detox in a Medical Environment

Since certain drugs particularly benzodiazepines and alcohol have risks associated with detox, detoxing in a medical environment is safer. That way any problems that come up can be dealt with immediately.

7. You Will Not Feel Many of the Withdrawal Symptoms

Medical detox helps to prevent many of the withdrawal symptoms. Most of them such as nauses, anxiety, and cramping, are preventable with medications and medical detox.

8. You are Treated During Withdrawal Rather than Just Going Through it on Your Own

Treatment during withdrawal helps to keep you from relapsing. Many people who try to do it on their own wind up in relapse or not being able to go through withdrawal at all.

9. Medical Support Staff is there to Assist you

Medical support staff can help you through the withdrawal. They are there to listen and treat any symptoms that you are having while you are physically getting off the drug.

10. Medical Detox is Not Difficult to Find

Finding a medication detox begins with a call to SAMHSA for help.