Primary Focus
- Drug & Alcohol Treatment
Detox at Recovery Keys in St. Augustine, FL is closely supervised by board-certified physicians who specialize in addiction medicine to ensure safety and patient comfort.
Recovery Keys’ caring and highly trained therapists and counselors are available to support each of their patients. Some of the addiction counselors and recovery therapists have undergone their own detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation process. Many years into their own successful recovery, they truly understand what it means to walk in their patient’s shoes. They have dedicated their lives to helping others achieve sobriety, are there to offer encouragement, inspiration and insights that help patients achieve their own sobriety and long-lasting recovery.
At Recovery Keys in St. Augustine, ambulatory detox is offered – which is detoxing at home or in the home of a supportive family member.
The vast majority of patients can safely, comfortably and conveniently detox in their own home, or in the home of a supportive family member. This is typically less expensive and less disruptive to a patient’s life than inpatient detox at a hospital or a stand-alone detox facility.
Recovery Keys offers the same proven protocols and medications that can be used in an inpatient setting. But patients get to return to their own home at night, sleep in their own bed and eat in their own kitchen.
Before embarking on detox, a physician who is board certified in addiction medicine and family medicine, carefully and thoroughly assesses the health of each patient. During the comprehensive addiction evaluation, areas reviewed by board-certified addiction medicine doctors include the substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health conditions and the patient’s overall physical condition, including an assessment of chronic medical conditions that contributed to the addiction or have been made worse by substance abuse.
Initial detoxification may take anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, depending on the type of drug and the level of addiction. During that time, patients may be prescribed medications that significantly relieve physical withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. Medications may include:
Medications are used as needed, and to the extent desired by the patient and indicated by their condition, to allow patients to focus on their recovery. The goal is to eventually wean patients off of scheduled medications if possible, through a careful tapering process, allowing them to live a drug-free life.