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Alcohol Detox in Florida

Part of your overall recovery plan from alcohol addiction should always include alcohol medical detox. As a leading alcohol detox facility in Florida, the Legacy Healing Center team makes themselves readily available to help anyone who needs immediate assistance when ready to tackle their addiction. We pride ourselves on giving our clients the comfortable and calm environment that they need to work through their detox symptoms and overcome their alcohol addiction through alcohol rehab.

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Dangers of Detoxing at Home

It comes as no surprise that you will likely feel incredibly uncomfortable at times when you are detoxing. Thinking about this discomfort could compel you to want to stay at home where you feel as though you will be more at ease. However, the problem with this thinking is that when you’re home, you don’t have anyone that you can turn to for the professional care and help you need when you experience potentially fatal withdrawal symptoms.

It’s never recommended that you attempt to go through the detox process unless you are under the care of trained addiction experts. This around-the-clock care will provide you with the peace of mind you need knowing that if you experience severe physical or psychological withdrawal symptoms, you have someone to turn to for the assistance you need.

What to Expect During Alcohol Detox

The entire alcohol detox process will take approximately seven days. Withdrawal symptoms tend to set in quite quickly, however. You will experience the height of your withdrawal symptoms during the first 72 hours from when you took your last drink. Although your symptoms may start as mild, they will increase in intensity during that time. However, once you get into the fifth day of your time in detox, you will notice that you begin to feel much better overall. You are now coming to a point where you can better focus on your overall treatment and truly dedicate yourself to actively participating in your treatment.

MAT Alcohol Detox

Did you know that there are certain medications that you can incorporate into your alcohol detox plan that can help to make the process of detox easier to manage? This is something that is known as MAT or medically assisted treatment. Unfortunately, many people believe that they should shy away from MAT because of the medication used. While it’s true there are certain addictive qualities to some of the medication used during MAT, you can take comfort in the fact that when you come to Legacy, your consumption will be closely monitored, so you never fall into this potential pitfall.

Choosing Legacy for Alcohol Detox

Remember, coming to alcohol detox in Florida does not mean that you are fully recovered from your addiction. There are several psychological components of addiction that need to be addressed as well. This process is done by committing to an alcohol rehab program. During alcohol rehab, you will have the opportunity to live on campus with around-the-clock access to your treatment team during inpatient treatment or opt to have a more flexible recovery program such as the ones offered through an outpatient treatment plan. An outpatient treatment program is specifically designed for clients that may have part-time or full-time work or school responsibilities and cannot commit to an inpatient program. It can also be used as a way to continue your care and treatment after you complete your inpatient program.

To learn more about alcohol detox or alcohol rehab options in Florida, please get in touch with us today at 888.534.2295.