Alcohol and Drug Withdrawal in Mesa, AZ
When a person suffers from drug and/or alcohol addiction, they are so addicted to the substance that when they stop using it, they will experience withdrawal symptoms. The fear of withdrawal symptoms or inability to make it through the withdrawal symptoms of a substance can be one reason a person can’t become sober.
At Drug Detox Centers Mesa, we offer connections to medical detox services to help a person through their withdrawal symptoms. Physical withdrawal is the first step, and an important one, in helping a person become sober for a lifetime.
Why Do Withdrawal Symptoms Occur?
Both illegal and legal drugs work by altering the amount of neurotransmitters in the body to produce a particular effect. For some, this is a feeling of alertness and high concentration. For others, these are feelings of euphoria. When a person repeatedly abuses a particular substance and becomes addicted, the effect is a negative reinforcement loop. This means that a person may wish to stop abusing a drug, but physical and mental withdrawal symptoms start to occur. These symptoms prompt a person to use drugs and/or alcohol again.
How Does Medical Detox Help?
Medical detox can help a person struggling with addiction because it serves as an intervention to break the cycle of withdrawal and return to abuse for a person. If a person has tried on their own to stop using drugs and/or alcohol and failed, medical detox is often the intervention that finally makes the difference.
Medical detox involves administering medications, when possible, to reduce the symptoms associated with drug and/or alcohol withdrawal. In many instances, medical detox makes the detox process safer for an individual. This is especially the case for those addicted to alcohol or opioids, which are traditionally two of the most difficult substances to detox from. For example, alcohol withdrawal can cause a severe syndrome known as the delirium tremens or DTs. Symptoms can include hallucinations, agitation, tremors, confusion, and hyperactivity, which can prove deadly if not in a medically supervised environment.
Examples of medications used to treat substances of abuse include:
• Alcohol: Benzodiazepines, such as diazepam (Valium) or chlordiazepoxide (Librium) can promote sleep and reduce shaking.
• Opiates: Buprenorphine can reduce symptoms as can clonidine, methadone, and naltrexone (ReVia).
• Benzodiazepines: A tapering method can help to reduce symptoms while helping a person overcome cravings.
• Stimulants: Valium and antidepressants can help to reduce symptoms commonly associated with stimulant withdrawal.
The medications administered and approach used depend upon your individual health. Drug Detox Centers Mesa can help create an individualized plan to helping you feel better.
Detox in Mesa, AZ is the First Step On Your Journey
Medical detox services are an important first step to sobriety. A person must start to reduce the physical withdrawal symptoms of addiction before they can address the mental addiction symptoms that often require longer-term assistance to recover.
For more information on drug and alcohol withdrawal as well as medical detox services at Drug Detox Centers Mesa, please contact us at (480) 750-2471. We are happy to help you or a loved one start the steps on your journey to becoming a sober individual.