What Drugs Require Medical Detox?

What Is Medical Detox?

Whenever a person is addicted to a drug or alcohol and stops using or drinking, they will go through a drug and alcohol detox. This process means that over some time, usually from a few days to a couple of weeks, the drug and alcohol substances will leave the person’s body who is suffering addiction because they are no longer being introduced. 

Medication Assisted Treatment plans, or MAT for short, are a specialized type of drug detox offered by some inpatient detox centers, like Novo Detox. Medication Assisted Treatment plans are used when certain prescription medicines are introduced to help with the process and prevent relapses. If you would like more information on the specific medically supervised treatment plans and other levels of care we have for people struggling with drugs or alcohol, please give us a call. 

It is highly recommended that anyone suffering from addiction take part in a medically supervised drug and alcohol detox treatment program instead of trying to detox at home by going cold turkey. However, only some substance abuse issues, opioids and alcohol being the two most commonly treated, usually need a Medication Assisted Treatment program. This type of drug addiction detox takes longer. Still, it also helps prevent relapses because it slowly weans a person off the substance so they do not experience extreme withdrawal symptoms that could be dangerous to their health. Standard medical detox in rehab centers like Novo Detox for issues other than alcohol and opioid addictions provides a safe place for people to go through withdrawal.