Benzodiazepines are highly addictive drugs that have a sedative effect. Sadly, many people wind up seeking out the help of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program because they’ve become addicted to benzodiazepines through overuse, either recreationally or for medical problems like insomnia or anxiety. With the help of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program, you can safely detox from benzodiazepines and eventually resume a normal life.
Is Our Outpatient Addiction Treatment Delray Beach Program Safe?
Our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program is safe for most people. If you are a patient who presents special medical challenges, you may need to be hospitalized during some of your treatment program.
Detoxing from Benzos in Our Outpatient Addiction Treatment Delray Beach Program
You should know that know that when you detox from benzos in our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program, you won’t be taken off the drugs right away. It’s dangerous to stop taking benzodiazepines all at once – it can cause prolonged withdrawal symptoms and dangerous medical complications. When you enter our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach for benzodiazepine detox, you’ll be stabilized, probably on a longer-acting benzo like Phenobarbital or Librium.
If you’re over a certain age, have liver problems or have other medical complications, you may not be able to take longer-acting benzos during your outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program because you may not be able to metabolize them properly. In this case, you’ll begin your outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program by being stabilized on shorter-acting benzos like oxazepam or lorazepam. Your dose will be slowly tapered off until you’re finally off of benzos completely.
It is important that you not try to detox from benzodiazepines on your own or without medical supervision in the context of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program. Stopping benzos suddenly could create medical complications, not least of which include protracted withdrawal symptoms. Dr. Rodriguez of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program has more than 10 years of experience treating benzodiazepine dependence.
How Long Does the Outpatient Addiction Treatment Delray Beach Benzo Detox Last?
If you are an uncomplicated case, your period of benzo detox in our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program will probably last for at least two weeks. You’ll be tapered off the drugs over the course of the first week of your participation in our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program, and then over the course of the second week, you’ll be monitored to make sure the drugs clear your system without causing long-term side effects.
You will need addiction counseling through our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program and this may need to continue for several months or longer. The point of the counseling you’ll receive as part of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program is to ensure that you’ve addressed the root causes of your addiction and developed the coping skills, life skills and emotional resiliency to carry on with your life without the need for drugs.
How to Prevent Relapse After Your Outpatient Addiction Treatment Delray Beach Program
Relapse is real threat for anyone finishing our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program, whether for benzodiazepines, alcohol, opiates or other drugs. Addiction, as a general rule, has a high relapse rate comparable to the relapse rate for other chronic medical conditions. However, there are steps you can take to protect yourself from relapse after you finish our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program.
First of all, it’s important to remove from your life any people, places or things that aren’t supportive of your recovery. This includes people who might encourage you to use drugs or drink. You should avoid all substances, not just your substance of choice; if you leave our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program for benzodiazepine addiction but continue to drink, for example, you’ll more than likely just become an alcoholic. Surround yourself with people and things that support your recovery. Take care of yourself; eat well, get enough sleep and exercise often. Use the coping skills you learned in therapy.
With the help of our outpatient addiction treatment Delray Beach program, you can recover from benzodiazepine addiction. Call The Delray Center for Healing today at 1-888-699-5679 to learn more.