http://www.symptomsofdruguse.com/can-someone-who-works-or-worked-at-a-hospital-help-answer-a-question-about-drug-detoxing/ advice and lessons from real people Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.symptomsofdruguse.com/can-someone-who-works-or-worked-at-a-hospital-help-answer-a-question-about-drug-detoxing/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Jimmy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:38:57 +0000 http://www.symptomsofdruguse.com/can-someone-who-works-or-worked-at-a-hospital-help-answer-a-question-about-drug-detoxing/#comment-1426 Generally they would either give him a benzo, or something like methadone/bupinorphine to help with withdrawal. One thing I would also consider, is rapid detox. It seems like he's a pretty bad addict from what you said, and opiate withdrawal is pretty bad, not to mention that one of the treatments, methadone, is just essentially going from one drug to another thats supposed to be safer. Rapid detox is a little more risky, as you're put under anaesthesia while your body is detoxed within a few hours, and there's no addiction following it. I don't know what the cost would be or anything, but as serious as your boyfriends condition seems, you really may want to consider it to be safe. Generally they would either give him a benzo, or something like methadone/bupinorphine to help with withdrawal.
One thing I would also consider, is rapid detox. It seems like he’s a pretty bad addict from what you said, and opiate withdrawal is pretty bad, not to mention that one of the treatments, methadone, is just essentially going from one drug to another thats supposed to be safer. Rapid detox is a little more risky, as you’re put under anaesthesia while your body is detoxed within a few hours, and there’s no addiction following it. I don’t know what the cost would be or anything, but as serious as your boyfriends condition seems, you really may want to consider it to be safe.

]]> http://www.symptomsofdruguse.com/can-someone-who-works-or-worked-at-a-hospital-help-answer-a-question-about-drug-detoxing/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 golden oldy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:24:16 +0000 http://www.symptomsofdruguse.com/can-someone-who-works-or-worked-at-a-hospital-help-answer-a-question-about-drug-detoxing/#comment-1425 Yes the hospital will give him something to help with the withdrawal. Yes he should definitely go to rehab. It will give him a much better chance of staying clean. Yes the hospital will give him something to help with the withdrawal. Yes he should definitely go to rehab. It will give him a much better chance of staying clean.

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