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What is inpatient rehab? In inpatient rehab, you’ll receive intensive treatment for drug or alcohol addiction while living onsite at a rehab facility. An inpatient program provides 24-hour care by a highly-skilled staff that includes physicians, nurses, and therapists to offer support and care during critical moments of recovery.
“An inpatient drug rehab offers the opportunity to express complex feelings, receive support from a compassionate community, and work through trauma in a safe environment with highly skilled and devoted professionals.”
– Larena Davis, LPC, PHD, LCADC, CCS, Past Clinical Director at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper
Inpatient treatment centers typically include clinical guidance, supervision, and referral to a variety of step-down programs that you can transition toward after completing medical detox. When receiving inpatient treatment, you’ll live onsite at a rehab facility in a supportive and supervised environment. After finishing inpatient rehab, you may continue recovering in a residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient or outpatient treatment setting.
You are required to stay at the facility for the entirety of the program, including overnight. Although there is no single treatment that’s right for everyone, inpatient rehab is one of the most effective forms of care for drug and alcohol addiction for people with severe addictions, few supports, and poor success in lower levels of care.
Our rehab centers help men and women who are struggling with addictions, substance abuse and mental health disorders. We also provide treatment exclusively to International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) members at our Maryland facility, the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery.
Inpatient treatment centers typically include clinical guidance, supervision, and referral to a variety of step-down programs that you can transition toward after completing medical detox. When receiving inpatient treatment, you’ll live onsite at a rehab facility in a supportive and supervised environment. After finishing inpatient rehab, you may continue recovering in a residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient or outpatient treatment setting.
You are required to stay at the facility for the entirety of the program, including overnight. Although there is no single treatment that’s right for everyone, inpatient rehab is one of the most effective forms of care for drug and alcohol addiction for people with severe addictions, few supports, and poor success in lower levels of care.
Some inpatient treatment facilities, like The Recovery Village, also offer treatment for co-occurring mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, personality disorders and eating disorders. Treating mental health disorders and substance use disorders at the same time, called dual diagnosis treatment, often leads to better outcomes in recovery.
Inpatient rehab programs consist of medical treatment, withdrawal management and individual, family and group counseling. This combination is essential to treat the overall medical and mental health of the individual in a holistic way. When only one component is addressed, there is more room for addiction to return.
Components of inpatient rehab include:
Inpatient treatment involves medical care to further support you as you take your first steps in recovery. Medical care is so valuable because addiction and physical dependence are issues that impact a person’s physical health. Commonly, people in active addiction may be malnourished, sick and unhealthy. Without medical care, the person could be in danger of serious risks to their organs and major bodily systems.
For example, alcohol can cause seizures during withdrawal, so medical staff needs to be trained to handle seizures. An intravenous (IV) drug user might need to be screened for HIV, and Hepatitis B and C. Medical care in the inpatient rehab setting is sometimes the first treatment people have gotten in years.
Withdrawal symptoms may last long after the drug has left the body. The time frame depends on the drug of abuse, the amount used, how long it was abused for and many other personal factors. Clinical care in inpatient helps mitigate negative side effects as a person faces lingering withdrawal symptoms.
If a person attempts to detox outside of inpatient care, they could be more prone to relapse as a way to reduce the discomfort of withdrawal. Detoxing from certain substances, like alcohol, opioids and sedatives, also carries a risk of dangerous withdrawal symptoms that can be deadly without medical support. Withdrawal management can create a safe and comfortable environment for detox, making it more likely the person will complete their detox.
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) involved using medications to reduce cravings, minimize withdrawal symptoms, and improve success in recovery. Prescribers may offer MAT solutions for opioids, alcohol, nicotine, and other addictions.
Individual counseling, family counseling and group therapy are options included in inpatient rehab services. When selecting an inpatient rehab near you, understanding which types of addiction therapies they offer should be a key factor in deciding if it’s right for you.
The most common forms of therapy include:
Topics discussed during therapy may include:
In inpatient care, you can access a range of recreational amenities to improve your physical and mental health. Amenities vary by facility but may include yoga or sports activities and more.
These options can serve as an escape or a form of therapy depending on your needs. Many of these activities can also reduce stress and improve mood so you can focus on their recovery. Physical activity plays an important role in the recovery process, so there is always room for recreational therapy.
People may confuse residential vs. inpatient treatment, but there are two main differences: intensity and duration. Both inpatient and residential treatments are more intensive than outpatient, but inpatient offers the most restrictive services for people with the most serious symptoms.
Residential treatments last a month or more and more closely resemble a home-like setting while permitting more freedoms. Alternatively, inpatient services are frequently in acute care hospitals under constant monitoring and observation. Inpatient treatments may only last a few days to weeks. At The Recovery Village, inpatient treatment includes both intensive around-the-clock care and residential care.
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Inpatient rehab can help anyone that needs help with drug and alcohol addiction. However, it is designed for people who can benefit from a more intensive approach that removes outside influences and distractions. Overall, inpatient drug rehab can help anyone who has successfully completed or is undergoing medical detox and needs 24-hour care for substance abuse and any co-occurring mental health conditions.
Inpatient rehab can help anyone that needs help with drug and alcohol addiction. However, it is designed for people who can benefit from a more intensive approach that removes outside influences and distractions. Overall, inpatient drug rehab can help anyone who has successfully completed or is undergoing medical detox and needs 24-hour care for substance abuse and any co-occurring mental health conditions.
Detox centers are intended to treat drug and alcohol addiction. One of the many benefits of detoxing at a rehab facility is that it’s safer than at-home detox. Medical professionals supervise the detox process and can monitor any withdrawal symptoms, some of which can be very distressing.
Some drugs have more dangerous detox periods than others. Inpatient detox is safer than trying to detox cold turkey. For example, alcohol, opioid and sedative withdrawal symptoms can be deadly without medical care and must be taken very seriously. Detoxing from other drugs is less risky, but each type of withdrawal is unique.
Inpatient detox programs typically include personalized care, clinical support and medication management, if necessary, to aid in recovery. Inpatient detox centers provide the highest level of supervision and medical monitoring of any type of detox center.
Inpatient alcohol rehab treatment is intended for men and women who are struggling with an alcohol use disorder. Many people who struggle with alcoholism find the most success with inpatient rehab treatment because it offers added layers of treatment and safety. Clients in this program typically begin with inpatient alcohol detox to rid their bodies of alcohol. Withdrawal from alcohol is slow and takes anywhere from weeks to months, depending on how severe the addiction was.
During inpatient alcohol rehab, the treatment provider may prescribe medications to help ease withdrawal symptoms. If necessary, they may also be prescribed medications to help reduce alcohol cravings or reduce withdrawal symptoms. They might prescribe medications to stop seizures, which are common during withdrawal, or they might prescribe drugs to help with nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Some facilities specialize as inpatient alcohol treatment centers. Typically, inpatient alcohol treatment centers are specific to alcohol and focus on detox only for alcohol addiction. Someone who struggles with alcohol abuse may prefer this type of facility.
Inpatient treatment for drug addiction follows the same model as inpatient alcohol rehab, in most cases. People will usually start with detox and then move on to other forms of inpatient care.
An inpatient drug rehab center will usually specialize in many types of drug detox. Examples of drug addictions that might require a person to attend inpatient drug rehab are:
If you or a loved one are considering rehab at an inpatient drug treatment center, make sure to contact the facility and make sure they provide services to help you recover from a specific type of drug addiction.
A co-occurring disorder is when one or more mental health disorders occur at the same time as a substance use disorder. An example is a person with schizophrenia who has a cocaine use disorder or other drug addiction. Co-occurring disorders can be addressed simultaneously through dual diagnosis treatment.
Rehab is more difficult for people with co-occurring disorders and inpatient mental health treatment might be the best option. Inpatient dual diagnosis treatment centers handle some of the following mental health diagnoses:
The Recovery Village is equipped to treat these disorders simultaneously with substance use disorders on an inpatient basis. Treating these conditions together is often the best way to achieve optimum results.
Setting out to choose an inpatient treatment center for yourself or a loved one can seem overwhelming and confusing. It can help to have questions ready that give clues to what treatment will be like at a specific facility. Some considerations include comfort, credentials and reviews, follow-up support, location and treatment approach.
Comfort
Feeling relaxed and calm in the environment will let people commit more energy to the treatment process.
Credentials and Reviews
Always seek treatment from experienced and licensed experts in the field of addiction and mental health.
Follow-up Support
The best treatments are less helpful if they do not transition people to continued care.
Location
Some people will require local services, while others will benefit from the added distance between themselves and their triggers.
Treatment Approach
The treatment facility should incorporate a broad range of evidence-based treatments that treat the whole person, not just their addiction.
Typically, inpatient rehab is more expensive than outpatient rehab, so take this into consideration when thinking about treatment options.
Treatment facilities range from very basic to luxury, and the costs may vary significantly as well. Inpatient rehab is commonly billed by the day.
In general, inpatient rehab is worth the price and a private health insurance policy may cover all or part of a person’s rehab costs. Individuals without insurance can still attend rehab with payment plans that make rehab more affordable.
The most common forms of therapy include:
Cost should not prevent you from getting the help you need. Using insurance for inpatient rehab can significantly reduce your cost for treatment. Our online verification form allows you to instantly check if your benefits will cover treatment at The Recovery Village.
Our online insurance verification tool is HIPAA-compliant, so your information stays completely confidential.
Inpatient rehab can take anywhere from a week to many months. The length of stay depends on the drug that was used, the intensity of the addiction and other specific factors related to each person’s recovery.
Most inpatient programs typically last 30–45 days, or longer, depending on each client’s needs. Usually, 30-, 60- and 90- day programs are offered at many national rehab centers.
As a general rule, the longer a person stays in rehab, the better equipped they are to handle life outside of rehab and embrace long-term recovery.
Related Topic: How long is inpatient rehab?
Finding the right rehab can be challenging, but the process is worthwhile. You can find a rehab center near you in several ways:
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The Recovery Village aims to improve the quality of life for people struggling with substance use or mental health disorder with fact-based content about the nature of behavioral health conditions, treatment options and their related outcomes. We publish material that is researched, cited, edited and reviewed by licensed medical professionals. The information we provide is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.
The Recovery Village aims to improve the quality of life for people struggling with a substance use or mental health disorder with fact-based content about the nature of behavioral health conditions, treatment options and their related outcomes. We publish material that is researched, cited, edited and reviewed by licensed medical professionals. The information we provide is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider.
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