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Detoxification is the process of allowing the body to rid itself of a drug while managing the symptoms of withdrawal. It is often the first step in a drug treatment program and should be followed by treatment with a behavioral-based therapy and/or a medication, if available. Detox alone with no follow-up is not treatment. Withdrawal is the variety of symptoms that occur after use of some drugs are reduced or stopped. Length of withdrawal and symptoms vary with the type of drug.

Detox services ensure that that initial plunge into sobriety is no more trying than it has to be. If you’re a victim of drug addiction, you don’t need to be told how devastating it can be. Drug addicts are stripped of their dignity and their capacity for hope. They lose the ability to care about anyone or anything other than their next high. The good news is that drug treatment can change all that. And it has to start with a detox.

A drug rehabilitation center that doesn't pay special attention to the role of detoxification in the rehabilitation process can’t ever expect to help you get sober for good. At 12 Palms Recovery Center, we get it. We know that drug detox and alcohol detox are vital precursors to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.