Comprehensive Inpatient Treatment for Addiction and Mental Health at Profound Treatment

Medical Detox: The First Step to Sobriety

Feelings of guilt and shame, coupled with stigma, can cloud your judgment on your ability to detox from alcohol and or drugs on your own. However, drug withdrawal can be significantly uncomfortable and difficult to manage on your own. Some of the most common and severe symptoms of drug withdrawal include:

• Fatigue
• Tremors
• Aches and pains
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Irritation
• Agitation
• Restlessness
• Jumpy
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Sweating
• Fever
• Difficulty sleeping
• Unusual appetite
  • Feeling hungrier
  • Loss of appetite
• Confusion
• Headaches
• Mood swings
• Seizures
• Rapid heart rate
• Hallucinations

Although drug detox is not always life-threatening, the risk of harm to your health is still possible. Depending on the type of substances and the level of substance dependence, you can be at a greater risk for detox-related health issues. For example, opioid use disorder can present several serious drug withdrawal symptoms such as:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach cramps
• Muscle aches
• Elevated heart rate
• High blood pressure
• Diarrhea
• Sweating
• Goosebumps
• Runny nose
• Increased tear production
• Dilated pupils
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Agitation

The around-the-clock supervision and medical support offered in a residential inpatient rehab can make the detox process safer and more comfortable. Moreover, an inpatient program can support safe drug detoxification for groups with additional risk factors like pregnant people, older adults, and individuals with pre-existing health issues.

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder

Medication is often overlooked as a support management tool in drug detoxification and substance abuse treatment. Access to MAT in treatment for substance dependence and addiction can support drug withdrawal management. In addition to the support MAT can offer in drug detox and treatment, it can also be beneficial throughout your recovery.

Yet, what is MAT? As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes, MAT is medication used in combination with therapy to support addiction treatment. More specifically, MAT is a whole-person approach to addiction treatment that utilizes medications in combination with counseling, behavior therapies, and peer support. Through a whole-person approach to care, we can meet you where you are, rather than force you into a system of treatment that does not work for your specific needs.

MAT is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use specific medications that can help reduce cravings in opioid use disorder. Additionally, MAT medications can help reestablish normal brain function, address the physical symptoms of drug withdrawal, and support relapse prevention. Some of the medications commonly used in MAT include:

• Methadone
  • Reduces euphoric highs and lows
  • Diminishes drug withdrawal symptoms
• Buprenorphine
  • Prevents intense cravings during drug withdrawal
• Naltrexone
  • Blocks the euphoric and sedative effects of opioids
  • Reduces cravings
• Acamprosate
  • Decreases cravings and the urge to drink alcohol
• Disulfiram
  • Blocks the breakdown of alcohol in the body
    • This leads to a buildup of a toxic alcohol-related compound
      • Makes you incredibly sick if you try to consume alcohol
        • Nausea
        • Vomiting
        • Headaches
        • Dizziness
        • Sweating

Further, MAT is not only effective for opioid use in opioid use disorder. MAT can be utilized to support treatment and recovery in a variety of substance abuse challenges, such as alcohol use disorder (AUD). With the support of a comprehensive and holistic approach to treatment, you can increase treatment retention and other important markers for long-term recovery and improve quality of life.

In addition to the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, some other risk factors for unsupported alcohol detoxification include alcohol withdrawal syndrome and alcohol withdrawal delirium. As stated in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome by Bethany R. Canver et al., the syndrome typically presents with mild symptoms, but without medically supervised detox, it can escalate to severe life-threatening complications. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome may at first present as mild anxiety, headache, upset stomach, and insomnia. Then, mild symptoms can progress to visual or auditory hallucinations and withdrawal seizures. At the severe end of the symptom spectrum, alcohol withdrawal can result in alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Alcohol withdrawal delirium, formerly known as delirium tremens, can cause sudden health challenges. Although alcohol withdrawal delirium impacts only approximately three to five percent of people, its lack of precision in timing and risk for fatality are significant. 

Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium can include:

• Profound confusion or an altered mental state
• Tremors 
• Hallucinations
• Paranoia
• Seizures
• Severe autonomic hyperactivity
  • Trembling
  • Sweating
  • Tachycardia
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
• Sensory disruptions and disorientation
• Hyperthermia
• Headaches
• Anxiety
• Agitation
• Respiratory failure

Personalized Treatment Plans for Lasting Recovery

A personalized approach to building a treatment plan is invaluable to your healing. Each individual has nuanced experiences and unique needs that should be accounted for in a treatment plan. Thus, a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment cannot properly address the intersection of your experiences and challenges. The presence of co-occurring disorders is one clear reflection of the complexity and intersectionality of health concerns. Treating addiction alone cannot result in long-term recovery if the root of your substance abuse is not addressed.

For instance, maybe you engage in self-medicating with alcohol to alleviate difficulties coping with the stress of your job, or you feel overwhelmed by anxiety whenever you talk to people. If we treat your addiction without addressing your challenges with stress or anxiety, the door to relapse is still open. You would return to work with the same stressors and no adaptive coping strategies to manage stress without alcohol. Thus, personalized treatment plans offer resources for addiction, life skills, stress management, and your health in every area of your life for long-term recovery.

Trauma Therapy and Relapse Prevention Strategies

One of the roots of substance dependence is trauma. Trauma, especially in early life, can disrupt important psychological and social development that impedes health and well-being in adulthood. The impact of trauma increases your risk for mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse. Thus, access to comprehensive treatment programs that include trauma therapy can support dismantling the roots of your addiction. As noted in Trauma-Informed Therapy by Garima Yadav et al., trauma-focused therapy supports recognizing trauma symptoms and their root causes.

Then, we can utilize cognitive, emotional, or behavioral techniques to help you process your trauma in a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment to truly heal. With support that meets you where you are, you can unlock sobriety and gain information and insight for lifelong recovery. Specifically, the power of a holistic approach to care is also found in our dedication to continuing care through treatment and recovery. Through a continuum of care, you can build a variety of tools from life skills and stress management to health and well-being for relapse prevention strategies.

The fear of relapse is one of the leading causes of rehab avoidance. You may have convinced yourself that recovery or sobriety is not possible for you. The thought of relapse can feel especially daunting if you have tried to leave substances on your own or explore detox before in an outpatient program.

Although it can feel scary, recovery is still possible for you even with past relapses. Experiencing relapse in an outpatient program or on your own only highlights the fact that you need more intensive support. A residential treatment program with an intensive and structured program can support recovery and relapse prevention strategies.

Listed below are some of the relapse prevention strategies you can foster in a residential inpatient treatment program:

• Therapy
  • CBT
• Journaling
• Life skills development
• Adaptive coping skills
• Replacing unhealthy habits with healthy habits
• Medication
• Monitoring
• Self-care
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Physical activity
• Social support
  • Peer support
  • Family support

The tools and resources you gain in treatment do not start and stop with addiction rehab. Recovery is a lifelong journey of self-discovery, learning, and personal growth that you carry throughout your life. Therefore, continuing to engage in services like therapy and social support programs like meetings and sober events is instrumental to your recovery. Moreover, the life skills you will uncover and practice in a residential inpatient program can give you the solid foundation needed to thrive in recovery. You will build self-care skills and social skills, among other important development skills, to foster a profound change in your quality of life and relationships.

Holistic Approaches to Healing at Profound Treatment

At Profound Treatment, we know you are unique, so your treatment should be unique too. Thus, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and holistic approach to healing that supports long-term, sustainable recovery and sobriety. In the scenic oasis of Los Angeles, you can find a compassionate, safe, and comfortable community in a leading dual diagnosis treatment center.

With our commitment to holistic care, you can engage in evidence-based therapies, morning meditation, nutrition plans, and educational groups for wellness activities like yoga and hiking. Whether you have a history of relapse and co-occurring conditions or lack a supportive environment at home and marginalized needs, we are here for you. There is no right or wrong way to heal, and we are here to hold the door open for you as you make a profound change in your life for lasting wellness.

At Profound Treatment, we are committed to providing a comprehensive and holistic inpatient program to address your individual experiences and needs to heal. With a residential treatment program, you can restore your sobriety and build the life skills and social support you need to thrive in treatment and long-term recovery. Are you ready for a profound change? Call us at (310) 340-2609 to learn how inpatient care can help you heal as a whole person.