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Choosing Between Detox and Rehab Detox is focused on ridding alcohol or drugs from a person’s system safely and getting the individual started on the road to recovery. It is advisable to seek detox prior to rehab for: Severe addictions Long-term addictions Addictions where withdrawal complications may present health risks. Such addictions include alcoholism, heroin addiction, opioid addiction (e.g. oxycontin), benzodiazepine addiction (e.g. Valium, Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin) Addictions where previous attempts at discontinuing substance use were abandoned because of withdrawal symptoms Rehab is a good alternative to detox for people with a substance abuse problem scenarios such as: Detox was recently completed successfully The substance being abused does not have major medical risks associated with abrupt disuse (e.g. marijuana) Substance abuse has not reached a severe stage where: Life-threatening behaviors are present (e.g. sharing drug needles, involvement in drug crimes, driving under the i
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