going in daily for detox or doing in-patient detox

[btsmith3436]

Does anyone have any concrete opinions on whether one would work better than the other for a first time addict trying to get clean?

[christos24]

everyone is different, and not every thing that works for one person will necessarily work for another..Now from personal experience and some research I have come across that the severity of the addiction and length of addiction plays a big role in the whole treatment process, and also detox is only the very beginning of the the whole process. The typical protocol is detox is a hospital or clinic setting lasting anywhere from 3-6 days, depends on the drugs detoxing from and so on..And then you and an addiction specialist decide if going to an in-patient program would be better fitting for recovery or an out-patient program where you would go daily for 4-8 hours, but be able to go home would work fine. Then after that you would ahve after-care for treatment where you continue to see an addiction specialized doctor, and if you are on Suboxone or Methadone treatment plans, then you will follow that protocol, and then when you are ready to get off you go on a taper schedule to slowly ween you off your treatment meds..During this whole time you are in treatment it is very crucial in helping the mental aspect of the addiction to not only have a addiction counselor(usually given at the treatment center/clinic), also to see a psychiatrist that has experience in the addiction and substance abuse field, group meetings with other addicts is huge, and NA meetings as well...All of those make you chances of not relapsing and staying clean significantly higher than not doing any of them,..someone with an addictive personality has a lot of work to be strong enough to beat the temptations and problems that will arise during recovery..for the actually detox part, it is almost every time done where you stay in-patient, from your above post on how much you take, you could quite possibly if you go to NA meetings and se a therapist for the addiction and abuse, could set up a tapering schedule yourself, cuz both of the drugs you are on are very addictive but you are not on too high of a dose at all and could get off with not too much difficulty..but if any problems arise thats what having a psychiatrist/therapist is for..they will also work out a tapering plan for you with the percocets, which at what you take daily it wont be that bad, you will have if you taper properly and follow the plan very little dicscomfort if any, maybe some anxiety with cravings, and some restlessness, but since youve been on ambien for a while most likely the therapist will switch you over to valium(Diazepam) which is a benzodiazepine will help you as much as ambien for sleep but last a lot longer is a very very helpful withdrawal tool for opiates, most hospitals use it  while patients detox and are in wd..I dont think it would make a ton of sense for you to spend alot of money or use up your insurance for your exact situation..maybe there is more too it, idk, but you could do this with a therapist and it wouldnt be difficult, and you will be utterly amazing and fantastic once you are fully clean of the nasty drugs, they will eventually destroy everything anyone possibly has..its terrible..-christos

[j34]

I think in my opinion too that in patient treatment is the best, I went and did not stay and I kept getting loaded,I finally surrendered that I have disease and I have stayed clean through the Na program and doing the 12 steps of the program but if I had to do it over again, i would of faced the fear of the unknown knowing what i know now and how much more easier it would of been to see my addiction clearer and myself clearer with the help of a treatment center.then doing the program of na too..All the best to you. One thing that did help me was writing about the last 90 days of my using and when I was feeling better and using seemed like a good idea cause my head tells me i don't have a disease I re read the letter and was like oh ya boy that really *****!!!

[gizzy32]

Of course it's scary, but the chance of another  overdose is even scarier. I never went to rehab, but i almost did. There are some here that have went and can and you more feedback. You can get off these pills if you really want, it's difficult at first, but worth it. Good luck!

[btsmith3436]

I have been taking the Ambien for 2 years. I have had 3 overdoses of them. I have also been taking 4-8 Percocet 10/650 a day for the past 4 years. I am just afraid of getting to an inpatient facility and freaking out about being there for an entire 30 days.

[gizzy32]

Just my opinion, but inpatient is so much more than just detox and you learn how to stay clean.  In rehab, you will get to the deeper issues of our use and learn tools to stay clean. I just read that you are taking ambien and took 10 the other day and went to the hospital in an ambulance? How long have you been on them? You will get more feedback from people that have been to rehab, I went for an assesment and was supposed to go, but never made it there.