Options for Alcohol Detox

Posted on January 31, 2012 by BillC

Alcohol Detox can vary from individual to individual. Alcohol detox can be mild to severe, uncomfortable to life threatening. Alcohol detox can be a difficult and frightening experience.

Options for Alcohol Detox include:

  • Hospital Inpatient: Hospital inpatient settings are rarely used for strictly alcohol detox. If a person is in a hospital for another reason (motor vehicle accident, a medical emergency, …) and presents with withdrawal symptoms then the hospital setting may be used.
  • Residential inpatient: These are the usual settings for the “inpatient” treatment of alcohol detox. They are often stand alone buildings not connected to a specific hospital. Many people requiring a medical detoxification use these settings as they see the residential inpatient setting as safe.
  • Outpatient: An outpatient medical detox from alcohol is often accomplished. It is recommended the medical detox be supervised by a physician or qualified nurse practitioner. Clients with moderate to severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms benefit from supervision by home based qualified healthcare providers.
  • Supervised Home Detox: A nurse who specializes in medical detoxification supervises the detox in the home. A focus on safety, comfort, and aftercare are the goals. Executive Home Detox provides 1:1 In-home alcohol detox. The detox nurse remains with the client 24 hours a day for as long as the alcohol detox requires.
Posted in Alcohol Detox | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How Long to Detox from Alcohol?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by BillC

The medical detoxification of alcohol usually lasts for four to five days. There are exceptions to the length of time an alcohol detox requires.

A shorter alcohol detox: A mild alcohol detox may take the form of general discomfort, mild anxiety, and possible GI upset. This short detox may last only for a day or day and a half.

A longer alcohol detox: There are some alcohol detoxes that extend beyond five days. These are usually associated with daily heavy drinkers that have been drinking a long time. I have personally witnessed alcohol withdrawal seizures on days six and seven of a person detoxing from alcohol.

Alcohol detox can be mild to severe. How long an alcohol detox lasts is highly individual and is related to how long one has been drinking and how much they have been drinking. It is always best to consult with a healthcare professional to determine what level of supervision one may need for a successful alcohol detox.

Posted in Alcohol Detox | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Executive Detox Program

Posted on January 11, 2012 by BillC

Executive Home Detox was originally designed to address the needs of the executive. EHD remains a private and discreet option for the executive who recognizes a need for professional help related to their alcohol or drug use.

EHD offers the following for those interested in the Executive Detox Program:

  • Competent medical care by a qualified physician and expert addictions nurse. Most of our nurses are Certified Addictions Registered Nurses or CARNs.
  • The most private care possible: The physician, nurse, and you are the only people who “need” to know of your treatment. It may be clinically suggested that others become aware of your treatment, but that is up to you, the client.
  • We come to you and remain with you. We can accompany you to travel destinations, often during your medical detox. We can assist you in being medically ready for important meetings and dates.
  • We provide, in select cities, optional Executive Early Recovery Dinner groups at fine restaurants.

EHD is committed to assisting clients with their desired recovery. All inquiries are handled with the utmost discretion and confidentiality.

Posted in Home Detox | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Home Detox, In-Home Detox, At Home Detox

Posted on January 10, 2012 by BillC

A lot of people surfing the web attempt to find home detox services by inserting a variation of keywords. The keywords Home Detox, At Home Detox, and In-Home Detox all reference Home Detox.

Executive Home Detox provides discreet 1:1 supervised In-Home Detox for client who prefer privacy, convenience, and competence. We are the only medical home detox program that places an expert Registered Nurse in the home 24 hours a day until the medical detox is complete. Safe, private, effective.

Posted in Home Detox | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Private Detox in the Home

Posted on January 5, 2012 by BillC

Executive Home Detox may be the most private detox available:

  • Only three people need to know about this medical detox:
  1. You
  2. A Physician
  3. Your concierge live in nurse
  • One Nurse remains with you 24/7 for as long as the medical detox requires
  • The expert nurse will assume an identity protecting your privacy
  • Private Pay: no insurance trace
  • **Privacy is important, however it may be suggested that a few choice others be included in treatment for clinical reasons.

EHD provides discreet 1:1 In-Home Detox for clients who prefer a private, confidential, and / or convenient experience. We specialize in alcohol and opiate detoxification.

Opiate Detox includes: Heroin, Oxycodone, Oxycontin, Percocet, Roxicet, Roxies, Roxy’s, Oxy’s, Dilaudid, Hydromorphone, Opana, Hydrocodone, Vicodan, Lortabs,

Posted in Home Detox | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Executive Home Detox Begins it’s Fifth year of Service

Posted on January 5, 2012 by BillC

Executive Home Detox begins it’s fifth year of service providing in-home detox.

In January of 2007 William (Bill) Carrick founded the company that now carries the name Executive Home Detox. Executive Recovery Coach (the original name) was created to provide access to addiction treatment for those clients who felt an institutional setting was, in fact, a barrier to their recovery.

A slow beginning has given way to a healthy and busy company and a service valued by many. Executive Recovery Coach, Inc. remains the parent company. Executive Home Detox was coined to better describe what we do.

Executive Home Detox is a unique treatment model in the addictions, alcohol abuse, and drug dependence field. EHD brings an intensive medical model of treatment to the client’s home. We actually live with the client 24/7 for as long as the client requires medical detoxification. This has ranged from one week to six weeks.

One nurse, a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN), or CARN eligible nurse supervises the medical detox in the clients home from beginning to end. This expert nurse provides the most private medical detox available. The continuity of care has no disruption.

EHD prides itself in it’s working relationships with physicians and therapists. EHD always works with a qualified physician prescriber. We welcome the opportunity to work with the client’s physician or we can access a qualified physician if that is what the client wants.

Additionally, we welcome the opportunity to work with a client’s therapist. If the client does not have a therapist we highly encourage consideration for the client to see a therapist.

EHD has medical contacts and therapeutic contacts throughout the US. In addition to “home detox”, EHD has become a consultant for specialized addiction services.

As we embark on our fifth year of service to clients seeking competent, private, and convenient care we look forward to providing a needed service to our clients today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

Opiate Detox includes: Heroin, Oxycodone, Oxycontin, Percocet, Roxicet, Roxies, Roxy’s, Oxy’s, Dilaudid, Hydromorphone, Opana, Hydrocodone, Vicodan, Lortabs,

Posted in Home Detox | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Alcohol Withdrawal Nausea

Posted on January 4, 2012 by BillC

Alcohol withdrawal has many different signs and symptoms. An uncomfortable signs or symptom of alcohol withdrawal is a lack of appetite accompanied by nausea. This symptom is an indication of a significant dependence on the alcohol.

The lack of appetite accompanied by nausea indicates:

  • The stomach is not prepared to take in nourishment.
  • The stomach lining may be eroded by the alcohol.
  • The stomach lining is one of the first components of the body for the process of breaking down foods, if the stomach lining is absent or impaired, the body gives out a signal that it is not ready for food.

The double edge sword is that many persons with this problem continue to drink alcohol because their stomach feels better after a drink. The alcohol bathes the stomach lining and initially makes it feel better, but continued drinking means there is continued destruction of the stomach lining. Executive Home Detox strongly suggest you seek medical attention at this point. Additionally, it is important to maintain fluids during this time of nausea and poor appetite. Sips of Gatorade, Powerade, Ginger Ale, or other mild liquids may assist in maintaining hydration.

Lack of appetite and nausea is one of many symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Other signs or symptoms include:

  • Anxiety, Restlessness, Irritability, and agitation
  • Tremors, increased heart rate, transient hypertension.
  • Trouble sleeping; possibly including intense dreaming and nightmares.
  • Poor concentration, impaired memory and judement

Indications of a more severe withdrawal syndrome:

  • Increased sensitivity to sound, light, and tactile sensations
  • Hallucinations (See, Hear, or feel things not really there)
  • Delusions, usually paranoid or persecutory
  • Grand Mal Seizures; Tonic-clonic seizures.
  • Hyperthermia or elevated fever
  • Delirium with disorientation to time, other people, place, and the situation

Executive Home Detox has provided more live-in alcohol home detoxes than anyone else. We are now in our fifth year of providing private in home detox.

Posted in alcohol withdrawal | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Alcohol Home Detox

Posted on January 4, 2012 by BillC

Alcohol Home Detox is a viable treatment option for most clients physically dependent on Alcohol. Alcohol Home Detox joins inpatient hospital detox and inpatient residential detox as options for Alcohol Detoxification.

Inpatient Hospital Detox: This is considered a Level Four medical detoxification. In order to qualify for alcohol detoxification in a general hospital setting the client (or patient) must have an accompanying medical problem that requires inpatient hospitalization. This may include Kidney, Pancreatic, Hepatic, or Cardiovascular disease or any other concomitant reason to be a patient in a general hospital.

Inpatient Residential Detox: This is the most conventional medical detoxification program people think of when they consider inpatient detoxification. The program may be attached to a general or psychiatric hospital setting or may be a stand alone program. It is generally an ambulatory setting and, for insurance reasons, usually requires the client demonstrate specific signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal prior to actual admission. The length of stay is usually 4-6 days. Most inpatient residential programs demand the client participate in groups – despite going through a medical detox.

Alcohol Home Detox: More people utilize an Alcohol Home Detox than any other modality. Unfortunately, they don’t always utilize medical supervision or have a responsible person on hand. Any person experiencing physical signs and symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal should consult a medical professional prior to stopping their alcohol use. It is accepted practice that, at a minimum, a person undergoing Alcohol Withdrawal do so with a responsible person on site.

Executive Home Detox is a unique treatment program. We provide a private duty expert nurse to live on-site with the client. This certified addictions registered nurse supervises the medical detox in partnership with a physician. He or she focuses on safety, comfort, and privacy when working with the client at home. The program is private pay and no contact with insurance companies takes place.

Posted in Alcohol Detox, alcohol withdrawal | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Executive Early Recovery Dinner Group

Posted on January 4, 2012 by BillC

Executive Home Detox, in partnership with the O’Connor Professional Group, is pleased to announce the creation of a unique Recovery Group designed exclusively for executives. The Executive Early Recovery Dinner Group is designed for busy executives in recovery from alcohol and / or drugs. It will provide a private environment for executives to network and meet other executives managing their early recovery.

Details of the group are as follows:

  • The first group will be held in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Limited to ten participants
  • A twelve week commitment is required from all participants
  • Weekly group will be held in a private dining room at a high end restaurant
  • Privacy and Confidentiality will be a hallmark of the group
  • Appetizers and Dinner will be served and allow for social networking
  • A facilitated discussion will take place once dessert is served. The facilitated discussion will take place for 45 minutes.

This group was designed and created in recognition of potential barriers to treatment for some executives. Many high functioning, high powered executives do not want to attend AA or NA meetings and are flying solo in their early recovery. This group is designed to offer peer support to other’s who may be going through early recovery struggles.

Posted in Recovery | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

But I Still Want to Drink!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by BillC

A client recently contacted EHD because he was in trouble with drugs and alcohol. He knew he was in trouble but he was clear he still wanted to drink alcohol. Was this possible?

This executive was taking a significant amount of opiates every day. He was addicted to and dependent on Oxycodone. He was also drinking more than he ever had and had started to get alcohol withdrawal symptoms the day after a binge.

EHD did agree to help this client. We created an individualized home detox program for him. He was medically detoxed from his opiates, medically detoxed from alcohol, and he created a plan to control his drinking. EHD did not condone or recommend he drinks again. We did focus this client on ways to stay opiate free and educated the client on signs his drinking may get out of control again.

This intervention is called risk reduction. The client is now 100% off opiates for the first time in a long time. He is serious about controlling his alcohol intake and recognizes he may have to abstain from alcohol if that, too, gets out of control.

Executive Home Detox prefers to use an abstinent based approach, however we also recognize a client can take steps to get healthier without giving up all substances at one time.

Congratulations to this client. He is in a much better position to manage his life now that he is off the opiates.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Posted in Opiate Detox, Risk Reduction, alcohol withdrawal | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment