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Medical Detox Centres in Alberta

Last updated on: Wednesday, 19 October 2022

The process of finding the best medical detox in Alberta should not be a challenging task. Medical detox is for people with long-term addiction, or there are certain drugs such as opiates, prescription meds, and long-term use of daily alcohol. This type of detox provides medical staff trained to get someone off these addictive substances safely.

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List of Detox Centers in Alberta

The information below will help you on how to find a drug detox in Alberta. The list could be incomplete, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 1-877-254-3348.

    Rehab Settings

    - Detoxification
    - Inpatient Rehabilitation
    - Medical Detox
    - Residential Long-Term
    - Residential Short-Term
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    Services Offered

    - Aftercare
    - Substance Abuse Counselling
    - Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
    - Twelve Steps

    People Served

    - Adults

    Accreditations

    - CARF Accredited
    - Licensed by the Government of Alberta

    43001 Range Road, #235A, Tees, AB

    Rehab Settings

    - Assessment
    - Detoxification
    - Inpatient Rehabilitation
    - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
    - Medical Detox
    - Outpatient
    - Residential Long-Term
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    Services Offered

    - Aftercare
    - Holistic Services
    - Relapse Prevention
    - Substance Abuse Counselling
    - Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
    - Substance Abuse Group Counselling
    - Twelve Steps

    People Served

    - Adults
    - Co-Occurring Disorders

    Accreditations

    - Accreditation Canada

    4204 54 Avenue, Blackfoot, AB

    Rehab Settings

    - Assessment
    - Detoxification
    - Medical Detox
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    People Served

    - Adults

    810 18th Street, Fort Macleod, AB

    Rehab Settings

    - Assessment
    - Detoxification
    - Shelter
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    People Served

    - Adults
    - First Nation

    Accreditations

    - Licensed by the Government of Alberta

    5246 - 53rd Ave., Red Deer, AB

Information on Drug Rehab

For the people of Alberta who are addicted to strong drugs, such as prescription drugs, medical detox is necessary before going through the rehabilitation process. The addict can attend a medical detox in Alberta or if none suits him or are available, he can attend one outside of Alberta. There are many possibilities when it comes to getting the help one needs. The point of medical detox is to get the person off the drug safely and get him through the withdrawal.

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  • Should a detox program be considered rehabilitation?

    It is a form of rehabilitation, but it is not anything that is well-rounded and would address underlying issues. Detox is the first step before entering an outpatient or residential drug rehab program. It should not be considered counseling but a place to withdraw from drugs and alcohol.

  • Is it necessary to attend a detox program before drug rehab?

    It depends on the situation. Suppose you are still under the influence of drugs and alcohol, then detox is necessary to manage withdrawal symptoms. Some drug rehab programs require you to be sober for one or two weeks before entering the program. Detox is necessary to treat withdrawal symptoms, for example, alcohol, opioids, or illegal street drugs.

  • Is withdrawal management the same as a detox?

    Withdrawal management is a form of detoxification that deals with managing withdrawal symptoms associated with opioid or alcohol addiction or prescription drug addiction. This involves the process of managing dangerous withdrawal symptoms that require medication to ease withdrawal pain.

  • How is medical detox different from clinical detox programs?

    Medical detox programs utilize withdrawal management or medication-assisted treatment to alleviate dangerous withdrawal symptoms. It is different because medical detox programs are medically supervised, whereas clinical detox centers do not provide the same services.

  • Is medical detox needed for every type of substance use disorder?

    No, medical detox is generally only needed for severe drug dependence, such as with alcohol, pain medication, or benzodiazepines. Medical detox is not necessarily required for cocaine or methamphetamine addiction because withdrawal symptoms are not always dangerous or severe.

  • Are medications used in detox programs?

    Yes, in a medical detox program, medications are used to alleviate difficult and painful withdrawal symptoms. Medications are also used to taper individuals off of particular drugs. Medications are not meant to be permanent but only used in a medical setting to treat difficult withdrawal symptoms.

  • Want to know more?

    The questions from DrugRehab.ca’s “Ask a Professional” are answered by Nickolaus Hayes. If you need further clarification on any of the questions above or have any other questions you can contact him directly at N.hayes@drugrehab.ca.

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MARCEL GEMME, DATS

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Marcel Gemme has been helping people struggling with addiction for over 19 years. He first started as an intake counselor for a drug rehabilitation center in 2000. During his 5 years as an intake counselor, he helped many addicts get the treatment they needed. With drug and alcohol problems constantly on the rise in the United States and Canada, he decided to use the Internet as a way to educate and help many more people in both those countries. This was 15 years ago. Since then, Marcel has built two of the largest websites in the U.S. and Canada which reach and help millions of people each year. He is an author and a leader in the field of drug and alcohol addiction. His main focus is threefold: education, prevention and rehabilitation. To this day, he still strives to be at the forefront of technology in order to help more and more people. He is a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist graduate with Honours of Stratford Career Institute. Marcel has also received a certificate from Harvard for completing a course entitled The Opioid Crisis in America and a certificate from The University of Adelaide for completing a course entitled AddictionX: Managing Addiction: A Framework for Succesful Treatment.

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