Criteria to detoxify a patient as an inpatient - one or more of the following:
(1) presence of moderate or severe withdrawal
(2) history of seizures
(3) history of delirium tremens
(4) unable or unwilling to comply with daily follow-up
(5) unable or unwilling to take oral medications
(6) severe comorbid psychiatric disorder
(7) comorbid medical condition requiring hospitalization
(8) failed outpatient detoxification
where:
• I wonder if a mixed addiction with other drugs would affect the decision on where to treat.
If the above criteria are rephrased, then a patient can be detoxified as an outpatient if all of the following:
(1) presence of mild withdrawal
(2) no history of seizures
(3) no history of delirium tremens
(4) able and willing to comply with daily follow-up
(5) able and willing to take oral medications
(6) no severe comorbid psychiatric disorder
(7) no comorbid medical condition requiring hospitalization
(8) no history of failed outpatient detoxification
