A medical drug detoxification program has strict protocols for a client regarding the outside world, and for many reasons it is to benefit the person going through detox.  If the client has access to the same old environment, it can lead to making it harder to detach from what is familiar and makes the person more likely to fall back into familiar behavior patterns which lead to engaging in drug abuse.  At a detox facility, a person needs to have no contact with others and the outside world for a specific time period, in order to detach from what is familiar and to be able to concentrate on their own needs and getting better.  Getting off of drugs and being isolated from the triggers that cause drug abuse is absolutely necessary, if the individual is ever going to understand how it started and to learn what needs to be done to make it stop.

When a person makes the decision to go into a drug detox program, the first step is being evaluated by a medical professional to determine what their exact needs and problems are.  Once the detox team has established the person’s health care requirements and has taken an addiction history, it is easier to determine what should be done to stop the behavior.  Medically supervised detoxification programs have employed a variety of different protocols to help a person actively participate in their own recovery and to take responsibility for their problem.  To recover, the addict must own and be accountable for their own behaviors and decisions, it strikes to the core of an addiction when the person realizes they have a choice to use or abstain.