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About McLean Hospital Belmont Campus

McLean Hospital is a drug, alcohol, and behavioral health treatment center in Belmont, Massachusetts. The detoxification center is located on Mill Street, where they have detoxification and short term treatment services. They’ve been around since 1811, and their center retains that stately nineteenth century architectural style. It’s a blend of vintage aesthetics and modern amenities and clinical approaches.

If you’re worried about how you’ll pay for detox, the facility accepts lots of private health insurance plans. They also take Medicare and work with many managed care plans.

The detox and short term care program is for adults with substance use disorders. The program is supervised by clinicians affiliated with the Harvard Medical School whose expertise is in substance use and co-occurring disorders. Co occurring disorders are mental health issues such as bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression.

Depending on the length, severity, and type of substances you use, detox can take a week or even months, though most people detox in about 5-7 days. It’s important that you’re honest with your physician about the types and amounts of substances you use so they can give you the safest, most comfortable detox.

Detox is an important first step when it comes to substance use recovery. By ridding your body of toxic substances, you break the physical dependence you have on drugs or alcohol. It’s hard on your body to abruptly stop taking substances, so, during detox, they’ll give you medications to help ease the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms are different for everyone and they vary depending on the type of substances you use. A few common withdrawal symptoms include nausea, vomiting, sweating, shaking, and cravings.

After detox, most people stay in an inpatient drug rehab program. Some outpatient programs may be a better fit if you need to meet family or work obligations.