Hospital inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is a kind of rehabilitation which is done in a hospital facility and is conducted by medical doctors and other medical professionals. Hospital inpatient treatment is at times necessary if there is any chance of life threatening withdrawal symptoms, which is often the case with alcohol as well as a category of prescription drug called benzodiazepines which should be overseen extremely carefully by medical professionals in case of any complications. Hospital inpatient treatment may be an option for people in Duluth who want to undergo medication assisted withdrawal, as is the case with people in Duluth who are dependent to opiates and wish to utilize this type of detox approach to prevent the serious symptoms associated with heroin or other opiate withdrawal. This kind of opiate detoxification is not rehab by itself however, and treatment clients will require additional time spent in rehab to completely overcome opiate addiction.