Detoxification services are for people in East St. Louis, Illinois who will need assistance abstaining from drugs or alcohol, which can prove difficult when somebody has become physically and/or psychologically reliant on drugs and alcohol. Individuals in East St. Louis, Illinois find it hard to give up abusing drugs because of the process they will need to go through to detox on their own. Many physical and mental issues arise because the individual starts to go through drug and/or alcohol withdrawal, symptoms of which can vary from flu like symptoms to serious depression and anxiety. In a professional detox program in East St. Louis, Illinois, detoxification services help the individual through this process as safely as feasible and provide the necessary emotional support to get an individual through detoxification without relapsing. East St. Louis, Illinois detox services are only the very first stage of a comprehensive alcohol and drug treatment plan which will fully deal with underlying drug addiction problems so that the person can stay abstinent.