Hospital inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is a kind of rehab which is undergone in a medical facility and is conducted by health professionals and other healthcare professionals. Hospital inpatient treatment is at times needed if there is any chance of life threatening withdrawal symptoms, which is sometimes true with alcohol and with a category of prescription drug known as benzodiazepines which should be overseen extremely carefully by medical professionals in case of any problems. Hospital inpatient treatment may be an option for people in Pony who wish to undergo medication assisted withdrawal, which is often true with people in Pony that are opiate dependent and desire to use this form of withdrawal technique to avoid the serious symptoms associated with heroin or other opiate withdrawal. This form of opiate detoxification is not considered treatment by itself however, and individuals will require further time spent in rehab to completely recover from opiate addiction.