Hospital inpatient alcohol and drug treatment is a type of rehab which is done in a medical setting and is delivered by doctors and other medical staff. Hospital inpatient rehab is at times needed if there is any chance of life threatening symptoms of withdrawal, which is sometimes a factor with alcohol and with a category of medical drug called benzodiazepines which should be overseen extremely carefully by medical experts to avoid any issues. Hospital inpatient rehabilitation may be delivered to people in Santa Maria, CA. who choose to undergo medication assisted withdrawal, as is the case with treatment clients in Santa Maria, CA. who are dependent to opiates and wish to use this type of detoxification approach to avoid the harsh symptoms connected with heroin or other opiate withdrawal. This kind of opiate detoxification is not in any way a form of rehab in itself however, and treatment clients will need further counseling and therapy to fully recover from opiate addiction.