Detox-Help.com is a resources center to help you find the most appropriate detox modalities for care for you or a loved one. We are a free service, Detox-Help.com is a true resource center. Our on-call coordinators provide you with detox and rehab resources information in your community or throughout North America and Worldwide. Our information helpline is staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week to assist you, a friend or a loved one.

Detox, short for detoxification, is the first step of treatment, rehabilitation and recovery form drug and/or alcohol abuse. It is the first step because as long as there is alcohol or drugs in a person’s body it usually causes a craving for more of the substance. Also, until a person is mentally and physically stable, they are not prepared to fully participate in a treatment program.

The goal of drug detox is to rid the body of toxins accumulated by drug use. The first step of drug detox is drug withdrawal. The definition of withdrawal is "Discontinuation of the use of an addictive substance, and the physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies such discontinuation." Once an individual has discontinued using drugs, physical and behavioral