Drug detox and alcohol detoxification is a process that someone who has been dependent and addicted to alcohol and drugs must undergo when they stop using drugs and alcohol suddenly. People who abuse alcohol and drugs can't stop or don't wish to stop abusing drug or alcohol because they know they'll have to detox, which may be very uncomfortable as well as painful sometimes. Luckily, treatment professionals in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities are skilled and experienced in the drug detox and alcohol detoxification process and how to make this process as comfortable and safe as is possible. There are ways to avoid certain withdrawal symptoms, make them more manageable, or at least make them bearable while they last which is typically only a few days. Folks who proceed through drug detox or alcohol detoxification must not stop here, and departing rehabilitation after only completing this task makes all efforts to this point mute. This is because folks who only detox and receive no further rehabilitation do just as well as someone who never participated in any rehab in the first place. Detoxification isn't rehab, so individuals who undergo drug detox and alcohol detoxification must agree to a thorough treatment plan addresses all aspects of their drug or alcohol addiction.