A new, 10-bed inpatient detoxification unit is now open at the University of Toledo Medical Center, hospital officials announced today. 

It offers services for adults looking to detox from drugs or alcohol.

“There is a drug abuse and overdose epidemic in our state and UTMC is responding with this dedicated unit as part of our increased focus on behavioral health. We want to help people in our community who suffer from addiction,” Dr. Tanvir Singh, UTMC psychiatrist and the unit’s medical director, said in a statement.

The average stay is expected to be three to five days, UTMC officials said, and patients must commit to entering further treatment after their stay.

Patients must be in active withdrawal and can be referred from other departments at UTMC, other health care providers, by family members or by the patients themselves. To contact the unit, call 419-383-2337.

The medical center is the hospital at the former Medical College of Ohio.

First Published March 27, 2017, 3:00 p.m.