The following points of information on rehabilitation clinics are prepared under the supervision of Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist Dr Bruce Trathen MBBS MRCPsych, and Senior Addictions Therapist David Goodlad FRSPH MA Dip. MBACP (Snr. Accred) UKRC NCAC CADC.

Accessing reliable and accurate information on a rehabilitation clinic can be confusing and time consuming. Triage Advisors are here to help you make fully informed and accurate decisions. Call 0800 246 5293.

What is a rehabilitation center?

The most intensive form of treatment for drug addiction is a rehabilitation center. A drug rehabilitation centre enables an individual to detox safely and comfortably. A rehabilitation clinic will offer structured daily activities that focus on the psychological aspects of recovery.

Drug rehabilitation clinics can help people overcome their dependence on alcohol, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and many other substances. If you suspect that you or your loved one may need help, call us now on 0800 246 5293. Triage Healthcare aims to provide confidential and reliable advice regarding all areas of addiction. Our helpline is staffed by an experienced team of psychology and healthcare graduates.

Our advisors can advise you on drug treatment centres that suit your needs and budget. A rehabilitation clinic should be given serious consideration when establishing what treatment will work due to evidence that a rehabilitation clinic may be the most effective.

There are a number of different treatments available. It is important that the treatment is tailored to the individual - addiction is different for each person; there is no “one-size-fits-all solution”. Our advice is all completely free and confidential.

When should someone seek drug rehab help?

Rehabilitation centres can help anyone who is dependent on drugs. A rehabilitation clinic should also be given serious consideration when previous community treatment has been unsuccessful.

When a drug dependency is present, there may be noticeable behavioural or mood changes. Behaviour may become very unpredictable. Sleep may be disturbed and the person may appear to be continuously unwell. Drug paraphernalia such as cigarette papers, needles and small weighing scales may also be discovered.

Withdrawal symptoms are also a good indicator of a drug dependence (Trathen et al., 2008). These can be physical symptoms such as sweating, vomiting, increased heart rate, tremors, and difficulty sleeping, or psychological symptoms such as anxiety, aggression, depressive mood etc.

Call Triage Healthcare on 0845 888 4444if you need help with a drug addiction. We are staffed by highly experienced and expert professionals in addiction medicine and counselling, who are ethically bound to give you advice according to the latest evidence of what works. We are not allowed to advise you according to a profit motive, rather we will find you the best value treatment given your particular circumstances and wishes.

Where to rehab from drug addiction?

The most immediate way to access a drug clinic is via privately funded means. Triage Healthcare work with drug rehabilitation centres all over the UK. Our team of advisors are on hand to help you find treatment suited to your budget and needs.

It is possible to access private overseas services. This option can be particularly appealing to those individuals who have already accessed help in the UK with limited success. By travelling overseas to access treatment, the person is completely removed from their problematic surroundings. Overseas treatment can also represent better value for money in some cases.

How long could treatment in a drug rehab center take?

The recommended minimum length of time at a rehab center is between four and six weeks. However, the longer someone can access psychological and therapeutic support, the better the outcome is likely to be.

How much does a private drug rehab center cost?

Triage Healthcare recognises that there is a deficit in the provision of affordable private treatment for addictions in the UK. High quality free advice and information is provided to all, as well as best-value private treatment to individuals with a limited budget. If you arrange treatment through Triage Healthcare you will never pay more and in some cases you will pay less for residential treatment than by booking direct with a treatment centre.

Where to find drug rehab centers in the UK

Triage Healthcare is staffed by highly experienced and expert professionals in addiction medicine and counselling, who are ethically bound to give you advice according to the latest evidence of what works, and who are not allowed to advise you according to a profit motive. Rather we will find you the best value treatment given your particular circumstances and wishes.

References

NTORS The National Treatment Outcome Research Study: Summary of the project, the clients, and preliminary findings: First Bulletin. (1996). Gossop, M., Marsden, J., Stewart, D., Edwards, C., Lehmann, P., Wilson, A., & Segar, G. Department of Health: London.

Guidelines for the best practice treatment of Substance Misuse (2008): Triage Healthcare: Canterbury, UK.