Medically reviewed by Dr Iqbal Mohiuddin MBBS BSc, PGCME The damage caused by drug and alcohol addictions is clear to most people.
However, most do not grasp how destructive addiction is until they have experienced it first-hand.
Whether you are struggling with addiction yourself, or you are concerned about the deterioration of a loved one, Rehab 4 Addiction can help.
We work across Warrington, Cheshire and nearby to deliver effective drug and alcohol addiction treatments that work. Our experience and knowledge are second to none, and we are particularly proud of our record of success.
We understand the complexity and difficulty of drug and alcohol addictions and how valuable personalised treatment plans can be for a successful recovery.
From heroin and cocaine to prescription medication addiction, we can provide access to drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Warrington and near Warrington that hold lasting results.
In every part of the UK, drug and alcohol addiction is causing massive problems, both for the individual user and the communities around them.
Warrington and other cities in the Northwest have suffered to a massive extent, with substance abuse destroying communities and putting immense pressure on public health services.
In fact, the Northwest recorded its highest-ever number of alcohol-related deaths in 2020, marking a frightening increase of 20% from the previous year.
There is no shame in reaching out for help if you are struggling with substance addiction, and we are here to make that process as simple as possible.
We provide referrals to the best private rehab clinics in the country. Call us on 0800 140 4690 for a no-obligation consultation. All calls are free from UK landlines and treated with strict confidentiality.
Coming to terms with an addiction can take a long time for some people, as it can simply be too painful to acknowledge the damage that they have caused to themselves and others.
Unfortunately, the longer the active addiction goes on, the more likely this damage is to occur. That is why addiction intervention can be so crucial to a person’s addiction recovery.
Intervention from friends and family can often be the wake-up call that a person needs to turn their life around. If possible, it is always preferable to involve an impartial supervisor such as an intervention counsellor.
Rehab 4 Addiction can provide advice on how to arrange this, as well as provide you with information about alternative intervention methods such as the CRAFT technique.
If you are worried about a loved one and their substance abuse problem, call us for free on 0800 140 4690 to get some confidential advice.
There is no clear and objective answer to this, as everyone suffering from addiction has a different recovery journey and their own unique recovery goals.
You should consider whether drinking or drug taking has impacted your social life, your career, your relationships with your loved ones, and your overall well-being.
If any of those things have been damaged by your drinking or using, it is likely that you have lost control and may have an addiction.
If you would like to get a more objective idea of whether your drinking constitutes an addiction, search for the CAGE questionnaire online, which takes only a few minutes to complete.
A private rehab centre will always have a cost for drug and alcohol addiction treatment, whether that is covered by you personally or your insurance provider.
The cost of drug and alcohol rehab in Warrington and near Warrington varies depending on the type of rehab clinic you attend, how long you stay, what treatments you receive, the specific rehab facilities that are available and a range of other contributing factors.
The average daily cost of a private rehab centre in the UK is about £495, but there are a lot of rehab clinics that offer treatment for much less than this – it could be as little as £1000 per week.
We are here to help you get the best treatment available within your budget, as well as provide advice on how to make rehab more affordable.
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Yes, there are a range of private insurance policies available that cover drug and alcohol rehab Warrington and other services related to substance abuse and addiction.
However, there will likely be conditions that need to be met before you qualify for coverage. This might include disclosing your substance abuse problem to your employer if your health insurance is provided through their company.
As would be the case with any other type of insurance, there may be an excess on your policy, meaning that you will be liable for a proportion of the overall cost.
Residential drug and alcohol rehab in Warrington is not usually directly accessible through the NHS.
Whilst Warrington Hospital and other NHS Foundation Trust locations can provide outpatient treatment, funding for residential treatment can only be accessed through local council authorities, who have a set amount of funding for drug and alcohol treatment each year.
Your NHS doctor will be able to give you more detailed advice about how to go about getting funding, although most people who apply for it are rejected due to limited availability.
As you can imagine, the demand for free rehab placements is far greater than the supply of places.
This is why waiting lists can go on for months.
On the other hand, although attending a private rehab centre is often a considerable investment, you would be able to start your drug or alcohol addiction treatment straight away – a big incentive for anyone who is struggling with active addiction.
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If you want the full rehab treatment package, which includes detox (where needed), therapy, and aftercare packages, this will usually last for about 28 days.
There is also the option of getting just a drug or alcohol detox programme, which usually takes between a week and ten days with the support of qualified recovery nurses and addiction recovery specialists.
You would then be discharged from the rehab clinic and sent home.
Once we have more information about what you are looking for from rehab treatment centres, we can tell you how long your stay in rehab is likely to be.
Outpatient treatment means that you would travel to the clinic during the day and stay home at night, as would be the case if you were travelling to work or school each day.
This option is considerably more affordable than inpatient rehab treatment centres due to the fact that there are no accommodation or catering costs involved.
However, attending a rehab facility as an outpatient presents more complications, such as the practicalities of travelling to the clinic every day without being late or missing sessions.
Before you pursue outpatient treatment through drug and alcohol rehab Warrington, you should consider the following questions:
If the answer to any of the above questions is no, you would more than likely not be a suitable candidate for outpatient rehab treatment.
We can discuss this with you in more detail over the phone. Call us on 0800 140 4690 to speak with a member of our team in confidence.
Most people who come to us for rehab placements are seeking treatment for alcoholism, with many of those people suffering with substance addiction simultaneously.
Alcohol is cheap and easily attainable in the UK, which is among the myriad of reasons that alcohol abuse is so widespread in the country.
If you are a heavy drinker, regularly consuming more than 25 units of alcohol per day, you need to go through the medical procedure of an alcohol detox programme as the first thing you do in drug and alcohol addiction treatment centres.
This is because alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be notoriously painful, and extremely dangerous without medication and/or supervision. In fact, going cold turkey can even result in death.
Rehab 4 Addiction can match you with the perfect drug and alcohol rehab in Warrington, where you can get a personalised alcohol addiction treatment plan that works for you.
Some people who come to us are only looking for an alcohol detox programme to get through alcohol withdrawal, rather than a full rehab programme which includes therapy and aftercare.
This is something that we can accommodate, and in some cases, we may be able to assist you in arranging a home alcohol detox.
This means that you wouldn’t have to go to a rehab clinic and could go through an alcohol detox programme from the comfort of your own home with the proper medication and guidance.
This is only available to those who have a more manageable alcohol addiction and are consuming fewer than 30 units per day, among other factors.
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Cocaine has long been an open secret of the nightlife scene in this country. In fact, you’d probably struggle to find a nightclub where no one in the building was under the effects of cocaine.
Although users find the short-term effects of cocaine pleasant, the high soon wears off, and the health risks associated with using the drug are enormous.
Cocaine can also have a negative impact on other areas of your life, such as your social life. The behavioural effects of cocaine, such as aggression and selfish behaviour, can make people very difficult to be friends with.
The good news is that, through proper treatment at a drug and alcohol rehab centre in Warrington, you can escape the misery of active cocaine addiction and get into long-term addiction recovery.
Heroin abuse and addiction has been a public health crisis on both sides of the Atlantic, and the Northwest of England knows this problem all too well.
The heroin addiction trap is incredibly hard to get out of, given the unbearable withdrawal symptoms and the difficulty that people can have in accessing help.
The best way of handling heroin withdrawal safely is through rehab, where you can detox in a controlled and supervised environment.
A heroin rehab programme can also put you on the right path by providing you with a medication programme, usually methadone, as you go through the rest of your rehab treatments.
Contact Rehab 4 Addiction today and we can help you to access the best possible treatment at a private drug and alcohol rehab facility in Warrington.
Cannabis is the most used psychoactive substance in the country apart from alcohol. It is wrongly often referred to as a harmless or soft drug.
This is not at all accurate. Cannabis cannot cause an overdose by itself, but there is no shortage of ways in which the drug can do harm, particularly with heavy long-term use.
The symptoms of depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and personality disorders can all be exacerbated by marijuana use.
If you are using cannabis most days, or find that you get anxious when you have to go without using cannabis, it is likely that you have a cannabis addiction.
We can help you to get treatment for this at drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Warrington. Contact us today for more information.
A substance abuse problem is a complex thing, and there are innumerable different aspects to each person’s condition.
That is why therapy programmes for addiction are usually spread across a number of different clinical disciplines and therapy types.
Each rehab programme is unique, in that these different types of treatment can all be administered under the same roof in one cohesive treatment programme.
Every treatment will be based on scientifically proven treatment techniques which have a firm foundation of proof for their effectiveness at treating addiction.
Below are some of the types of therapy:
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most well-known subsets of behavioural therapy. It has a wide range of uses, including treating drug and alcohol addiction problems.
It is used to disrupt unhelpful thought patterns that have developed and encourage the patient to reframe their thinking via ongoing reinforcement.
This has been proven to have a significant effect on securing positive recovery rates among addiction patients.
CBT is helpful in terms of helping people to manage their cravings and feel more in control of their lives as they move forward in their addiction rehabilitation journey.
Although it is closely related to CBT, and based on many of the same principles, dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) has more specific applications.
DBT is very effective at helping to manage personality disorders, which are commonly cooccurring conditions of substance abuse disorders.
DBT is good at treating the most unpleasant symptoms of personality disorders like BPD/EUPD, which include suicidal ideation, self-harm tendencies, and self-sabotage via risk-taking behaviours.
One of the unfortunate things about being in addiction for a long time is that it can have a disastrous effect on your self-worth and confidence.
Failing to meet your recovery aims can result in an overwhelming feeling of failure that discourages you from continuing your recovery efforts.
This often means that people can become apathetic or hopeless about their future, even after they have got help and are in addiction recovery.
One of the ways to combat this issue is through a counselling technique called motivational interviewing (MI) which aims to address ambivalence and apathy by developing the patient’s core motivation to beat addiction and setting achievable recovery milestones.
Motivational interviewing is likely to be a part of your treatment at a drug and alcohol rehab facility in Warrington, although this will vary by clinic.
There are a huge number of different activities that you can do at drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Warrington that may be able to help you, even though they are not considered ‘traditional’ therapy.
The term for this is holistic therapy. This might include things like yoga, mindfulness training, meditation, reiki and art therapy.
If you keep an open mind, you may find that these activities can provide you with a great sense of joy and purpose as you go through your time at a drug and alcohol rehab centre.
Many people even end up developing new hobbies, interests, and professional skills through taking part in holistic therapy at rehab.
Group therapy sessions usually take up a sizeable chunk of the treatment schedule at any drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, and with good reason.
It is a format that can be beneficial for everyone involved and provides an opportunity to be able to learn from others, as well as ease your own burdens through sharing them in a safe environment.
The only person who can fully understand what you have been through in addiction is yourself, but it can be very helpful to be able to share with others who have been through similar experiences.
You will be able to discuss things with a therapist one on one, as well as have your regular group meetings with other patients at the clinic.
Developing a relationship with mental health recovery professionals over several weeks, as well as having privacy and confidentiality, will allow you to explore your issues and how they relate to your addiction.
The person who you speak with will be able to provide a sympathetic ear, teach you coping techniques, and offer their perspective on what you choose to share with them.
A lot of people in addiction recovery are keen to patch things up with their families and loved ones, but it can be hard to know how to go about having those conversations.
Each family has their own different ways of dealing with things, and there are so many different social and emotional dynamics at play during conversations.
This is why it can be very helpful to have the guidance of a qualified family therapist. They will be able to ensure that everyone has their say and is understood by everyone else in the group.
Family therapy can be arranged as part of an inpatient programme at most rehab treatment centres, but it is not mandatory and you don’t have to take part if you don’t want to.
People can often form unhealthy relationships for the sake of survival, whether they realise it or not. This is particularly common with people in active addiction, who often maintain these relationships in order to enable their habit.
This can easily lead to a toxic relationship dynamic that causes stress, exacerbates the person’s substance abuse problem, and is not healthy for either party.
For example, a person might spend a disproportionate amount of emotional energy trying in vain to make their partner happy, all the while sacrificing their own well-being.
At drug and alcohol rehabilitation, you will be able to get perspective on your relationships through co-dependency treatment, allowing you to set the right boundaries for the sake of your own health and well-being.
A lot of people who are in recovery place a great deal of importance on following the twelve steps as practiced by Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous and others.
Those people will be able to have the twelve-step teaching incorporated into their addiction recovery programme at a drug and alcohol rehab facility in Warrington.
The twelve steps have helped countless people across the world to beat addiction and achieve positive recovery rates.
However, this approach is certainly not for everyone, particularly with its focus on a higher power as a driving force for their addiction recovery efforts.
We would like to clarify that the twelve steps are not a mandatory part of rehab or addiction recovery in general.
It is just one way of approaching recovery.
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Most people who have conditions such as BPD, OCD, depression, and anxiety disorders will go years before being diagnosed and treated.
Many go a lifetime without getting any kind of help for it.
This can make life a lot more challenging than it needs to be, particularly when you have a drug or alcohol addiction occurring at the same time.
The widespread practice of dual diagnosis at rehab facilities means that the clinical team can quickly identify any mental health conditions that you may be experiencing, providing you with a diagnosis and putting a treatment plan in place that doesn’t affect the rest of your drug or alcohol addiction treatments.
This is another piece of the recovery puzzle, so to speak, that will make your addiction much easier to manage as you move forward in life.
Both certain drugs and excessive alcohol use have been linked with a wide range of serious mental health conditions, including psychosis.
This link demonstrates both a causal effect – where excessive substance abuse has triggered mental health conditions – and an exacerbatory effect where existing conditions are made much worse by drug and alcohol abuse.
This is just one more reason why dual diagnosis is such an important part of addiction recovery.
Rehab staff will help you prepare for your transition back into the outside world, just as they helped you adjust to rehab life when you first came into the clinic.
A lot of your counselling sessions towards the end of your rehabilitation programme will go over this subject, helping you to mentally prepare for the first period of your new life.
One of the activities that you are likely to do is drawing up your own relapse prevention plan, with the help of one or more recovery professionals at the clinic.
This plan should utilise everything you have learned at rehab during your time there, including various coping techniques and harm prevention strategies.
This should mean that you find it easier to navigate those first weeks and months in sobriety, which is a big adjustment to make even after rehab treatment.
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As well as being there for you throughout your time at drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Warrington, the mental health recovery professionals at your chosen rehabilitation centre will also help you to prepare for your first year outside the clinic.
Part of this involves an aftercare programme, which is included in the cost of your rehab treatment.
This means that you can revisit the clinic at weekends for meetings if you would like to.
They will also provide you with a list of resources that you can make use of in your local area, such as further therapy services or dedicated post-rehab support groups.
This may include some or all of the following:
For someone in the middle of their recovery efforts, it is always a good thing to have moral support available from people who can relate to what they are going through.
Alcoholics Anonymous, often shortened to AA, is a very good resource for this. They provide free meetings where people can meet to discuss the challenges of staying in sobriety and share their own stories to a level that they are comfortable with.
The AA treatment programme operates around a ‘Twelve Step’ model, which is something that the organisation and its members take very seriously.
To find out more about the Twelve Steps and whether AA might be a good fit for you, check out ‘Alcoholics Anonymous Warrington’.
SMART Recovery is an alternative to NA and AA treatment programmes, which makes a point of being a secular organisation with an emphasis on scientifically sound treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy.
Rather than framing it as a spiritual condition, SMART see addiction as a behavioural problem that can be addressed through clinical treatment.
SMART has been operating in this way since forming in the early nineties and has helped millions of people worldwide to achieve positive recovery rates.
Al-Anon provides a judgment-free space for people who have been affected by a loved one’s alcohol abuse, whether that person is in the middle of their recovery efforts or are still drinking.
Attendees can share their experiences with others in a similar position, without having to worry that they might upset the person that they are talking about.
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Once you have completed drug and alcohol rehab Warrington, you may find that your local NHS doctor is an incredibly valuable resource in terms of your ongoing recovery needs.
Your doctor will be able to tell you all about the services that they have available in your community, as well as probably being able to put you on the books of a drug and alcohol outreach team.
Teams like this consist of social workers and other recovery professionals who understand addiction and are used to working with people in recovery as well as those in active addiction.
They will be able to provide you with support, whether that is helping you to navigate a crisis or just lending an ear when you would like someone to talk to.
For more information on our Warrington-based drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation services, call a member of our team for free on 0800 140 4690 today.
Alternatively, get in touch via the contact page and a member of our team will respond to you as soon as possible.
We can help you choose from a wide range of addiction rehabilitation providers offering specialist treatment services in Warrington and beyond.
Rehab 4 Addiction facilitates a variety of drug and alcohol addiction treatment options across Cheshire in Runcorn, Macclesfield, Widnes, Crewe, Chester, Nantwich, Northwich, Wilmslow and Congleton.
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