Drug and alcohol rehabs we recommend in Walsall specialise in the management and treatment of mental health problems for adults and adolescents, including addictions.
These drug and alcohol rehabs have established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of mental healthcare.
The alcohol rehab has residential facilities for 38 patients, as well as day-to–day care and outpatient services.
The rehab also incorporates a Grade 11 listed building which is prominently situated on landscaped grounds.
Rehab 4 Addiction offers addiction treatment across the West Midlands in Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Walsall, West Bromwich and Dudley.
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The four levels of addiction are phases everyone in addiction will go through:
Relapse is common, but can be avoided with a good care plan that keeps you in recovery.
Physical addictions:
Behavioural addictions:
Addiction often crops up in people who have mental health issues.
Sometimes, people are simply trying to self-medicate or find ways to cope with this.
A person’s genes have also been proven to influence how likely a person is to get into addiction.
Researcher Alison Goate found in research that more people used drugs and alcohol if they had the protein coding gene CHRM2 – muscarinic cholinergic receptor 2.
Exposure to substances and peer pressure can also push a person into an environment where they’re more likely to encounter and use drugs.
The 4 Cs explain the behaviours of addiction:
Thousands of people have recovered from even the most severe addictions.
Medication, addiction counselling, support networks and aftercare are there to support you.
Research supports the theory that these 5 rules of recovery increase your chances of success:
You’ll see 5 stages of change as you navigate this journey:
Everyone is different, and some people need more time than others.
Although you may consider yourself to be in recovery from addiction forever, most people feel healed within six months to five years.
Sadly, “Walsall hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions… are consistently statistically worse than England”.[1]
Walsall was also affected by the 219 drug-poisoning deaths that occurred in the West Midlands in 2020.[2] It’s a gut-wrenching fact that people in the area are struggling with addiction.
If you’re concerned about your drug or alcohol use, finding out about rehab is the first step towards improving your future well-being.
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When you have a family member who has an addiction it can be very challenging to navigate the situation. For many, boundaries are crossed and the worry can lead to unhealthy codependent relationships.
Learning how to build a positive dynamic between the two of you and supporting the rest of the family is helpful.
The CRAFT intervention gives you the tools to be able to do this. It also steers your attention to your loved one’s positive behaviours.
Doing this authentically and also building on healthy activities you can do together will develop a special and open connection that will, with the other guidance offered in the approach, support your loved one towards rehab.
Another intervention is to approach your loved one with a professional.
The two of you explain to them how their addiction is coming across from your side of things, how concerned you are, and what treatment options there are in Walsall.
During an intervention, you should to seek to understand whether the addicted person has come to terms with their addiction, and if they want to heal.
Use the 5 As to find this out:
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Denial is a massive part of addiction.
This is especially exaggerated when you’re surrounded by people who also use alcohol and drugs. The behaviours can be normalised.
There are particular questions, however, that through answering “yes” reveal that you’d benefit from entering a drug and alcohol rehab in Walsall because your substance use has become problematic or addictive.
The questions are:
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At rehab, there are experienced staff who will give you the best treatments to support your recovery.
You’ll have comfortable accommodation, nutritious food, medications, and a wide range of activities to enjoy and learn from. All of this costs money.
Alcohol and drug rehabs can cost anywhere from £4,000 a month to £40,000 a month depending on the level of luxury you’re looking for.
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In some cases, you’ll be able to pay for a residential treatment programme through your health insurance.
There will be more information about this on your policy, so have a read of the small print to see what it says.
While you can go this route to cover the payment, it will very likely increase the cost of your insurance going forward.
If your health insurance is provided through your place of work, then you’ll need to consider telling your employer about your alcohol or drug addiction and the fact that you want to claim through the insurance to cover the cost of rehab.
This is because most employers stipulate that you need to inform them should this situation arise.
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Another way to pay for a stay at rehab is by accessing NHS funding. However, to be granted this, you need to be able to show that you’re devoted to quitting the substance you have a problem with.
You apply to the local council and they expect you to be actively participating in local drug and alcohol services regularly.
As well as this, to be granted the money, you’ll also be from a low-income household.
When you submit your application, it will be alongside many other applications. Lots of people in the area seek funded placements at rehab.
Therefore, it can be tricky to access NHS funding. It’s worth investigating, though, if you’re short on money and want to heal.
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The majority of residential programmes at a drug and alcohol rehab in Walsall last around 28 days.
You need a good amount of time to successfully come through your withdrawal period, develop new techniques to manage cravings, and get into the habit of practising healthy behaviours.
Some patients will stay for a ten-day detox. Doing so is how to approach a medically overseen withdrawal from heroin or alcohol and is the safest way of coming off these substances.
The staff will try to encourage people to stay for the psychological treatments too – i.e. another three weeks – because this is really where you heal the underpinnings that drive the addictive behaviours.
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You can have either NHS or private treatment in Walsall. NHS services serve the entire community.
There will be young and older people in treatment, those who use substances more experimentally, and others with serious life-long addictions.
Each week there are a series of group sessions you can go to and
depending on your needs, you might also be eligible for a course of counselling support.
Private treatment is where you enter rehab and receive a tailored programme of treatments to address your addiction, the things you need to process to be able to heal and to understand how to approach the future.
You’ll be able to talk to staff night or day should you need to.
There are detox programmes, psychological treatments, holistic activities, and relaxed and fun activities.
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There are a few differences between being an inpatient and an outpatient.
As an inpatient, you stay at a clinic for some time to receive an intensive care package designed to get you sober. Private rehab clinics are inpatient facilities.
NHS services offer outpatient options. In this environment, you only go to the centre when a group or individual session is scheduled in.
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Heavy drinkers could suffer dangerous complications from stopping drinking suddenly.
In rare cases, withdrawal from alcohol can be life-threatening.
It’s important to seek opinion from a medical professional, as they may recommend a medicated detox.
Alcohol can affect school performance among teens and young people.
As it’s a toxin, it lowers your immune system and natural defences against everyday infections and viruses.
As it affects the brain as well as the body, heavy alcohol use can increase your chances of dementia and memory impairment.
Alcoholics are at most risk of:
Type one alcoholics first begin to experience disordered drinking in adulthood.
They sometimes don’t have a drink for a while, and feel guilty when they do. And this can turn into binge drinking.
Their lives are negatively affected by alcohol, but they feel compelled to drink despite this.
Generally, the decline from mild to severe alcoholism happens quickly.
Type one alcoholics are most likely to get liver disease, so it’s important to try to reach out for help.
Type twos begin disordered drinking as a teenager, or young adult.
They often go through criminal behaviour, like fighting, and getting arrested.
Your alcohol abuse is steady, and moderately severe.
Drinking over 14 units of alcohol a week regularly can damage your health so if you are drinking more than this, you are at a greater risk of health complications.
People overdosing on alcohol fall asleep, vomit, act confused, and feel cold to touch.
If someone’s blood alcohol levels are very high, they may have slow heart rate and reactions, seizures, and struggle to breathe.
It is possible for alcohol overdose to cause brain damage, and death.
Even in moderate quantities, alcohol depletes your body’s resources of calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc.
You may need to take supplements to avoid a nutrient deficiency.
If you drink in your later years, you’re more likely to get into accidents while drunk.
Your body also becomes less resilient to toxins as you age.
Your immune system may have difficulty recovering from alcohol, so you could get bad hangovers that last a long time.
As alcohol takes a toll on the body, you’ll have less defences against the natural complications of ageing if you drink in your older years.
Women who are alcoholics live, on average, to 50–58, and men, 47–53.
The 4 Ps stand for past, present, partner and parents.
If alcohol is present in any of these important aspects of a person’s life, they could either have alcohol dependency, or have a higher chance of experiencing alcoholism in the future.
We always recommend residential rehab to those who can access it because it will give you the best chances of success.
Everyone’s addiction is different – from their environment to genetics.
Therefore, your treatment will need to be suited to you.
If you have been consuming a lot of alcohol, you need to exercise caution before quitting cold-turkey, as it may be dangerous to stop drinking.
Accepting your addiction is the first stage you’ll need to go through before recovery.
Before attempting detox, please speak to your GP, or a licensed addiction specialist, so they can see if you’re able to withdraw from alcohol safely.
If you can’t come off alcohol immediately, you can be prescribed medication as necessary.
40 – 60% of people will relapse in recovery.
Relapse is a part of what makes an addiction, so if you do experience a slip, it’s important to know that you can still go back to recovery, and you will be given support.
Generally, it takes two or fewer attempts to quit.
CBT can greatly bring down the relapse rate in people recovering from alcoholism.
In a study, just 23.80% of those treated with CBT had a relapse.
83.87% with alcoholism recovered fully.
Acamprosate (also sold as Campral) is a medication used alongside addiction counselling to treat alcohol use disorder.
It stabilises the chemical signalling within the brain, which has been disrupted by alcohol withdrawal.
Naltrexone and Nalmefene are well-studied drugs that can be prescribed on the NHS and privately.
They block the highs and pleasures you get from drinking alcohol, to make alcohol less appealing.
The three pillars of recovery are a memory tool to help you focus on keeping key aspects of your life in good health:
When people are in addiction, they’re often in denial, not realising they have a problem.
Accepting your addiction is the first step towards being able to seek change.
When you develop an alcohol addiction it’s especially difficult to quit due to the social factors such as how available it is, but also because of the physical issues, it presents related to withdrawal.
During the early part of your stay at rehab, you’ll have an assessment. This is so that staff can understand fully how alcohol is affecting you, your health, and your cognitive functioning.
From this, they’ll see what symptoms you’re experiencing from the following:
Your programme will include a detox including a medication called Librium. A doctor will ensure you have a dose each day to taper you safely off alcohol and keep your withdrawal as comfortable as possible.
The next part of your stay is concerned with giving you the skills required to understand how alcohol addiction came to be and how to change the habit that’s developed.
You’ll learn how to emotionally and mentally connect to yourself and your physical health. This will offer a space of deep healing and change.
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Many people don’t think about how cannabis can completely change someone’s personality and behaviour when they first start using it. It’s a substance which is seen through a very relaxed and glamorised lens.
For some users, however, cannabis can be extremely detrimental. These effects become more apparent with long-term use. The long-term effects include:
At a drug and alcohol rehab in Walsall, you’ll have access to the best treatments to quit cannabis.
Therapists will guide you through exercises that reveal how the addiction is controlling your mind and how to take back that control.
There will also be various activities that will provide you with the skills to be able to find peace and relaxation no matter what is going on. The ability to do this helps you better manage cravings.
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Rehab for cocaine in Walsall
While people are usually aware that cocaine is a class A drug, quite often when it’s first offered to them in a social situation, this fact exits their head.
Many people experiment with drugs because a friend or family member introduces them to them and this can create a false sense of security.
It’s not until time has passed suddenly it becomes clear that using it every weekend or daily means there is a problem.
Many people think they can live without cocaine and that they only use it because “it’s there” (i.e. their friends offering it). However, more people are realising that they’ve developed an addiction.
The withdrawal from cocaine is psychological and includes:
At rehab, your physical health will be considered. Some users have damage to their noses, skin sores, and issues linked to their hearts.
The chef provides meals to support your body to physically heal and your mind to psychologically heal. The food is nutrient-dense.
Every day you’ll participate in therapies that support internal growth and self-awareness. You’ll also start planning for a future that is substance-free and which provides you meaning and positive well-being.
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Going to rehab for heroin addiction in Walsall provides you with the easiest way to quit and learn the necessary techniques to keep you abstinent.
Heroin has a physical effect on the body.
It changes how the function of the bodily systems and this creates a dependency. If you use heroin, you’ll know that this results in a severe experience of withdrawal.
Symptoms include:
When you first enter rehab, you’ll have a heroin detox.
You’ll begin a tapered prescription of Subutex which will minimise the above symptoms.
At the end of the ten days, you’ll be substance-free and ready to focus on building the foundations of psychological healing.
Group work will offer you a way to reflect on what has occurred in your life and how you are currently managing.
It’s important to learn how to meet yourself from a place of genuine compassion, which you’ll find. Emotional and mental health support will also be in place.
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Here’s a bit more about the treatments, activities, and therapies you’ll experience at a drug and alcohol rehab in Walsall.
The NHS provides a small number of therapy services, but the waiting lists are long, as the funding does not meet the level of demand.
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Yes, you most definitely can go to rehab if you have a dual diagnosis. A dual diagnosis is when you have an addiction and a mental health condition.
If you have any of the following mental health conditions you can access rehab support:
Anti-social personality disorder and borderline personality disorder are the mental health conditions most often faced by those in addiction.
The reason addiction and mental health disorders are linked is that people tend to use alcohol and drugs to try and manage uncomfortable symptoms, such as low mood, traumatic feelings etc. Doing so often increases the risk of addiction.
At a private rehab in Walsall, you’ll receive a programme which will treat your addiction in light of your mental health condition. This improves your chances of a successful recovery.
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Relapse prevention is really important to think about. It helps to keep your eyes on sobriety.
The plan you have in place for leaving rehab will include the following:
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When you leave rehab and get home, you’re likely to feel good for a while and as though a sober lifestyle is maintainable.
This is known as the honeymoon stage.
People can sometimes dip a little after the first couple of months. It’s good to be prepared for this and to be aware of the organisations you can go to for support.
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The environment we create for patients is as important as the treatment itself.
To this end, each patient has the privacy of their bedroom, with television, telephone and en-suite facilities.
Patients are encouraged to have their meals in the main dining room which offers an excellent choice of dishes. Special dietary requirements are also catered for.
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[2] https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/drug-deaths-west-midlands-reach-21215516
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