If people are looking for addiction help in Welwyn Garden City they will have a number of options to choose from.
Breaking away from substance abuse is one thing a person affected by substance use disorder can do to improve not only their own life but also the life of their family.
Addiction is often described as a downward spiral, and the longer the person remains addicted the more they will end up losing. Luckily there is plenty of addiction support available to help the individual break away from this self-destructive lifestyle.
Drug and alcohol abuse cause immense harm to individuals and communities around the UK, and these problems show no sign of slowing down any time soon.
To put it into numerical perspective, drugs cost the government an estimated £10.7 billion yearly in healthcare and policing, with drug-related theft alone costing £6 billion of that.
What’s even more concerning is the human cost of addiction, with drugs and alcohol causing thousands of overdoses each year and tearing families apart across the country.
If you are someone who has been struggling with alcoholism or drug abuse, Rehab 4 Addiction can help you to get the best help available at a private drug & alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City.
Please call our 24-Hour Helpline: 0800 140 4690
Although many people reach out for help on their own, intervention from the person’s loved ones can sometimes be what it takes to get them from active addiction into treatment and recovery.
It is always best to try to do this with the help of an intervention counsellor who is experienced and knows what they are doing. This can help the intervention run as productively as possible.
Maybe the traditional method of intervention isn’t for you – there are other methods to consider, such as CRAFT, which operates around positive reinforcement.
Either way, we are here to provide free advice on arranging a constructive intervention for the person that you care about.
Call us free on 0800 140 4690 for a consultation.
This is a good question to ask – we live in a society where binge drinking is considered a relatively normal pastime, and so a person’s problematic drinking may often go unnoticed for a long period of time.
If alcohol has negatively impacted your relationships, your career, your livelihood, your self-esteem, or your finances, it may be that you have an alcohol substance abuse problem.
It is hard to identify exactly the point that a person’s drinking has become a problem, but there are a few methods of being more objective about it, one of which is the CAGE questionnaire.
CAGE is made up of 4 simple yes-or-no questions about your drinking and is used to screen people for alcohol abuse treatment.
Search ‘CAGE questionnaire‘ to take the test for yourself in less than a minute.
As with other types of private service, the total cost of drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City depends on which clinic you choose, among various other factors.
Private rehab can cost as little as £1000 per week, whereas some of the high-end clinics in the capital may charge in excess of £1000 per day.
Rehab 4 Addiction is here to help you find a solution that fits within your budget and satisfies your needs in terms of your treatment.
Please call our 24-Hour Helpline: 0800 140 4690
Yes – alcohol and drug addiction are health issues, so most companies that offer health insurance will offer drug and alcohol rehab treatment as part of some of their policies.
There are a few caveats to this – for example, you may be obliged to disclose your addiction to your employer, particularly if your health insurance policy is tied in with your job.
There may also be an excess, meaning that you may have to pay for a proportion of your rehab treatment out of your own pocket.
We can provide more detailed advice about this over the phone, once we understand your situation better.
Call us on 0800 140 4690 to begin your consultation.
The short answer is yes, there are clinics available that are free to the service user. However, these clinics still need to be paid for through public funding.
This is done by applying for help through a funding committee, which will be administered by your local council authority.
The council will have a certain amount of funding per year to allocate to drug and alcohol rehab treatment and will prioritise individuals looking for treatment depending on their needs.
Unfortunately, this means that many people wait for months to hear back, only to be disappointed by being told that there is no rehab placement available for them.
We can provide advice on pursuing public funding, but we only refer to private rehab clinics. Private drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City patients can begin their treatment immediately once they have paid for it.
It depends on whether you are there for just a detox or for a full course of treatment. If it’s just a detox, it usually takes between 7 and 10 days.
A full programme of treatment will usually take about 28 days, although this can be a little longer if your detox takes longer than average – for example if you are a particularly heavy drinker.
It has been known for some people to stay in drug and alcohol rehabin Welwyn Garden City for up to 3 months, but this is very rare, and staying at rehab for this length of time is totally unnecessary in most cases.
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Some patients may be eligible for outpatient rehab treatment, which means that they stay in their usual home environment at night and then travel to the clinic by day.
This is an appealing option for some, as it cuts back on overall treatment prices due to the lack of accommodation costs. However, it is only a viable option for those who fit certain criteria.
For instance, you would need to live within a reasonable distance of the drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City. You would need to travel there every day with minimal complications.
You would also need to be on the more moderate end of the spectrum in terms of the severity of your addiction. If you have a problem that is severe, you will need to be an inpatient.
Likewise, if your treatment requires detox, which is the case for opiates, benzodiazepines, heroin, and heavy alcohol abuse, you will need to go to drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City as an inpatient.
If you want to see the catastrophic effects that alcohol abuse has on the UK, you need only visit your local A&E department on any given Saturday night.
From problematic behaviour to liver failure, there is no end of health complications that can be caused by alcohol abuse, in both the short and the long term.
If your level of alcohol consumption has become a problem, you can get the best help possible at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City, particularly as an inpatient.
Over the course of about a month, you can go through detox, get help through various types of therapy, and prepare for reintegrating successfully into society as a newly sober person.
Call Rehab 4 Addiction on 0800 140 4690 to start your free telephone consultation and discuss which clinic might be right for you.
If your alcohol intake is on the less extreme side (less than 25 units daily) it may be a viable option for you to detox at home, with our help and guidance.
This involves the use of a medication called Librium, which is the same medication that you would likely take as an inpatient at rehab.
With an outpatient detox, we would send this medication out to you in the post, as well as detailed instructions on how to use it over the period of detox – usually a week to 10 days.
This is only doable if you have a stable home life, as well as a moderate alcohol intake. We can discuss home alcohol detox with you during your consultation if it’s something you want to pursue.
Cocaine is a powerful alkaloid stimulant that is widely used as a ‘party drug’ due to the sense of elation, energy, and confidence that users feel when they first take it.
The drug provides a short-lived high of around 20 minutes, which leads users to take lines of the drug repeatedly over many hours to keep their high going.
This can turn out to be very costly, as cocaine is incredibly expensive, often changing hands for more than its weight in gold. What’s more, the drug is highly addictive, and this combination can lead to a person’s life spiralling down very quickly.
Cocaine abuse also presents a number of serious health risks, both physical and mental. This includes hypertension, paranoia, anxiety, and overdose.
If you have fallen into a habit of cocaine abuse, we can help you to break free by getting treatment at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City, without the need for detox.
Call us on 0800 140 4690 to start the conversation.
Despite being probably the most stigmatised drug that there is, heroin abuse affects people from every walk of life and every background imaginable.
Opiate abuse is a public health crisis here in the UK, just as it has been in the USA for the last ten years or more.
The drug is so addictive, and the withdrawal symptoms so painfully uncomfortable, that users will often commit petty crimes just to be able to afford their next hit.
If you are losing yourself to heroin addiction, it is not too late to get help. The best thing to do is go to residential rehab, and we can help you to do that at a clinic that is right for you.
Being an inpatient at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City means that you can go through detox properly supervised and medicated, before moving on to the remainder of your therapy programme.
Aside from alcohol, cannabis is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the UK. This is perhaps one of the reasons that it is wrongly thought of as a ‘soft’ drug.
Cannabis is not a harmless drug, but it certainly doesn’t ‘clean your lungs out’ or offer any other health benefits as per the ridiculous myths that are often circulated about it.
Cannabis is quite simply a psychoactive substance that can cause damage to a person’s mental and neurological health, especially over a lengthy period of use.
Conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, paranoia, and schizophrenia can all be exacerbated by cannabis abuse. This can drastically limit a person’s life and personal capability.
You can get help for cannabis addiction at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City, without having to go through any kind of detox.
Call us for more information.
There is not one ‘simple fix’ for substance abuse and addiction – getting into recovery takes a number of different treatments, all of which have their own benefits.
The great thing about being at rehab is that you can access all of these therapies under the same roof without having to organise treatment yourself.
Your therapy package at rehab could include any of the following treatments:
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a therapeutic tool favoured by psychotherapists and psychologists to help a person to amend destructive behaviour and negative or unhelpful thought patterns.
It is used to treat a lot of different issues, from problem gambling to overthinking and overeating. It is commonly used to treat drug and alcohol addiction at rehab.
Closely related to cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectal behavioural therapy (DBT) is often used to help people manage the symptoms of personality disorders such as EUPD/BPD.
These symptoms include suicidal ideation, self-harm, and risk-taking behaviour, all of which are common among people with substance abuse problems.
Brief interventions are about intervening on a short-term basis to make sure that a person does not damage themselves, others, or their chances of staying in sobriety.
What this actually involves depends on the situation and the person’s own needs. It could be something as simple as providing a suicide prevention helpline number.
These short-term steps are a vitally important part of the recovery process – a lifelong project that you can get through one day at a time.
In recovery, it is helpful to find new areas of focus that can bring positivity and balance to your life. You may find something for you through holistic therapies at rehab.
This can include slightly more leftfield activities such as equine therapy and art therapy, or more straightforward mindful activities such as yoga or mindfulness meditation.
Activities like this may not be considered therapy in the traditional sense, but they can certainly provide you with a great sense of well-being while you are in rehab.
Whatever challenges a person is going through, it can always be helpful to be able to talk to a group of people who can relate to your struggle.
A great way of doing this is through group therapy, which is a large part of the programme at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City.
Group therapy is a welcome change from the isolation that a person can experience in addiction, and as such can be a powerful part of the healing process.
Although group therapy is a great recovery tool, there are some things that you would probably prefer to talk about in a more private setting.
Talking things through with a therapist one-on-one can help you to really get to grips with your personal issues while getting an informed perspective from a professional.
This could be a psychologist, a psychotherapist, or a drug counsellor, all of whom will bring their own expertise to the table.
Due to the behaviours involved, there are few things that can put greater strain on a family unit than a person within that family being in active addiction.
If you are looking to heal those wounds, family therapy at rehab is a great place to start. You can work through the healing process with your family members and a specialised therapist.
This only happens if you consent to having your family on-site – we understand that not everyone wants to have a relationship with their family.
Have you formed an unhealthy relationship with someone to feed your habit while in active addiction? Are you in a relationship that is making your addiction worse?
These are issues that can often crop up in recovery, when a person has the benefit of distance, sobriety, and objectivity when considering their personal relationships.
What is even better is having a mental health professional to work through these issues with you, to ensure that you are not jeopardising your own recovery with unhealthy relationships.
If you want to, is possible to work the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous into your rehab programme at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City.
This is known as Twelve-Step Facilitation Therapy (TSF) and is not mandatory – you do not have to follow the twelve steps if you do not wish to do so.
Please call our 24-Hour Helpline: 0800 140 4690
Statically speaking, most people who are in active addiction will have at least one co-occurring mental illness along with the addiction itself.
Those who have a chronic mental health condition such as depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder can find it much more difficult to manage their substance abuse problems.
In fact, these conditions can make anyone’s life difficult to manage, and sadly they often go for many years without being diagnosed and treated.
One of the best things about getting treated at drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City is that you will be able to have these issues diagnosed and identified, which in turn will make your addiction much easier to handle.
The clinicians at rehab will be able to prescribe a treatment and/or medication plan that does not interfere with the rest of your treatment – this is called dual diagnosis.
All Rehab 4 Addiction treatment centres will include a year-long aftercare package as part of your overall cost. This means that you can return to the clinic for weekend meetings once you have left.
This can be a good opportunity to catch up with the rehab staff and others in recovery, to share your experiences with others and to listen and learn from theirs.
There are also lots of things that you can do within your local community to help you navigate your first year of sobriety once you have left drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City.
We have listed a few of these below.
Alcoholics Anonymous has been running since the 1930s and is probably the most well-known addiction organisation in the world.
It operates using a 12-step programme in which people are encouraged to turn themselves over to a ‘higher power’ as a way of maintaining sobriety.
Narcotics Anonymous has been in operation since 1953 and operates using the same twelve-step method of recovery.
Both organisations host regular meetings all over the UK, including here in Welwyn Garden City, which are free to attend.
SMART is a recovery-focused organisation that started in 1994 and provides evidence-based treatments to people who are trying to get clean or are already in recovery.
They do not have the spiritual basis that Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous do, which some people prefer.
The SMART recovery programme helps people to manage their urges and feelings, challenge unhealthy thought patterns, and put a plan in place for a more balanced life.
In contrast to AA, SMART is a secular organisation with more of an emphasis on the individual rather than the group.
Al-Anon is an organisation that provides support to people who are struggling with the negative effects of the alcoholism of someone they care about.
The organisation describes itself as a “worldwide fellowship that offers a program of recovery for the family members and friends of alcoholics, whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.”
They offer regular free meetings, just as AA does. This can be a good opportunity to share your feelings about your loved one’s drinking habits, without fear of upsetting or triggering them.
Please call our 24-Hour Helpline: 0800 140 4690
It is perfectly normal and encouraged to check in with your doctor regularly about your addiction. They will have a number of resources available to you that can help with your recovery.
Whether you are in a time of crisis or just trying to stay proactive in your own recovery, it can be very helpful to have access to an outreach team through your local NHS trust.
They may be able to provide home visits or just check in on you via telephone to make sure you are okay. It can be a very valuable resource in these stressful and unprecedented times.
Ask your GP about the possibility of getting under the care of an outreach team, as well as asking what other resources they have on offer in your local area.
If you are looking for a placement at a quality drug and alcohol rehab in Welwyn Garden City, we can help you to find the right place at the best possible price.
To start your consultation, call us on 0800 140 4690 if calling from the UK, or +44 345 222 4690 if calling from overseas. Overseas calls may incur a charge.
Rehab 4 Addiction is an organisation offering counselling and referral services to clients and their families in Welwyn Garden City. We work with private clinics offering drug and alcohol treatment programmes on a residential basis. We also advise clients regarding outpatient rehab services.
Contact us today for more advice on 0800 140 4690.
Rehab 4 Addiction officers a range of addiction treatments in Herefordshire, including alcohol rehab in Stevenage, Watford, Welwyn Garden City, St Albans, Hatfield, Hitchin, and Hertford.
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