Drug and alcohol rehab clinics in Weston-Super-Mare offer inpatient and day-patient care, with a specialised nursing and therapy team treating a wide variety of mental health problems as well as addictions.
Substance abuse is a national public health emergency, and there is no area of the country that has not been affected by this problem.
Recent Public Health England figures for Somerset show a 68% increase in hospitalisations for substance abuse for those in the 15-to-24 age group during 2018-2019.
There was a total of 101 drug-related deaths in Somerset from 2016 to 2018 – the highest number of any two-year period since records began.
This trend has sadly continued in more recent years, particularly amongst those accessing drug and alcohol rehab treatment in Weston-super-Mare and the rest of North Somerset.
| Deaths in Weston-Super-Mare and North Somerset During Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|
| April 2016 – March 2019 | 18 |
| April 2019 – March 2022 | 19 |
Tackling this problem on the societal level will require a multi-varied approach from health services and local councils. On the individual level, the answer is to seek treatment at drug and alcohol rehab.
We can help you to find the best possible private drug and alcohol rehab treatment centres in Weston-super-Mare.
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Going to drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare for just a month can be an incredibly transformative process for those who have struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.
However, in order for the transformation to take place, the addicted person must first accept that they have a problem and that they need professional help.
People can linger in denial about their drug or alcohol problem for years, and throughout that time they will continue to damage themselves and others around them.
The idea of intervention is to minimise the time that this happens and encourage the person to seek help as soon as it is apparent that they have a problem.
This can be done a number of different ways, whether through a sit-down with the person as a family, or modern intervention techniques such as CRAFT intervention.
Our team of telephone advisors at Rehab 4 Addiction can advise you on how to manage an intervention, as well how to go about getting an intervention counsellor involved in the session.
It’s hard to identify the point at which a person’s alcohol or drug use has become a problem that needs to be dealt with.
The ability to identify an addiction comes with assessing a person’s behaviour.
For example, ask yourself the following questions:
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, it is likely that you have developed an addiction or substance abuse disorder.
There are a number of different tests you can take online for free to assess the extent of your drinking or drug problems, one of which is the CAGE questionnaire.
The CAGE questionnaire is used to identify alcohol use disorders and can be completed online for free in just a couple of minutes.
You can take the CAGE test on the UK Government official website, as well as other DIY addiction assessment tests such as AUDIT and FAST.
The price of a full course of drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare treatment varies depending on how long you stay, the quality of the facilities on-site, and whether you are an inpatient or an outpatient, among other factors.
There is also just a general variation in price from one rehab clinic to the next, as you would expect with any other kind of private service such as a hotel or a cosmetic surgery clinic.
To put it into context, the average (mean) price of private drug and alcohol rehab treatment in Weston-super-Mare and the wider United Kingdom is around £495 per day. Many clinics cost much less than that, and some cost a lot more.
Our main concern is helping you to find a drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare that fits your budget. To do this, we must conduct a consultation, which is free and can be done over the telephone.
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In short, yes – there are many health insurance policies that cover rehab treatments for addiction including a course at a residential private rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
However, it is not usually as straightforward as the insurance company picking up the bill with no strings attached – it is likely that you may have to pay an excess, depending on your coverage.
It is also possible that there may be stipulations to getting insurance to cover rehab treatment. For example, you may have to inform your employer that you are going to rehab.
We can provide as much information as possible over the phone, but you will need to talk to your insurance provider as well to clarify the details of your policy.
It is possible to get publicly funded rehab treatment, but it is certainly not easy.
There are a lot of ‘hoops to jump through’, so to speak, before getting a placement.
You would probably need to go before a local council funding committee that will allocate their limited treatment funding based on priority.
It could be months before you hear back, and most people who apply will ultimately be rejected, as demand for public rehab places is far higher than supply.
All of these issues are avoided by going with private rehab treatment in Weston-super-Mare.
Although it is not cheap, you can begin treatment immediately, once payment arrangements have been made.
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A full course of inpatient rehab treatment at residential drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare runs for about 28 consecutive days, which includes detox wherever it is needed.
If you just want to pay for a detox without the rest of therapy, this will last for between 7 and 10 days, depending on the substance involved and the relative severity of your addiction.
It has been known for people to stay in inpatient drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare for up to 90 days consecutively, but this is rare and usually only for extreme cases.
A lot of people ask us about the difference in quality between the private rehab clinics that we refer to and public drug and alcohol clinics that may be available through their local council.
Although it can be difficult to get a public rehab placement in Weston-super-Mare, you should be assured that public clinics are held to a high standard by the regulatory bodies of the UK and its government.
However, a huge advantage of choosing private rehab treatment is that you will have much more control over what type of clinic you go to, and what kind of facilities you would be happy with relative to your budget.
You can also begin private rehab treatment right away once you have paid for it, as opposed to having to wait for weeks or months for a public rehab placement.
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Inpatients at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare can enjoy high standards of accommodation, catering, and other facilities as they go through rehab.
However, some who are looking for rehab treatment prefer the idea of outpatient rehab, which is often because it is considerably cheaper.
This can be a viable option for people with relatively mild substance abuse problems. However, it is not viable if you are looking to get off heroin, opiates, or benzodiazepines, as all of these require a monitored detox of a week or more.
Outpatient rehab in Weston-super-Mare is also only available to those who would not have too much trouble getting to the clinic in terms of travel time and other potential complications.
Once we know your situation in a bit more detail, we can advise as to whether outpatient drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare is the right choice for you.
Alcohol is the most consumed drug in the UK, which means it’s not surprising that our country has widespread problems with chronic alcoholism, binge drinking, and alcohol-related deaths.
Alcohol addiction is common across the world, with a study by Robin Room, Thomas Babor and Jürgen Rehm revealing that ‘4% of the global burden of disease is attributable to alcohol’, accounting for a high amount of deaths, almost as much death and disability as tobacco and high blood pressure (hypertension) globally.
As well as harm to the individual, alcohol abuse causes an immeasurable amount of harm to society at large, as a result of the antisocial behaviour that so often comes with it.
Due to the psychological and physiological dependence that many people have on alcohol, it can be hard to see a way out of the cycle. The best way to achieve this is at rehab.
Going to rehab for alcoholism means that you can take care of everything within that one facility, from detox to therapy to planning for the maintenance of your sobriety once you leave.
Librium is usually used during an alcohol detox, to help alleviate some of the more dangerous withdrawal symptoms.
Another medication used to stop drinking is Acamprosate (Campral®), which helps rebalance the chemicals in the brain which have been damaged by the heavy consumption of alcohol.
The opioid antagonist Naltrexone can also be helpful in cutting alcohol out of your life as it decreases the alcohol you consume. Naltrexone is helpful in uncoupling the relationship between alcohol and pleasure.
Alcoholism can also cause an enhancement of mental health illnesses like anxiety and depression, which means you might be able to get prescribed medications such as an antidepressant like nefazodone, desipramine, or imipramine during your stay at rehab as well.
As addictions to prescription drugs do happen, you will be carefully monitored whilst detoxing at alcohol or drug rehabilitation centres.
Rehab 4 Addiction can help you to find the best possible drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare for drug addiction treatment or alcohol addiction treatment.
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Cocaine is a dangerously addictive and ridiculously expensive drug that is commonly found in the pubs, bars, and nightclubs of the UK.
Associated with the nightlife and party scenes, cocaine provides short-lived highs at a massive risk to the person’s physical health and mental well-being.
Coke users are much more likely to become aggressive and engage in high-risk and self-destructive behaviours when under the effects of the drug.
This can lead to a person’s life becoming unpleasant and ultimately unmanageable in a very short space of time. If that happens, it is best to seek help for your cocaine addiction at rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
Although cocaine is considered a ‘hard’ drug, it is not necessary to medically detox as part of cocaine rehab. Still, you will be monitored by staff as you withdraw to ensure your well-being.
After a month at rehab, you will have the coping techniques and behavioural tools in place to live a new life free from cocaine abuse.
Living with an active heroin addiction is a nightmare and trying to get off it can be even worse due to the unbearable withdrawal symptoms.
This is why many heroin users feel compelled to commit thefts and other petty crimes to enable their next hit so that they can avoid getting ‘dope sick’.
It is never medically advisable to try to withdraw from heroin alone. The safest and most effective way of doing it is under proper supervision at a dedicated rehab facility.
Once you are through the detox phase of treatment, you can move on to a medium-term medication programme and work through the rest of your rehab treatment.
Call Rehab 4 Addiction today on 0800 140 4690 to get help with heroin addiction at a great drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare
Despite the myths that are still perpetuated by some cannabis users, cannabis addiction is very real and disrupts the lives of thousands of people across the UK.
If you have got to a point where you are smoking cannabis every day or even most days, this is not something that should be ignored or that you should make excuses for.
Instead, you should seek treatment for cannabis addiction at a drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare, even if you are only able to afford an outpatient treatment plan.
A relatively short spell at rehab can help you to take control of your life again and leave the miserable cycle of cannabis abuse behind you.
Medications like Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), especially Sertraline, can help ease anxiety symptoms so if you are taking cannabis to try to ease your mental health, this is not recommended.
Call Rehab 4 Addiction free on 0800 140 4690 to speak with us in confidence about your issues with cannabis. We are more than happy to help, and your information is safe with us.
When treating a complex condition like a substance addiction, it is important to have a varied programme of therapies to understand the issues at play.
This is the case at drug and alcohol rehab, where you can have access to an unrivalled programme of therapies and treatments that you likely wouldn’t be able to get outside of rehab.
We have listed a number of treatments below that you might expect to find on the programme at a drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
When left unchallenged, negative thinking can become a habit, resulting in negative self-talk, rumination, and a range of unhelpful self-beliefs.
This is a common theme of people who have lived through addiction, as they will have often gone through a long period of having low self-esteem and little hope for their future.
Once the person is in recovery it is important to challenge these unhelpful thought patterns and encourage the person into new ways of thinking.
The most effective therapeutic tool to achieve this is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is used to treat a range of different psychological conditions, including drug and alcohol addiction.
Dialectal behavioural therapy is based on the same clinical principles as cognitive behavioural therapy but has more specific applications.
DBT is particularly useful for those who struggle to manage their emotions, particularly negative ones. In a clinical setting, this is referred to as emotional dysregulation.
Emotional dysregulation is one of the main characteristics of borderline personality disorder, which is very commonly diagnosed as a comorbidity of substance abuse disorders.
DBT has proven to be very effective at managing the symptoms of personality disorders, including potentially damaging symptoms such as suicidal ideation, risk-taking behaviours, and self-harm.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client-centred counselling technique that aims to encourage behavioural change and move the person away from ambivalence and apathy.
These issues are very common in people who have lived with an addiction, as it can become hard to stay positive and hopeful about their future.
The motivational interviewing technique addresses this problem through 4 stages of treatment – engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning.
Motivational interviewing is usually a one-to-one therapy but is commonly adapted into a group setting at rehab in Weston-seuper-Mare.
The term ‘holistic’ is widely used to describe therapies that are non-traditional but still have a noticeable beneficial effect on the person in question.
This might include such things as mindfulness training, transcendental meditation, art therapy, music creation, yoga, and tai chi.
The holistic therapies on offer will vary from one clinic to another, but it is likely that holistic therapy will be a sizeable part of your rehab treatment.
A lot of people end up finding new activities that they love this way, which can often become their hobby or even their profession once they leave the clinic and embark on their new sober life.
Group therapy is a very effective healing tool, which is why it is at the core of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and almost all other similar organisations.
It is very therapeutic to be able to share your thoughts with people who are going through the same process, as well as be able to benefit from the group’s collective experience and wisdom.
Group therapy sessions at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare are almost always conducted with the help of a qualified professional, which helps to keep the conversation productive and inclusive.
Whichever clinic you attend, you can be sure that group therapy will take up a large part of the programme at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
You will be able to work through your issues with a one-to-one therapist at rehab, as well as have regular meetings with your group of fellow residents.
These individual therapy sessions provide you with the privacy and confidentiality you may need to go over some of the more difficult subjects with a professional mental health worker.
These sessions make it possible for you to develop a relationship with the psychologist or other rehab care practitioner, and for them to get a better understanding of your issues.
Families can be complex things at the best of times but having a member of that family go through the mill of active addiction can really put a strain on those relationships.
Family therapy is designed to alleviate some of the tension between family members and set out a plan for how to get along better in future now that the addicted person is in recovery.
Family therapy is not a mandatory treatment at rehab in Wetson-super-Mare, but it can be really helpful for anyone who is looking to heal old wounds with their loved ones.
These sessions will always be facilitated by an impartial mental health professional to ensure that the conversations are constructive and fair.
All too often, people in addiction end up developing relationships that jeopardise their well-being and can easily make their addiction more difficult to manage.
This might be a live-in romantic relationship or a friendship with a fellow substance user. Relationships like this are often formed to enable a habit or to keep a roof above the person’s head.
Obviously, this is something that needs to be addressed once the person is in recovery, which is where co-dependency treatment can be very effective at rehab.
Having professional input and a sense of distance from the people involved, both literally and emotionally speaking, can help you to be objective and make healthy decisions about your future social life.
The 12-step programme has been the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous since it was first published in 1938, 3 years after the foundation of AA.
Although some doubt the programme’s validity, many other people in recovery swear by it as the guiding force in their sobriety.
As you are going through rehab in Weston-super-Mare, you have a choice as to whether you want to follow the 12-step programme or not.
If you do, then the 12 steps can be carefully incorporated into your treatment programme at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
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It is hard enough to live with a substance abuse problem without the added burden of another chronic mental health condition.
Sadly, most people who are in addiction do also have another co-occurring mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, OCD, or a personality disorder.
According to the NESARC data, 28.6% of people with a current alcohol addiction diagnosis had at least one personality disorder like bipolar disorder.
It goes without saying that any one of these issues can make an addiction much more difficult to manage – especially if there are several causing problems at once.
This is why dual diagnosis is such a valuable part of the rehab journey in Weston-super-Mare. You will be treated by a professional mental health team that can identify, diagnose, and treat any such conditions appropriately.
This may involve administering medication such as an SSRI for improved mood – they have the facilities to administer this on site at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare.
They will also be able to ensure that any treatment you receive for identified mental health conditions works seamlessly and coherently with the rest of your rehab treatments.
There is no such thing as a ‘cure’ for addiction, at least not in the traditional sense of the word. Rather, we accept the addiction as part of ourselves and manage it to the best possible degree.
This is why drug and alcohol recovery is a lifelong process with long-term strategies, not just something that happens over your four weeks at a rehab clinic in Weston-super-Mare.
This is something that the rehab clinical team are very aware of, and as such, they will make it their business to help you prepare for the future as much as possible.
One of the ways that they do this is by helping you to come up with a personal relapse prevention plan, which will help you to be mindful of your own particular triggers and motivations.
Having a plan in place will help you to navigate your new life as safely and effectively as possible, particularly in early recovery, which can be especially challenging.
There are many ways to aid you in sticking to your rehab recovery plan. This includes following the 5 Rules of Recovery:
Yet, it should not be seen as a sign of weakness if you relapse as recovery takes time.
Relapsing is common and occurs between 40% to 60% of adults trying to recover.
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Getting a placement at drug and alcohol rehab in Weston-super-Mare through Rehab 4 Addiction means that you are also entitled to a year’s worth of aftercare services at no extra cost.
This means that you can go back to your rehab clinic at regular intervals for outpatient catch-up meetings and discuss how you are getting on with your new life in sobriety.
These aftercare sessions can be very helpful as an adjunct to AA meetings or whatever other types of therapy you are attending post-rehab.
There are also a lot of free resources available within Weston-super-Mare that you can take advantage of – we have detailed some of these in a list below.
Alcoholics Anonymous is the most popular support group for alcoholics in the world, with millions of regular attendees worldwide.
It operates around a 12-step recovery framework, which is mirrored in Narcotics Anonymous and the vast majority of the other ‘-Anonymous’ organisations.
Both of these groups operate regular free meetings in the Weston-super-Mare area, which are usually held in a public place such as a church or local community centre.
Search ‘Alcoholics Anonymous Weston-super-Mare’ to find out where your next local meeting is. Attendance is free, although you may be asked for a modest voluntary contribution at the end of the meeting.
SMART Recovery is a network of recovery treatment resources that was founded in 1994. Broadly speaking, SMART is a secular alternative to the 12-step-based AA and NA.
SMART offers a 4-point treatment programme that consists of 4 separate stages – Building & ‘Maintaining Motivation’, ‘Coping with Urges’, ‘Managing Thoughts’, ‘Feelings & Behaviours’, and ‘Living a Balanced Life’.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, which we covered in one of the sections above, is an integral part of the SMART treatment programme.
Search ‘SMART Recovery UK’ to find out more about the organisation and see what resources they have available near you.
It is important for family members of those with a drug or alcohol addiction to be able to get emotional support in whatever way they can.
This is the goal of the Al-Anon organisation – to provide a framework where loved ones can share without fear of judgment or jeopardising the person’s chances of staying sober.
As well as being able to get things off their chest, family members can also get advice on how best to support the person they care about.
Al-Anon has their own equivalent to the 12-step programme, which is called the ‘12 spiritual principles of recovery’
These are listed as ‘acceptance, hope, faith, courage, honesty, patience, humility, willingness, brotherly love, integrity, self-discipline, and service’.
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Your local GP surgery will have its own resources in place for dealing with drug and alcohol addiction within its local community.
This usually includes professional outreach teams who can check in with people intermittently and provide them with whatever support they have available.
If you book an appointment with your NHS doctor, you can find out more about what they have available in your area. This might also include free support group meetings nearby.
We hope that the information above has been helpful and informative to you. If you have any other questions, you can contact us at 0800 140 4690, or +44 345 222 3508 from outside the UK.
We pride ourselves on being able to guide people to the best possible rehab treatment through our industry expertise and attention to detail.
Contact Rehab 4 Addiction today and make the first move towards putting drug and alcohol abuse behind you and starting a new life.
We look forward to speaking to you in person. All information is communicated in strict confidence and your identity is kept anonymous when you attend a rehab treatment centre in Weston-super-Mare
Rehab 4 Addiction officers a range of addiction treatments across Weston-super-Mare and the rest of Somerset, including in Yeovil, Taunton, Glastonbury and Bath.
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