Drug and Alcohol Rehab Brighouse

Thankfully, like other illnesses, addictions can be successfully treated. Attending a rehab in Brighouse will see you receive the very best in evidence-based addiction treatment from experts in the field.

Why do you need Rehab in Brighouse?

In order to understand how difficult it is to break free from the vicious cycle of addiction without outside assistance, it can help to have a clearer idea of what addiction actually is.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine provides the following definition: “Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences.

People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviours that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.”¹

Over the long term, using substances such as drugs or alcohol can change the way your brain deals with areas such as pleasure, reward and impulse control.

You may feel intense pleasure at first but over time you can build up a tolerance, needing more and more of the substance to get the same ‘high’.

Eventually you may need it just to feel normal or avoid ill-effects (otherwise known as withdrawal symptoms) when you do not have drugs or alcohol. At the same time, other activities that used to give you pleasure may leave you feeling flat.

The fact that you will still feel a compulsion to use despite negative consequences makes it incredibly difficult to break an addiction using willpower alone.

This applies to substance dependency such as alcohol or cocaine addiction, but also to psychological or behavioural addictions such as gambling and some eating disorders.

How can Rehab centres help?

A drug or alcohol rehab in Brighouse can help in a number of important ways. Firstly, it can place you in a tranquil and secure environment, where you will have access to care, support and medical supervision right around the clock.

This sets it apart from other treatment programmes that are delivered on an outpatient basis and require the patient or client to manage their own appointments.

They will also be surrounded by the same temptations and triggers that are associated with their usual drinking or drug use. The NHS can certainly offer valuable addiction services but they are almost always offered on an outpatient basis.

Resources are also often stretched, particularly at the moment, and there can be lengthy waiting lists for treatment.

Private drug and alcohol rehab offers a very different experience. Starting with a thorough assessment and admissions process the whole period of rehabilitation will be tailored to your unique circumstances and requirements.

At Addiction Advocates we never forget that behind every statistic there is an individual human being struggling with the weight of addiction. Personalised programmes and treatment plans are also more likely to be successful.

What to expect from Drug or Alcohol Rehab

While the best rehab UK centres will offer rehab treatment tailored to the individual, there will be some common elements to most stays in rehab.

As an example, the first major step for most people attending rehab is detoxification. Commonly known as detox, this is the time during which your body metabolises the toxic elements already present from prolonged drug and/or alcohol intake.

Essentially this is when you get clean or sober up and, while that is a huge positive step forward, it comes with equally huge challenges. That compulsion to use will result in strong cravings while the withdrawal symptoms can have a number of serious physical and psychological effects.

Some substances such as alcohol and opiates can have severe physical symptoms while others such as cocaine and marijuana are more likely to be psychological.

This can still have a big impact on your mental health though and it’s both safer and more effective to undergo detox in a professional and supervised setting.

Therapies available in Drug and Alcohol Rehab

A rehab centre for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction will offer a range of treatments in the form of a holistic programme designed to treat body and mind.

While some people come to rehab temporarily drug or alcohol-free, this usually starts with detox as outlined above. While a crucial part of the recovery journey, however, this is certainly not the finishing line. In fact many recovering addicts describe a lifelong battle, with recovery being an ongoing process that can take months, years or even longer.

That doesn’t mean you should be downhearted or think that it can’t be done. Rehab UK research and experience has resulted in evidence-based treatments that have been shown to be effective.

It won’t be easy and it always requires hard work but these treatments will give you the very best chance of beating your addiction and taking your first steps on the road to a long-term recovery.

Following detox, or beginning alongside it, you will also be offered tailored therapies of different kinds. These may include group therapy delivered in the setting of a support group.

This can be valuable as you can share experiences and insights with people who at least have an idea of what you’re going through, even if everyone’s experience of addiction and its effects is unique to them.

Group therapies will usually be accompanied with one-to-one sessions, which could include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychotherapy and individual counselling.

All of this is designed to help you explore the root causes of your addiction and substance misuse issues, and to equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to keep winning that battle.

How to find Rehab near me

We work with a wide range of rehab centres located up and down the country and have a wealth of experience in matching people up with the facility and programme that is the best match.

Contact us today to find out how drug and alcohol rehab Brighouse can put you on that road to recovery.

Sources

https://www.asam.org/Quality-Science/definition-of-addiction