If you or someone you love is struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, you must seek help and guidance on treatment options. At Addiction Advocates, we are only a call away to help you kick-start your life towards sobriety.
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Are you suffering from Addiction and need help? Addiction Advocates are leading UK based experts in Private Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment. Find out how we can help by getting in touch with our friendly team today.
Why Choose Residential Drugs and Alcohol?
Living with an addiction is the best way to overcome it by fully immersing yourself in your recovery. This is best done through a residential drug and alcohol rehab centre. With a residential rehab centre, you can access all your treatments one after the other and do not need to travel for each one. However, for outpatient drug and alcohol rehab options, you must work your schedule around when you can receive your next treatment.
This often draws out the recovery process making it much harder for you to complete your treatments promptly. It has been proven that acting quickly is more likely to result in a successful recovery process.
So the more linear and efficient your alcohol and drug rehab time is, the better. It is a very difficult and isolating time when you are getting addiction treatment. Very few people you know will likely be able to understand what you are going through. Therefore, you will need as much support as possible.
This support is readily available 24 hours a day in a residential rehab centre from both centre staff with years of experience helping people achieve long-term recovery. And others staying at the rehab centre with the same goal as you.
You will be able to see that you are not alone and there is nothing to be afraid of. You will be safe and well taken care of. During your recovery process resisting temptation is a key part of your journey. But those first initial weeks when you are vulnerable will be the hardest.
That is why in a residential rehab centre, you will be kept away from all drugs and alcohol so that you can build yourself up physically and mentally before worrying about fighting your temptations.
Private drug and alcohol rehab can provide you with the best possible chance at achieving long-term recovery. It works around your wants and needs so that you can just focus all of your energy on your recovery journey.
How Long Will I Stay in Rehab?
The amount of time you will stay in rehab depends on your needs. For example, some people prefer to receive their treatments through an outpatient plan as they can’t take time away from their busy lives to focus on their health.
While other people prefer to just stay for the drug and alcohol detox treatment, which takes around ten days to complete, it is recommended that if you want the full rehab experience, you stay for all your residential rehab treatments. This means that you will stay for 28 days in the facility.
During this time, you will receive all the treatments and care you need to overcome your addiction. You will also be able to receive aftercare services for up to a year after you leave the rehab centre, which includes follow-up therapy sessions to check up on your progress and a personalised relapse prevention plan designed to help you avoid temptation when you are on your own.
The Detoxing Process
The detox process is a very important part of your time in rehab as it is what makes it safe for you to stop abusing drugs and alcohol.
When you develop an addiction, your body believes it needs drugs or alcohol to produce a vital chemical in your brain called dopamine. So when it is denied drugs or alcohol, it craves your brain panics and causes your body to withdraw.
These withdrawal symptoms can be very dangerous, and they include:
- Nausea
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Mood swings
- Chills
- Hot flashes
- Goosebumps
- Light sensitivity
- Muscle pain
- Muscle spasms
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Paranoia
- Delirium
- Dehydration
- Hallucinations
- Seizures
The alcohol and drug detox, in theory, is a simple process. Still, it should only be done with medical supervision so that the withdrawal symptoms never get the chance to progress to the point of danger.
The detox process involves going without drugs or alcohol for ten days and monitoring your progress by the medical team. They will keep you safe by providing you with medication to relieve the withdrawal symptoms if they prove too much for your body to handle.
It is famously the worst part of rehab, but it is safe. Once you have completed the detox, you won’t need to worry about experiencing withdrawal symptoms again so long as you avoid abusing drugs or alcohol.
Addiction Treatment Abroad
If you are interested in addiction treatment abroad in Malaga or anywhere else, it is very important that you are safe about it. Seeking treatment abroad can give you the wonderful opportunity to fully immerse yourself in your treatments without the distraction of your everyday life.
You are already in an uncomfortable situation, so you might as well work towards long-term recovery in a beautiful and exotic location.
However, you should only ever use a rehab centre that you sure can provide legitimate treatments and is fully licenced. You need to ensure that you are safe and get the kind of treatment you need.
How We Can Help
At Addiction Advocates, we want to ensure that you end up in the best rehab centre for you. We do this by taking the time to get to know you. Your experiences with addiction and all of your fears and worries. We are here to support you in any way we can, including ensuring that the rehab centre you want abroad is the safest option for you.
If you are ready to discuss your options, you will be able to talk to a member of our team by calling us at 0800 012 6088. We will be able to answer any of your questions and get you started on your way to long-term recovery.