Drug and Alcohol Addiction Essex
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Are you struggling with drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
We are addictions clinicians.
Each of us has over thirty years experience assessing, diagnosing, prescribing for and treating people wanting to overcome addiction.
Our advice is free, impartial and confidential. We are not tied to any particular service, though, together, we have worked in most of them .
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Need free, independent and confidential clinician advice on drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Are you looking for help with drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Essex , just like any other place in the UK has free services available to the public provided through the local authority.
In Essex , services are provided, on behalf of the local authority by a 3rd sector provider called Open Roads.
This is a monday to friday service (9-5) based all over the county:
Colchester
Harlow
Clacton
Chelmsford
Basildon
you call self refer.
Their phone number is: 0844 499 1323
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What are the statistics on drug and alcohol addiction Essex ?
While there are national statistics on drug use published at regular intervals, specific information on drug misuse is Essex are published at less regular intervals.
Any statistics on drug and alcohol use in an area will always be a few years old. This is simply due to the way information is gathered, processed and realyed.
The last publicated set of statistics on drug use in Essex were published in 2025.
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Facts and figures on drug and alcohol addiction Essex
The last comprehensive figures were published in 2025.
They showed that 349,626 adults were in regular contact with local authority funded addiction services.
This was a 6% increase on previous years.
169,452 adults engaged in treatment which would have been psychosocial support for cocaine and other stimulant use, Methadone/Buprenorphine for heroin and opioid addiction and community alcohol detox for uncomplicated alcohol dependency.
138, 255 adults within Essex and Medway reported problem opioid use.
While the fatality rare for drug and alcohol use was slightly lower than the UK average, the number of hospital admissions due to complications from alcohol and drug use were higher than they had been.
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What private services are available for drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Rehab centres in the UK tend to be clustered around cities and areas where property prices are lower.
There two private rehab centres in Essex and we maintain strong links with them, should you require a free referral .
However, you can achieve very considerable savings if you are able to travel just outside the county.
Depending on where you live in Essex, a centre outside the county may be closer than the two in Essex and can cost just a quater of what a center in Essex would cost.
Drug and alcohol services in Essex , provided by the council are focused on crime reduction.
They will provide methadone/Buprenorphine maintainence for opioid addiction, psychosocial support for cocaine addiction and community home detox for mild alcohol dependency only within a strict framework.
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Why do companies advertise that they have multiple centres for drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Companies advertise services so that you call them.
Using serviced office post box addresses they manuipulate google and other search engines to make it look that they have services in every town and village in the UK.
Currently, despite what people may advertise, there are only 2 centres in Essex. Both of these are expensive.
That doesn't mean you can not get help on a lower budget, only that you may have to travel a little further out.
As residential treatment is just that, once you are there it really doesn't matter if the centre is a little further than you had anticipated.
Drug and alcohol services in Essex are limited but if you make a commitment to treatment, a short journey is only a mild inconvieniance.
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What are the benefits of residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Detox on it's on will not prevent a relapse. If you don't understand why you were using in the first place, you will go back to the one thing you know stiffles the emotional pain you experience: drugs and alcohol.
Therapy lifts the lid on those difficult thoughts, emotions and memories you have been suppressing with drugs and alcohol. These are the reasons you drink and take drugs.
It can help you deal with your underlying anxiety, low mood and address other unresolved issues. You don't need to believe in God or follow any religion to go into group therapy.
Every centre, the world over, uses a group therapy model, whether it is a 12 step one or not.
If you think you are not the kind of person who can open up in a group or that group therapy won't work for you then you are precisely the kind of person who will benefit from it.
Nearly every centre provides a weekly session of individual therapy in addition to group therapy.
Relapse prevention gives you the emotional resillience to be able to work through stressful situations you will face when yo go home.
People relapse: Fact. If you accept that addiction is a chronic illness just like diabetes and asthma you will appreciate that relapse is part of the disease process.
Relapse is an opportunity to test your skills.
Aftercare means regular telephone check in with your rehab centre team, a weekly support group (in person or online) and a dedicated number to call if you need urgent support.
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Can I have a home detox for drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
Possibly.
Home detox is available for a limited range of conditions, mainly uncomplicated/low threshold alcohol dependency, intermittent cocaine use and mild cannabis dependency.
There are very strict national clinicial guidelines on home treatment and there is seldom any wriggle room.
Certain health conditions, prescribed medication and history of previous treatment may automatically exclude someone from home treatment.
Never use a home detox company that sends medication in the post. Most are trading illegally.
A home detox is just that and without the other elements that rehab provides:therapy, relapse prevention and aftercare, a relapse is very likely.
Often it is more cost effective to have a short residential treatment admission.
If home treatment is suitable for you and something you want to arrange, we can assist you.
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Why do people need a detox for drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
When you use alcohol and drugs on a regular basis your brain becomes used to it. It will change the way it works to accomodate it.
After a time you reach a stage known as physiological tolerance. This means you need more and more to have the same effect as the amount you started with.
If you stop using suddenly, or reduce too quickly, your brain can not cope. While it scrabbles to readjust it will fire off incorrrect chemical messaging. It is this that causes symptoms known as withdrawal.
Without the correct medical intervention you can experience a very acute medical emergency or fatality.
Never try and treat this yourself at home.
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How can Find Me a Rehab help with drug and alcohol addiction Essex?
We are addictions clinicians.
Each of us has over three decades experience in assessing, diagnosing, prescribing for and treating people caught up in addiction.
Between us, we have worked in most of the rehab centres in the UK.
Our advice is free, confidential and impartial as we are not tied to any particular service.
It matters not to us where you go for help, only that you get the right help at the lowest cost.
We only charge for private at home treatment but we are always happy to signpost you to residential treatment.
There is no charge for a treatment referral.
If you need advice on any aspect of addiction, detox, rehab, home treatment, therapy, relapse prevention and aftercare we can give you free, independent and confidential advice.
We can advise you on treatment options, treatment plans, locations, costings and locations.
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