Addiction Treatment Birmingham
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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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Are you looking for help with Addiction Treatment Birmingham?
Birmingham, just like any other place in the UK has free services available to the public provided through the local authority. This has been contracted out to a well established national provider: Change Grow Live (CGL).
This is a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service located at several hubs across the city:
Newtown
Birmingham
B19 2SS
Stechford
B33 9EJ
The Lodge,
Woodbrooke
1046 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
B29 6LJ
Lonsdale House
52 Blucher Street
Birmingham
B1 1QU
You can call them on:0121 387 0444
What are the statistics on addiction treatment Birmingham?
Birmingham publishes it's drug and alcohol statistics every five years.
The last set of data was published in 2021 meaning the next one is due very soon.
While we await the new data, the last report still gives a useful insight.
Facts and figures on addiction Treatment Birmingham
Of the 74,213 people in treatment in 2019, around 39% (28,902 people) successfully
completed their treatment.
Successful completions are users that complete alcohol treatment
in a year and who do not re-present to treatment within 6 months.
In 2019/20, there was a 5% decrease in admissions (7,027) for drug-related mental and
behavioural disorders compared to 2018/19 (7,736), with a rate of 12.5 admissions per
100,000 people.
There was also a 6% decrease in 2019/20 admissions (16,994) for
poisoning by drug use compared to 2018/19 (18,053), with a rate of 30.5 admissions per
100,000.
In Birmingham, the estimated number of dependent drinkers was 13,443 in 2018/19, which represents 1.58% of the adult population.
This is higher than the England average (1.37%)n estimated 20% of all adults with alcohol dependence are parents , which would
equate to around 2,700 alcohol dependent parents in Birmingham.
The most recent estimate from 2016/17 indicates that there are around 10,525 problem drug
users of opiate and/or crack cocaine (OCU) in Birmingham, of which there are an estimated
8,799 (opiate users and 6,817 crack cocaine users.
The rate of OCU was 14.2 per 1000
people which is significantly higher compared to a rate of 8.85 for England and 9.61 for the
West Midlands (Figure 3) [106].
In Birmingham in 2019/20, there were 365 admissions with a primary of poisoning or drug
misuse [109] (32 per 100,000 people).
This is higher than the West Midlands and England
averages of 29 and 30 per 100,000, respectively.
There were 2,015 admissions where there
is a primary or secondary diagnosis of drug related mental and behavioural disorders (181
per 100,000 people).
This is also higher than the West Midlands (143) but similar to the
England average (180.5).
There were 280 admissions for all types of substance use among young people aged 15-24.
This is 50.6 admissions per 100,000 people of that age. This is significantly lower than
England (84.7) and the West Midlands (70.5).
In Birmingham in 2019/20, there were 365 admissions with a primary of poisoning or drug
misuse (32 per 100,000 people).
This is higher than the West Midlands and England
averages of 29 and 30 per 100,000, respectively.
There were 2,015 admissions where there
is a primary or secondary diagnosis of drug related mental and behavioural disorders (181
per 100,000 people).
This is also higher than the West Midlands (143) but similar to the
England average (180.5).
On average, men account for three quarters of these types of
admission
Between 2017 and 2019, the alcohol specific mortality rate for Birmingham was 14.5 per
100,000 people (21.9 for males, 7.5 for females), which was higher than the rates for the
West Midlands (12.9) and England (10.9).
This equates to 384 deaths due to conditions
which have been wholly caused by alcohol consumption. Between 2018 – 2020, there were 246 deaths recorded in Birmingham from drug misuse
(80.0% were males, 20.0% were females).
This equates to a rate of 7.8 deaths related to
drug misuse per 100,000 people.
The Birmingham rate is significantly worse than for
England (5.0) and the West Midlands. Deaths related to drug misuse have
increased by 211.4% (167 deaths) from its lowest point in 2010 – 2012.
What private services are available for addiction treatment Birmingham?
Unlike most small cities in the UK, Birmingham is well served by local low cost (and high end) rehab centers.
For those seeking free treatment from the local authority run service, the emphasis is on crime reduction and substitute prescribing.
They will provide methadone/Buprenorphine 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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Find Out MoreWhy do companies advertise that they have multiple centres for addiction treatment Birmingham?
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.
Birmingham has one of the best (and most cost competitive) centers in the UK. Unlike most centres, they will provide short treatment programmes, where it is clinically safe to do so.
If you would like a free treatment referral, we can assist.
What are the benefits of addiction treatment Birmingham?
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.
What about treatment at home if I need addiction treatment Birmingham?
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.
Why do people need a detox when looking for addiction treatment Birmingham?
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.
How can Find Me a Rehab help with addiction treatment Birmingham?
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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