Addiction Treatment Bristol
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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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Bristol, 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 local consortium called: Horizons
This is a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service located at
11 Brunswick Square,
St Pauls,
Bristol,
BS2 8PE
Symes Community Building,
Peterson Avenue,
Hartcliffe,
Bristol,
BS13 0BE
Greenway Centre,
Doncaster Road,
Bristol,
BS10 5BY
You can call them on: 0300 555 1469
Email:
BristolInfo@horizonsbristol.co.uk
What are the statistics on addiction treatment Bristol?
Usually, for a small city statistics are contained in wider reports for the county.
However, Bristol city council does publish it's own statistics.
The last set were published in 2026. They are due to be updated, again, in January 2027.
It is very unusual for a city council to publish yearly figures. They are mostly published every five years.
Facts and figures on addiction Treatment Bristol
There are an estimated 5,435 opiate and/or crack users in Bristol, and their age profile is
getting older
There has been a sharp increase in the last 2 years of people with non-opiate and alcohol
use needs seeking treatment
The
proportion of Bristol residents using drugs is relatively small, but the impact is extensive.
Bristol has an estimated 5,435 opiate and/or crack users. Whilst the proportion of Bristol
residents using drugs is relatively small the impact can be extensive.
Bristol has the second
largest estimated rate of opiate and/or crack users (per 1,000 population) of the English core
cities and the largest proportion of very high complexity clients which makes them more likely
to be in treatment for longer and need specific support.
In line with national trends, the number of new clients with opiate issues is gradually reducing;
however with an ageing population of opiate users in treatment, this presents different
challenges.
Clients in treatment.
Clients in treatment are the number of people in contact with specialist substance use services,
and who access treatment for either problematic drug use, alcohol use or both.
During 2024/25
there were 2,365 clients in treatment for opiate use, 865 for alcohol use, 785 for non-opiate and
alcohol use and 485 for non-opiate use only.
Bristol deaths from drugs use per 100,000 remains significantly higher than the national rate.
For the period 2022-24, there were 10.3 per 100,000 deaths from drug use in Bristol, compared
to 5.8 per 100,000 nationally (Figure 5).
Bristol is not statistically significant when compared to
similar English Core Cities which range from 13.9 in Liverpool to 7.8 in Nottingham and
Sheffield.
What private services are available for addiction treatment Bristol?
Bristol has several low cost and high end centres within a vey reasonable travelling distance to the city.
There are no private centres in the city, despite what sales companies tell you.
For those seeking free treatment from the local authority run service, the emphasis is on crim 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 centres for addiction treatment Bristol?
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.
You can obtain low cost (and high end) treatment centres within a very easy reach of Bristol.
If you need to make further savings you can travel slightly further.
What are the benefits of addiction treatment Bristol?
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 Bristol?
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 Bristol?
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 Bristol?
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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