Alcohol Addiction Recovery UK

Alcohol Addiction Recovery UK is accessible to all. There is provision through your local authority, paid for through your council tax, as well as private rehab centres and treatment at home (where clinically appropriate).

As experienced addictions clinicians, we work in this sector, be in a local private rehab, NHS/local authority commissioned services, private hospitals and NHS GP shared care services as well as prisons.

Using an app, when you call, whomever is free will take your call (aside from our prison clinicians as they can not take phones in!). Emails are answered in short time: In complete confidence.

With our expert knowledge, we can guide you through the process of accessing Alcohol Addiction Recovery UK. We do this because the internet is awash with misinformation and those who simply want commission for selling on your details. We can give you expert advice on alcohol withdrawal treatment.

What Advice Can You Offer?

Alcohol addiction is a spectrum. There are those who will be over reliant on the relaxing effects of alcohol when they come home from a stressful day and there are others who, as soon as they wake up, reach for the bottle of spirits next to there bed simply to settle their symptoms of withdrawal.

Going out on a Friday night for 15 pints after getting paid but abstaining the rest of the week is problematic but not as problematic as someone downing three bottles of wine throughout the day.

The therapy needed for alcohol dependency is the same (which we will discuss further on) but the treatment plan will differ for detox: Which not everyone will need.

Alcohol works on receptors in the brain and detox medication works on the same receptors. If you have a detox you do not need, you will overdose. Why? Because the medication is not replacing anything so you will experience the full effect of it.

This is why we strongly discourage anyone from using a web based home alcohol treatment company. Nearly all offer services illegally and charge over £1,800 for pills in the post costing £15, or less.

There is zero medical oversight, no safety netting and no therapy. If you do purchase medication from them, you are on your own: Literally. Alcohol Addiction Recovery UK is not something you can buy over the internet.

As clinicians, we can offer guidance on how a treatment plan would work for you. By taking a short history and asking specific questions we can suggest where you can go for low cost treatment and how long a detox is likely to take. We can also advise you on the symptoms of withdrawal you might experience and how this is mitigated using adjunctive medication.

Home Alcohol Treatment

While we always try and dissuade people from undertaking alcohol treatment at home we understand why some people opt for it. Busy executives or people in the public eye may want to avoid anyone seeing them in treatment.

As clinicians we would never provide a telephone assessment and simply post you medication but there are plenty of web based companies who will.

We would insist on putting together a comprehensive treatment plan including nursing care at home and support staff. In addition, we would also ensure you have therapy with a specialist addictions therapist.

Putting together such a comprehensive treatment plan will not be as cost effective (or as easy to arrange) as treatment in a rehab centre. With a rehab centre every element of treatment and care is arranged by the in house team. For home treatment it can take a day or so to arrange everything.

How Does Alcohol Detox Work?

Alcohol, just like drugs , prescription medicines and caffeine, works on receptors in the brain. It works on GABA receptors by opening up chemical channels allowing for excessive amounts of naturally occurring chemicals to be released into the body. In the short term this is why you feel relaxed and your anxiety reduces.

The problem is this: If you keep drinking, even moderate amounts, throughout your waking hours your brain will become used to the presence of alcohol.

This is known as tolerance. If you stop drinking suddenly (or reduce too quickly) your brain will simply not be able to cope with this immediate change. Chemical messaging will be in state of flux. It is this that causes withdrawal.

Detox has nothing to do with “flushing toxins” out of your body but is all to do with resolving the misfiring chemical messages in your receptors. Not a matter of willpower but all about science. Going to the gym, having a massage, drinking water will not make any difference, but won’t do you any harm.

A medicated assisted withdrawal uses medication that acts the same way as alcohol on your receptors. The frequency and amount of medication is reduced over a set period so that you do not experience harmful withdrawal.

Medication can not offset, entirely, all the symptoms of withdrawal, but will stave off the most harmful such as seizure, hallucinations, delirium, coma and death.

In the early stages (for the first few days) additional detox medication is included in your treatment plan for staff to administer. This is “as and when ” needed and is standard practice.

Your onsite addictions clinician can amend your treatment plan if there are any concerns. Adjunctive medication will also be provided to help with the nausea and insomnia though the mainstay of treatment is detox medication.

What Happens In Rehab?

Detox is a very small, but essential part of the process. Rehab is about so much more. Unless you get to grips with the reasons you became addicted to alcohol you won’t recover.

Alcohol is a depressant. When you drink, it suppresses your thoughts (which is why some people drink). When you stop, those thoughts will come to the fore.

In rehab you will enveloped in a therapeutic environment where you will learn to process your emotions, understand why you started drinking and work on ways to deal with challenging situations when you are back at home.

Unresolved childhood trauma, untreated mental health conditions, PTSD. There are a multitude of reasons why people became addicted but the treatment is the same.

Every rehab centre, the world over, uses a group therapy model. It really doesn’t matter if it is a 12 step, SMART or eclectic model. What matters is that you are in treatment: Nothing else. Weekly individual sessions are also included as are bolt on treatments such as music or art therapy.

There are those web based companies who will tell you that having your shakra realigned, drinking organic detox tea and stroking a lama will help you: It won’t.

You will pay extra for things you really don’t need. Whether you go to a low cost rehab or one based in a country house retreat, unless you put the work in rehab will be of little to no benefit. Rehab is not about the surroundings but the hard work.

One of the most vital elements of rehab is learning how to deal with tricky situations for when you are back at home. Relapse happens. It does not happen to everyone but it does not have to be a total disaster. Every rehab centre will also offer a minimum of a years aftercare.

How Can I Speak to an Alcohol Addiction Clinician For Free?

Simple. Call us on 0333 041 9922. We do not charge for giving advice or making a referral. Only if, after an assessment, you choose to have treatment at home (and you are suitable) do we charge for our services. If you would prefer to email this will be answered: promptly.

As clinicians we are used to handling sensitive and confidential information. We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office. We can not discuss anything about you to anyone else without your permission: Even your GP.

All rehab centers are legally required to register with the Care Quality Commission. We always ensure a centre is registered before any recommendation but always insist you do the same. For Alcohol Addiction Recovery UK Call or email an experienced addictions clinician at Find Me a Rehab.

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