Alcohol Rehab

What Happens at Alcohol Rehab?

For alcohol addiction, private drug and alcohol rehab or residential rehab is the best form of treatment to overcome substance abuse and drinking problems. The first step is typically a detox which allows the body to withdraw from its dependence on alcohol. This can be a difficult process because of the psychological dependence which will have developed over time, but support will be provided throughout the entire process to keep you on track.

This is followed by treatments and therapies which are tailor-made to every individual who is receiving treatment. Having a personalised treatment programme is a major benefit of inpatient rehab centres, as the treatments which are provided are suited to the individual, which makes them more likely to work.

The residential treatment programmes which are offered at the rehab clinics we work with help people who are battling addiction and treat them as effectively as possible to reach long-term recovery and stop drinking for life.

Alcohol Detox

The alcohol detox process is an important step in alcohol rehabilitation as it helps the body withdraw from the harmful toxins and dependence on alcohol that has been built over a long period of time. Throughout the entire process, you will receive medical supervision from addiction recovery experts and nurses to ensure that the withdrawal process is as smooth and manageable as possible.

Completing an alcohol detox in a residential rehabilitation centre is the safest environment available to withdraw from alcohol addiction. Residents are surrounded by medical professionals and others going through the same process which means that the detox is supervised, monitored and supported.

The detox process typically takes up to 7 days, and although it can be a hard period, it is the most important step to achieving sobriety and starting the recovery process.

Treatments and Therapies

The therapies which are part of drug and alcohol rehab treatment are an often overlooked aspect, however they are one of the most important stages of recovery. Relapse prevention techniques help residents to stay sober once they have left the centre and provides them with the tools needed to cope with recovery.

Having access to an addiction therapist is great for recovery and provides residents with an understanding of their addiction. Learning about the root cause of addiction and triggers of relapse makes a successful long-term recovery much more likely.

Many people with addictions have experienced traumatic events or struggle with mental health problems, which is another major benefit of therapy at rehab. It is important to treat every element of addiction, and this includes the psychological symptoms of addiction.

What Causes An Alcohol Addiction?

Alcohol addictions can arise from a variety of different factors. The leading causes of alcohol addictions include poor mental health, stress, environmental pressures, genetics and peer pressure.

Although the root cause of alcohol addictions greatly varies, approximately 50% of individuals who require alcohol addiction treatment have an underlying mental health disorder ^[1], such as depression or anxiety.

As well as this, research has found that an increasing number of people abuse alcohol to relieve stress ^[2].

The Importance Of Visiting An Alcohol Rehab

For many people, alcohol consumption and side effects may be bearable. The majority of individuals can cope with the initial stages of alcohol abuse. However, as a dependence on alcohol develops, those commonly experienced side effects will likely become more intense and harder to manage.

When an alcohol addiction takes a firm grip, your mindset and personality change. Unfortunately, your decisions and behaviours will become clouded and controlled by cravings, psychological fixations, and unhealthy drinking habits.

Many people will believe they do not need rehab treatment or may be in denial of their drinking problem. Admitting to alcohol dependence and seeking addiction treatment at a rehab clinic can often be drawn out over many years as you struggle with substance addiction. Some people believe that they could not manage without alcohol, especially when withdrawal symptoms are experienced.

Understanding the severity of your alcohol dependence and starting addiction recovery can be very difficult. In most cases, individuals will attempt to self-medicate or detox from home at some point after a breakthrough has occurred. Often these recovery attempts fail and people find themselves back to square one.

Approaching addiction recovery alone can be dangerous and ineffective. At rehab, you will be medically assisted by recovery specialists during the detoxification and withdrawal period and be better placed to face future challenges. Visiting an alcohol rehab facility is a long term solution to your addiction and the best method to achieve sobriety.

Although visiting an alcohol rehab may feel like an unnecessary or daunting step, it is the best form of addiction treatment and achieves the highest alcohol addiction recovery rates. Working through both your physical and psychological connections to alcohol ^[3] at rehab, you’ll have the best chance to reach addiction recovery.

At rehab, any degree of an alcohol disorder can be treated with a personalised treatment programme. The sooner an individual can acknowledge their alcohol addiction and reach out for medical support, the better.

Start today by understanding the signs and symptoms of alcoholism, along with the value behind investing yourself in a comprehensive treatment plan.

How Are Alcohol Addictions Diagnosed?

Medical professionals such as GPs diagnose alcohol addictions by reviewing an individual’s physical health, psychological health, and behaviour.

Usually, diagnoses are made through a clinical assessment with a primary healthcare provider. If an alcohol addiction is diagnosed, treatment at a rehab facility is typically the next recommended step.

By asking various questions and assessing how an individual behaves and acts, medical professionals can establish whether addiction is impairing an individual’s life, the severity of the addiction, the root cause of the alcohol addiction and the treatment required.

What Are The Effects Of Alcohol Addiction?

Alcohol is classified as a depressant substance which slows brain activity ^[4] and provides individuals with a calm and relaxed sensation.

For this reason, alcohol is often abused by those who struggle with mental health disorders or have been previously affected by trauma to escape from negative thoughts and feelings.

Substance abuse can affect the mood, memory capacity, and influence personality changes and decision making. It can also cause long-lasting brain impairment if long-term alcohol abuse is experienced.

When you have an alcohol addiction, the symptoms of alcoholism can be different for all to varying degrees. Common symptoms include:

• Depression
• Nausea
• Increased heart rate
• Anxiety
• Insomnia
• Paranoia
• Headaches
• Weight Gain/Loss

While a number of the symptoms experienced with alcohol addiction can be alleviated within a matter of hours, more than 900,000 hospital admissions ^[5] are made each year as a result of long term symptoms and health problems associated with alcohol misuse.

Although treatment can reduce the health problems associated with alcohol misuse, treatment cannot entirely alleviate chronic conditions caused from long-term substance abuse, such as organ failure. This is why it is so important to seek rehab treatment as soon as possible.

Withdrawal Symptoms

A sign that alcohol treatment is required at rehab is if withdrawal symptoms are experienced when you try to quit drinking at home. Withdrawal symptoms indicate that the body has built a tolerance to alcohol and requires significant amounts to be able to function, which is a problem that requires intensive support and treatment to recover from.

If you experience withdrawal symptoms, it is important to seek treatment for your alcohol use disorder. It is also extremely important to be able to recognise signs of addiction in yourself, which can include:

• Sweating
• Nausea
• Tremors
• Vomiting and diarrhoea
• Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and paranoia
• Headaches

Although withdrawal symptoms will still be experienced in rehab during alcohol detox, it is much safer to do in an alcohol rehabilitation centre where your symptoms are managed and monitored. Prescription drugs may be provided to help with any severe symptoms and you can be assured that you are in a safe space.

When Is The Best Time To Consider Alcohol Rehab?

Many individuals considering addiction recovery either believe that their addiction is too mild for treatment or feel that their side effects are too extreme to control. Both of these ideas are incorrect.

Visiting an alcohol rehab will be beneficial for all individuals abusing alcohol. Like other illnesses or disorders, there are different levels of treatments available which are suited to the affected individual. Visiting an alcohol rehab can progress recovery for all individuals, from those abusing alcohol to those living with the chronic side effects of alcoholism.

Although treatment is accessible at any given time through rehab, you must be mentally prepared to complete alcohol rehab. Rehab is only worthwhile for those who invest themselves in a comprehensive treatment plan. If you are not in the right mindset to want recovery, you will fail to experience the true benefits of alcohol rehab and will be less likely to remain sober.

To understand whether you’re ready to combat your underlying influences and alcoholism, contact our team here at Addiction Advocates. We can also recommend the most appropriate alcohol rehab options for you, whether that is outpatient or residential rehab.

Finding The Right Addiction Treatment And Alcohol Rehab Programme For You

Searching for the most suitable alcohol rehab programme and substance addiction treatment can be overwhelming. There are now a large number of recovery methods available and it can be hard to know what to choose. It’s important to note that every person responds differently to treatment for alcohol addiction, so multiple individual physical and mental factors need to be taken into consideration.

To ensure that you gain a valuable rehab experience, we can help you find the ideal rehab programme through our referral services. By understanding your dependence on alcohol greater, we can pinpoint the most cost-effective and results-driven treatment plan for you which meets your recovery goals. This approach to finding the right alcohol rehab programme will ensure that you receive the right type and level of care and treatment.

It is important to remember that addiction and mental health conditions will impact all individuals differently. As a result of this, tailoring therapy based on the individual is key as not every journey to addiction is the same, and neither are the recovery challenges.

Through our referral service, we can identify the most suitable rehab programme for you to help you overcome your addiction to alcohol. We will assess your situation and offer realistic recommendations to guide you through recovery, whether through outpatient treatment or inpatient treatment.

Common Alcohol Addiction Treatment in Rehab

Although recommendations are based on personal requirements, there are a range of common treatment options you may experience in alcohol rehab. These treatment options act as the foundation of recovery, helping you to heal both the body and mind from long-term alcohol abuse.

Treatments can include:

• Medically Assisted Detox
• Individual Rehabilitative Therapy
• Talking Therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Group Therapy Counselling
• Wellbeing Courses

Whether outpatient or residential treatment is selected, the key aim of rehab is to assist your withdrawal from alcohol safely, providing the opportunity for long-term sobriety. Yet, alongside the physical detox process, it is vital that psychological treatment is also completed to help maintain cognitive stability and recovery.

Both physical and mental withdrawal symptoms will likely appear during an alcohol detox programme, so cognitive behavioural therapy, therapy sessions and additional wellbeing services will be used to help alleviate the mental impact of recovery. The foundation of alcohol rehab treatment will help change the outlook and association you have of alcohol as you prepare for life post-rehab.

Please be aware that our recommendations and referral services will provide a range of treatment options. These treatment options will be catered to you personally, helping to improve your recovery rates through alcohol rehab.

What Happens After Alcohol Rehab?

The first few months after you have left a residential alcohol rehab clinic can be very daunting and a difficult period for anybody trying to remain sober. This is why our rehab centres offer one year of FREE aftercare to ensure that you are supported and encouraged throughout your recovery journey.

Taking place weekly, support sessions are held to provide all previous residents with a support system which is often needed during the initial stages of the recovery process. The rehab clinics we work with make sure to keep up to date with residents who have successfully completed inpatient rehab.

There are also numerous local support groups available to anybody who is looking for extra support after rehab. Free organisations such as Alcoholics Anonymous are available to anybody who has experienced addiction throughout the UK. They are a great support system to have and provide encouragement and an extra incentive to stay sober.

How We Help You at Addiction Advocates

The team at Addiction Advocates are experts at helping people achieve addiction recovery. We are a referral service who are experienced in helping people who are struggling with alcohol abuse problems to find the perfect alcohol treatment programme. We work with a number of residential treatment centres across the UK and aim to help people of all ages and backgrounds to receive top-quality treatment.

The admissions process starts with you calling a member of our admissions team on 0800 012 6088. Our expert team can guide you and answer any queries that you may have about the cost, length of treatment or the rehabilitation process at alcohol treatment centres.

You will then undergo a free confidential assessment to determine the type of support and treatment you require to achieve recovery. Your basic information, location, any mental health issues and the severity and type of addiction you have will be covered to ensure that you are referred to the most suitable rehab centre available for your needs.

Once we have a good idea about what your needs are, we can find the best rehab facility for you. To secure your place we require that you send a deposit, and once this has been completed we will set an admission date for you to begin treatment. This is will be the start of your new and improved life which is free from alcohol addiction.

Types of Admission to Rehab

Although it can be frustrating, not everyone who has an addiction to alcohol realises that they have a serious addiction which requires treatment. At Addiction Advocates, we offer a referral service for family, friends and other loved ones.

This consists of support and advice for the family and friends of those suffering from addiction problems. Our expert team can provide you with advice about how to address those suffering from addiction and offer guidance about how to steer them towards receiving residential rehab treatment.

It is not possible to force somebody against their will to rehab, even if alcohol abuse is causing health complications and huge impacts on their everyday life. Treatment only works if somebody wants to choose recovery, even though this is often difficult for loved ones to accept.

We can offer alcohol intervention services with our trained therapists to help you discuss the difficult topic of addiction with your loved one. This aims to help them understand the effect that their substance abuse has on others and your worries and concerns about their health. Intervention can help people to become more open to the idea of a residential treatment programme and can often be the stepping stone to recovery. To find out more about our referral services, visit our family referral page.

For those who are ready to tackle their addiction and are wondering how they can start treatment, we offer a self referral service to help you on the road to recovery. Our admissions team at Addiction Advocates are available 24/7 to help you at any point in the day to live an alcohol free life. To start the process of seeking treatment, call our team on 0800 012 6088 and we can get you started.

It is never too late to tackle an alcohol use disorder – start your inpatient treatment today at a residential alcohol rehab.