Are you looking for a private drug and alcohol rehab clinic that is local to you for you or someone you love? You might be utterly confused by all the clinics that come up when you use a search engine such as Google or Bing. Some will be relatively near to you and some may come up that are hundreds of miles away. Possibly even in Scotland or abroad! How do you decide which ones are best?
Finding the right private drug and alcohol rehab
The conventional wisdom is that there are benefits to going to a nearby clinic though it is more important to find the right clinic. ‘Going local’ has the benefit of easy access if there are visits allowed. And easy access for face to face aftercare and ongoing support. Though too local can mean it is too easy for the individual to walk out of treatment if the going gets tough and get home. Going abroad is not recommended. As the adjustment back to life back home can be too great, leading to relapse. Even on the plane home (where a test of the strength of someone’s commitment to recovery comes when the first drinks trolley comes down the aisle!).
Benefits of going local
The Haynes Clinic is in Bedfordshire and takes patients from all over the UK (and sometimes abroad). But it is most convenient for people living in the Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Northants, Huntingdon, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire etc counties. It is located in a rural environment. With the clinic itself situated next to woodland and the accommodation in the countryside.
If you live within 50 miles of central Bedfordshire (and that includes Londoners!) then the clinic is easily accessible and you should be able to get there within an hour or so. This means you can easily visit if you prefer in advance of admitting to see if the clinic feels right for you. But many people prefer just to get on with it. Get here and start treatment as soon as they can. It is possible for the clinic to offer you a pick up service if that is useful.
Confidentiality is guaranteed
Some people are worried about going to treatment in the local area in case they see someone while there that they know. If that person is a patient at the clinic, they are in exactly the same boat as you. And there is no need for you to feel embarrassed or worried. Treatment is confidential and who you see at the clinic remains there.
Set up in 2009, the Haynes Clinic is one of the longest established dedicated addiction treatment centres in England and offers a first class service. Going to treatment there will not be an easy ride but it will be a life changing one. You will gain freedom from your addiction. A detox, if needed, will set you on your way. And you will have the opportunity to be happy and fulfil your life’s potential.
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