‘Peterborough drink driver killed himself and 2 passengers’. So read a headline in the press recently about an accident in July 2019. The headline referred to is followed by details from an inquest at which it was concluded that the deaths were the result of a road traffic collision, with the driver being over two and a half times over the legal limit and travelling at speed. A driver and a passenger in a car that witnessed the accident were fortunate to have avoided a collision and the threat of injury and death themselves.
Drink Driving
Drink drivers are of course sadly present throughout the UK and not just in Peterborough. It is quite a frightening thought how many of them are on the roads when we are innocently driving around ourselves and how they put us all at increased risk of an accident. Just in Peterborough there will probably be around 3000 alcoholics. Of course you would hope that these alcoholics will not be drinking if they are driving (or driving if they are drinking) but the reality is that many of them will be functioning alcoholics, which means that they are living their daily lives which will include driving. Many people who drink a lot the night before will still be over the drink drive limit in the morning.
Peterborough is a growing and thriving city. Many people will only come into contact with Peterborough because it is one of the main stopping stations for the train from London Kings Cross going North to York, Durham, Darlington, Newcastle and on to Edinburgh. It has a beautiful cathedral and an interesting museum in a former hospital (complete with Victorian operating theatre).
Alcohol Rehab in Peterborough
Are you one of the 3000 people living in Peterborough who has an alcohol problem? If so, you may have been looking for help. There will be several meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous held in Peterborough. Most people have heard of AA and many people mock it – ‘my name is x and I am an alcoholic’. However it exists and has existed for over 80 years because it is so successful in both getting people sober and in supporting people to stay sober. So it is worth giving it a try – you lose nothing and may gain a lot.
The Haynes Clinic – Alcohol Addiction Rehab in Peterborough
If AA does not work for you and you feel that you need more intensive help then maybe you need to go into rehab. There is a rehab clinic less than 50 miles and less than an hour from Peterborough just south of Bedford called The Haynes Clinic. This is a total abstinence alcohol rehab which offers medically supervised detox, intensive counselling, educational workshops, group therapy and one to ones. You will also attend 12 step fellowship meetings while there as the clinic is based on the Minnesota Model of Treatment and believes that attending AA and working the 12 Step programme is important to maintain sobriety and to live a happy and fulfilled life.
The Haynes Clinic also offers complementary aftercare for a year (more if you want and need it). It is close enough to Peterborough for your family to visit fairly easily and for them to attend a family counselling session if required. Transport can be arranged by the clinic in order to help you come in to treatment, if that is helpful.
Call The Haynes Clinic on 01462 851414 if you would like to find out more about addiction treatments, including to arrange a free assessment and visit.
