Addictions
How Priory can help
Alcohol and drug dependency are life-threatening illnesses. We believe that recovery is a positive, life-affirming process. As the UK's leading independent provider of addiction treatment services, Priory's addiction treatment programme offers people with substance misuse issues the best opportunity to make a crucial change in their lives when they are ready to do so.
To book a free assessment click here or call 0845 2 PRIORY (0845 2 774679).The assessment can usually be aranged within 48 hours at your nearest Priory Hospital and gives an ideal opportunity to talk through the different treatment options available.
Our abstinence-based addiction treatment programme was established in 1980. Priory is unique because it has more patients in treatment and offers more individual treatment time than any other UK provider. At any point in time Priory has 100 - 110 patients in a variety of addiction treatment programmes across 14 hospitals, helping over 1,200 people with addictions issues annually.
The intensity of Priory's carefully planned inpatient programme unleashes this metamorphosis: patients work on themselves for eight or nine hours a day in group therapy, in individual sessions with their psychiatrists and with a wide range of trained therapists. As a result, many of our patients experience more change in one month than they might during years of other treatments.
Addictions treated
Priory hospitals treat all addictions including:
- Alcohol addiction
- Drug addiction and substance misuse
- Gambling addiction
- Shopping addiction
- Co-dependency
- Sex addiction
- Internet addiction
- Dual - diagnosis (addictions and mental health problems, e.g. depression and anxiety)
Treatment options
After an initial free assessment with one of our therapists, treatment plans are discussed and tailored to the specific needs of the individual.
Our addiction treatment options range from a seven-day inpatient detox for alcohol and 14-day detox for other drugs to 48+ day interventions for more complex dual-diagnosis (addiction and another mental health issue) or poly-addicted patients. We recognise that an inpatient stay is not possible for all of the patients who require our services, so we have also developed highly successful day patient and outpatient addiction treatment services.
Our comprehensive addiction treatment programme includes:
- Free initial assessment
- Medically supervised detoxification programme
- Group and one-to-one therapy
- Educational lectures
- Relapse prevention planning
- Holistic activities, including yoga, tai chi, art therapy and swimming
- Family support programme
- Twelve months' free aftercare
Family support programme
Priory also offers support and advice to family members, who often play an instrumental role in helping the patient recognise their need for help and who have had to deal with the impact of their loved one's addiction. We run weekly family support programmes to improve the quality of family relationships, help families understand the facts and dispel the myths about addiction and allow them to learn from the strength and experiences of others.
On successful completion of our inpatient programme, some patients may benefit from a period of extended care on a day care or outpatient basis, the duration and intensity of which depends on each individual's needs.
Aftercare
All patients are encouraged to attend a free weekly aftercare programme for 12 months for additional support and guidance in the early stages of recovery.
According to a recent outcome study, up to 62% of Priory patients maintain total abstinence one year after discharge and enjoy significantly improved quality of life.