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Your drinking habits can have a profound impact on the mental health of your family, your children, and your personal well-being. You may not realize how your dependence on alcohol changes your relationships and who you are over time. It is a sad but true reality that has destroyed many families.
If you are struggling with alcohol addiction, there is no better time than today to make the choice towards self-healing and recovery. Think about the opportunities you not only provide yourself when you get the help that you need but how you can become an incredible role model for your children.
Entering a rehab program is a major step and considering the costs of therapy might leave you apprehensive. How effective is therapy and is it worth the cost, the time, and the sacrifice?
Even if you are unsure and wondering whether rehabilitation is right for you, our guide explores the costs of alcohol rehab, why residential treatment is best, and the importance of looking at the detrimental effects of alcohol misuse on your life and the lives of the ones you love.
Let’s start by exploring the cost of rehabilitation services.
What are the Average Costs for Alcohol Rehab in the UK?
Private services are considered the most effective in the treatment of alcohol rehab. It is owed to the structure inpatient programs offer and the ability to remove yourself from an environment or circumstance that makes it hard to quit drinking. To help you determine the affordability of residential rehab or inpatient rehabilitation services, we need to consider the average costs.
For a private rehab in the UK, you’re looking at around £3000 – £4000 per week of the program including detox. Some providers may charge separately for detox depending on the duration of withdrawal and symptom management. In alcohol detox, you could be looking at an additional £2000 for a 5-day detox plan.
Very few treatment centers in the UK openly display their prices for treatment, however, the Providence Projects in Dorset does, £5995 for 4 weeks of treatment.
What Can I Expect From Rehab for Alcohol?
When you are admitted to a residential rehab program, you will be assisted by friendly and professional staff. The first step to an effective rehab is detox and this will be completed at the facility if not already performed in a clinic or medical facility.
Once the alcohol is out of your body and you have managed the withdrawal symptoms, rehabilitation provides the support, the structure, and the environment that you need to work on your addiction.
Along with non-judgemental support and assistance from attentive professionals, inpatient programs offer ongoing activities and therapy to help you relax and to focus on learning ways of coping with alcohol addiction and abuse. Because you are removed from your regular environment, there are fewer triggers to risk relapsing. Therapists also work with you every day to identify and overcome those very triggers in your life. You are taught addiction coping strategies, skill-building, and how to adjust to life after completing the program through special aftercare initiatives.
Rehab is also about meeting other people who are going through similar struggles. Many inpatient services focus on group therapy as an important part of the recovery process because it encourages sharing of experiences and awareness that you are not alone.
During rehab, you can expect one-on-one counseling, group therapy, family therapy, and the introduction of different activities to learn how to manage addiction. Depending on the program, fitness and art classes are part of rehab but you can also benefit from stress and anger management sessions.
The Life-Changing Benefits of Drug and Alcohol Rehab
The effects of alcohol addiction leave you feeling stressed, unhealthy, and unable to care for loved ones the way you should. In severe cases of alcohol dependence, you could be the primary aggressor in your home, exposing your significant other and possibly your children to a life of instability, a lack of security, and ultimately violence.
Children of alcoholic parents are at higher risk of mental health trauma when exposed to substance abuse issues. Not only do they suffer immediate problems, but also long-term challenges such as insecurity and low self-esteem all the way into adulthood. As a father who is struggling with alcohol addiction, you may predispose your children to trying alcohol at a young age or becoming alcoholics themselves.
The benefit of drug and alcohol rehab is that you can stop these problems in its tracks by taking the right steps towards recovery. You can learn how to cope with stress and difficulties that also teach your children how to manage conflict in a healthy way. Your actions today can help them become healthy functional adults tomorrow.
From a physical health perspective, rehabilitation also teaches you how to live healthy. Activities including fitness-oriented programs can teach you how to reverse and prevent the cardiovascular issues, neurological problems, and cirrhosis of the liver associated with alcohol dependence. Along with transforming your mind, you can learn how to transform your body.
Consider the Annual Costs Associated with Maintaining Drinking Habits
Another great motivator for change through rehab is the cost of maintaining your addiction. Research has shown that consumer expenditure on alcohol from 2012 to 2019 reached £5.4 billion in the UK. In 2019, alcohol-related costs per person continued to rise resulting in a weekly expenditure of £7.15 In Wales and England data shows that the adult population drinks up to 14 units of alcohol per week with a single unit equating to 10ml of pure alcohol. This would mean drinking 10 small glasses of wine with 12% alcohol content or 6 pints of beer throughout the week. With a 750ml bottle of wine equating to 12.8 UK units, you’re spending more than £6 per week on wine. For a single 330ml beer or cider of 1.7 UK units, you’d spend £0.85.
According to recent statistics, lockdown measures have seen an increase in alcohol costs of £512 per person per year. When you add the costs along with anti-drinking inflation introduced by government in 2018, you are not only affecting your health and your family but your out-of-pocket expenses too.
Consider rehab for alcohol addiction as an investment into your future, well-being, and your bank balance.
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