Ocean Recovery treats legal high (NPS) addiction, offering personalised programmes that will be created to suit your unique situation.

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Novel/new psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as “legal highs”, are the name for a range of substances that first emerged in the 2000s. They are synthetic drugs, entirely lab-made, and created to mimic the effects of established illegal substances such as cocaine and ecstasy.

Common types of NPS’s are synthetic cathinones, also known as spice and synthetic cannabinoids, designed to mimic THC found in cannabis.

They are known as legal highs because originally, they were chemically different enough to not be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, making them technically legal.

Due to rising use and concerns around the dangers of these substances, in 2016 the Psychoactive Substances Act came into effect, which was a blanket ban on legal highs. Despite the action taken, deaths related to NPS’s increased by 222% after the 2016 ban, with use of them amongst homeless people especially persisting.

NPS addiction can be harder to treat because manufacturers are always changing the chemical structures of their products to get around the law, making the potency and effects unpredictable.

The first step towards overcoming a legal high addiction is recognising you have a problem. Knowing when your NPS use has become harmful can be the first step towards recovery.

  • Exhaustion
  • Nausea
  • Poor hygiene
  • Sudden weight change
  • Withdrawal symptoms when you stop using legal highs
  • Mood swings
  • Depression
  • Paranoia and anxiety
  • Finding it hard to focus/memory problems
  • Hallucinations
  • Tried to stop and been unable to
  • Becoming more secretive and lying about legal high use
  • Neglecting daily responsibilities
  • Social withdrawal from old friends and family
  • Continuing to use legal highs despite negative impacts

If you recognise these signs, it may be time to get professional support before your legal high addiction takes over your life more than it already has.

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At Ocean Recovery, our treatment options are tailored to each person’s circumstances and clinical needs, aiming to provide the most effective recovery plan.

Whilst everyone’s path may be different, there are common features and methods we use to help our clients improve their physical health, mental wellbeing and overcome their substance use.

Managing Withdrawal Safely

Undergoing a detox is the important first step of treatment. Before you can work on the underlying issues behind your addiction, you need to end your physical dependence on legal highs.

Withdrawal from an NPS can be unpredictable given the varying chemical makeup of different substances sold as ‘legal highs’, so being under medical care is critical to your safety.

Some legal high withdrawal symptoms you may experience include:

  • Insomnia
  • Nausea
  • Sweating
  • Hallucinations

Withdrawal can be unpleasant. Completing a medically assisted detox means you can face withdrawal in a safe and calming setting, under professional care.

Your symptoms will be carefully managed. You’ll be supported in the ways you need, with nutritional support, around-the-clock care and access to mental health support if psychological symptoms arise.

Treatment Options at Ocean Recovery

Residential addiction treatment involves living at our centre, engaging in therapy and other forms of treatment every day.

You’ll participate in a variety of individual, group and wellbeing sessions to help you get to grips with your addiction in a structured environment, without distractions.

Therapy options we offer include:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – This is a type of therapy that helps you better understand the connection between thoughts, emotions and behaviours. You can then identify negative thinking patterns and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
  • Addiction Counselling – With one-to-one sessions, you’ll explore your addiction, why you believe it happened, what can change and figure out how to move forward.
  • Group Therapy – In group sessions, you’ll connect with those going through similar situations, helping to reduce isolation and support others whilst receiving support back.
  • Wellbeing Therapies – Therapies such as art, drama and yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing, leave you in a more relaxed and peaceful state and encourage new hobbies.

Aftercare and Relapse Prevention

Recovery doesn’t end when you finish rehab. Those initial months afterwards can be difficult to get through and are when many relapses occur.

To help you during this time, we offer 12 months of free aftercare, providing you with a personalised relapse prevention plan and additional support.

Your aftercare plan may include:

  • Continued group therapy
  • Support groups in your area
  • Access to an aftercare support team if you think you may relapse
  • A plan on what to do if a relapse happens

Ocean Recovery is chosen by many to help them on their recovery journey because we offer a comprehensive personal treatment programme, driven by a culture of care and expertise.

People choose Ocean Recovery because:

  • We are CQC registered, meaning our facility and care match government safety and quality standards.
  • We have experience treating NPS addiction, such as spice, so we can handle your situation.
  • Our staff is made up of recovery, psychology and medical specialists, all driven by a desire to help those in need.
  • We offer a personalised treatment programme with a medically assisted detox programme, evidence-based and wellbeing therapies and aftercare planning.
  • State-of-the-art recovery facilities, allowing you privacy with premium accommodation.
  • Structured routine with ongoing clinical observation and support, so you can focus on your recovery.
  • External courtyard and outside eating area, lounge Areas with Sky TV and a piano and rooms with ensuite facilities.
  • We are an effective treatment provider, with 92% of our clients completing their rehabilitation.

With a residential rehab, you get time away from your old environment, time to reset and begin your recovery the right way.

If your legal high use is impacting your life, you don’t have to continue to suffer alone. Help is available now, and you can contact Ocean Recovery today for a confidential chat about next steps.

Call the team now at 0800 880 7596 or complete our online form to request a call back.

John Gillen - Director at Ocean Recovery

John Gillen - Author - Last updated: August 24, 2026

John is one UK’s leading professionals in the addiction recovery industry. Pioneering new treatment techniques such as NAD+ and ongoing research into new therapy techniques such as systematic laser therapy, John is committed to providing the very best treatment for people throughout the UK and Europe. During his extremely busy schedule, John likes to regularly update our blog section with the latest news and trends in the industry to keep visitors to our site as well informed as possible on everything related to addiction treatment.