Painkiller Rehab & Detox Treatment

Although painkillers are used to treat infections, pain and illnesses, some patients substitute one medical problem for another by developing an addiction to painkillers.

Over time users become tolerant to painkillers, meaning more of the drug is required to experience the desired high or pain relief. This can lead to a substance addiction-forming, especially for addictive medications such as opioid painkillers.

Drug addiction has been steadily on the rise in the UK, with the governments National Statistics reporting that there was 275,896 adults in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2020 and March 2021.

Breaking free from opioid painkiller addiction often requires much more than willpower. Instead, painkiller rehabilitation treatment is necessary if you want to overcome a painkiller addiction.

How Our Painkiller Rehab Treatment Programme Works

Our painkiller rehabilitation programme requires clients to move into our private rehab centre for the duration of addiction treatment. By staying at a residential rehab centre, the triggers of addiction are managed in a secure and professional environment, and you will be guided throughout the rehab process.

The first step of recovery at our rehab centre is the detox process. Drug detox from painkillers is medically assisted by recovery professionals and staff who are there to help you throughout the process. Clients have no access to painkillers during the painkiller detox and subsequent rehabilitation treatment afterwards.

Once the painkiller detox has ended, therapies and rehabilitation will start.

Painkiller Detoxification Programme

As and when you enter our residential rehab, the first step in your painkiller rehabilitation treatment programme will consist of a painkiller detoxification programme.

During a medically induced detoxification, painkillers will be cleansed from your system. This allows your brain and body to begin to withdraw from the substances you have become addicted to and kickstart your recovery from addiction.

Our team will ensure that you receive 24-hour day medical attention during detoxification to ensure that withdrawal symptoms are closely monitored.

If you find the withdrawal symptoms unbearable to cope with during detoxification, you may be offered opiate receptor antagonists such as Subutex and Naltrexone. These opiate receptor antagonists will essentially ease the physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms you encounter.

What Happens After Detox?

Having successfully detoxed from the painkiller that you have become addicted to, your overall physical and psychological state will begin to recover. As this happens, you will progress onto the rehabilitation stage of your painkiller rehabilitation treatment.

Throughout rehabilitation, you will begin to take part in one-to-one and group therapy sessions.

During therapy, you will be encouraged to overcome the psychological aspects of painkiller addiction by determining the factors that have caused your addiction to arise.

Although this may cause you some discomfort, this will ensure that you can identify any triggers that may cause you to relapse and develop various coping strategies that will help you make a long-term recovery.

Please note that the addiction therapy you are provided with during rehabilitation will entirely depend on how your painkiller addiction has impaired your physical and psychological health. Our medical team will be able to inform you of the therapy that you will encounter upon completing a medical assessment as you enter our facility.

Secure Painkiller Rehabilitation Treatment Today

At Ocean Recovery Centre, we can provide you with almost immediate support and ensure that you are able to commence treatment within a relatively short time frame.

To find out more about our painkiller rehabilitation treatment, our services, or our centre, please call us on 01253 847 553.