Our 28-day Addiction Treatment Programme adheres to best practice national guidelines and is guided by the latest research in addiction treatment. We guarantee a high quality treatment journey for each individual who seeks support with us, resulting long-lasting rehabilitation and recovery, and the best personal outcomes.
Seven-day, medically assisted detox in Glasgow, Scotland
If you are struggling with an alcohol or drug addiction, it may be necessary for you to undergo a detoxification or ‘detox’ process, before you commence with intensive addiction treatment and therapy. Our seven-day detox programme at Glasgow is the process by which all traces of addictive and harmful substances are removed from your body, whilst controlling the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that you might experience when you stop consuming alcohol or drugs. Our specialist detox team consists of consultants and other highly qualified mental health professionals, and you will also benefit from 24-hour nursing support throughout the process. Our team are able to prescribe medication to monitor, reduce and improve withdrawal symptoms, and ensure that you are physically stable ready for addiction therapy, if this is deemed as being the best next step for you. You can read more about this process on our drug detoxification and alcohol detox pages.
Residential addiction treatment
Once you have successfully completed your detox programme, the next step is for you to commence with comprehensive inpatient (residential) treatment for your addiction. This form of treatment is highly effective in the treatment of addictions as it provides you with structure, ongoing monitoring and support, as well as the chance to spend some time away from your usual living situation in order to remove any temptations or negative influences that might be fuelling your addictive behaviours. We also ensure that you have regular meetings with your consultant psychiatrist to discuss how you are feeling, keep track of the progress that you are making, and continue to build coping strategies and tools to improve your lifestyle and ensure a positive future.
Residential treatment can seem to be quite a daunting prospect at first. However, you can be assured that receiving inpatient addiction treatment at Glasgow provides you with the much needed care and attention to fully tackle your addiction and any co-occurring mental health problems. You really are in the safest of hands at Priory Hospital Glasgow.
In addition, Glasgow’s residential Addiction Treatment Programme consists of a broad range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques, as well as access to a number of 12-Step support groups, which are all part of your treatment programme.
Day care addiction treatment
Day care addiction treatment consists of you attending Glasgow for a set number of days each week, depending on the intensity of the support that you require, and taking part in addiction therapy groups alongside current residential patients. However, unlike our residential programme, you will not stay at the hospital overnight and will return home following a day of therapy. Day care is useful for individuals who require comprehensive support for their addiction, but do not need intensive 24-hour monitoring. Day care can also be used as a step-down in treatment intensity once you have completed your 28-day inpatient programme, or can also be used as a step-up in intensity from outpatient therapy.