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Private Residential Alcohol Detox in Dover

Last Updated: June 25th, 2015

There are many different kinds of addictions, from alcohol to drugs like cannabis and cocaine, to prescription medication and gambling.

Our alcohol rehabilitation centres offer advice and counselling in Dover and the surrounding South East England area. Call 0808 163 9632 for immediate access.

Addiction Helpline is at the centre of alcohol rehab. UK nonprofit organisations such as ours allow Doverians 24 HR access to qualified professional counsellors, at no cost. They can tell you about the resources available at our addiction treatment centres.

South of Bromsgrove, West of Stratford-upon-Avon, North of Gloucester and East of Leominster is the town and ferry port of Dover. It is situated in the county of Kent, in the South East of England. It is home to 41,709 residents and 0.08% of the recorded population of England. It has seen Doverians deal with the same challenges as other parts of South East England, including issues with alcohol.

If you live in or nearby Dover and are fighting addiction, then you are not alone. Those who are afraid they may have a low tolerance for detoxification and withdrawal can get in touch. If it sometimes seems that no one understands what you're going through, then Addiction Helpline certainly does. We are here to help.

Find out more about the treatments we provide by contacting our alcohol and drug rehab clinics in your area. Addiction Helpline has the programs available to put you on the road to recovery.

With 34,054 Doverians of drinking age out of it's population of 41,709, National statistics could suggest that for Dover:

  • 2,300 Dover men are habitual drinkers
  • 1,536 female Doverians are frequent drinkers
  • 3,684 Dover males and females are very frequent drinkers
  • 6,864 Doverians in the town of sixty five and over
  • 774 men in Dover aged sixty five and older are most likely to drink alcohol very often
  • 490 female Doverians of the same age also drinking alcohol often .
  • 1,235 Doverians aged 65 and over drunk alcohol on 5 days in the week before : a higher amount than any other group
  • 206 Doverians over sixty five that may be drinking to excess
  • 795 school children in Dover may have had alcohol in the past seven days
  • 232 11-15 yr old Doverians in the town drink every week
  • 13 eleven year olds in Dover think it is normal to be drunk weekly.
  • 234 15 year old Doverians think it is acceptable practice to get drunk once a week
  • 530 sixteen to twenty four males in Dover might be drinking more than 2x the medical alcohol intake guidelines.
  • 450 16-24 year olds could also be exceeding safe drinking guidelines
  • 1,325 16-24 year old Doverians have perhaps drunk too much at least once in the last 7 days.

Sources:

  1. Health and Social Care Information Centre - Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2013
  2. Office for National Statistics - Drinking Habits Amongst Adults, 2012
  3. Drink Aware
  4. Office for National Statistics - Marriages in England and Wales (Provisional)
  5. Relate - Separation and Divorce Statistics

Alcohol Rehab in Dover

If you live in Dover in South East England and need to enter rehab, telephone our alcohol treatment centres for immediate advice. Email our alcohol and drug rehab clinics in private, using the contact form on this page. Our support line is open to all, including family members, friends and workmates who are worried that alcohol addiction is affecting someone close to them.

Calls to our alcohol and drug rehabilitation centres are strictly confidential. We will not ever share your private details with anyone.

AH can help you through alcohol and drug rehab. UK networks like ours have the qualified staff to deal with any addiction issue.

AH alcohol rehab options include

  • Alcohol Rehab: immediate access to a treatment centre in Dover (within 24 hrs).Kent Home Detox: At-home outpatient alcohol or drug rehab treatment and detoxification plan, using medication.
  • Kent Residential Detox: Residential inpatient alcohol detox programs in alcohol rehabilitation centres in Dover.
  • Counselling: At home advisory service in Dover.
  • Kent Alcohol Advice: Advice on all Dover based alcohol addiction services, including drug and alcohol rehab centres.
  • Addiction Helpline (AH) can help Dover townspeople bypass Kent local authority bureaucracy and organise for you speedy professional support.

Make today the day you rescue yourself or someone you are concerned about. You are only a five minute call away from support.

Contact our alcohol and drug rehab centres on 0808 1639632 and speak to an advisor today.

Group Therapy

Many different therapies go into successfully treating alcoholics and drug addicts. One of them is something known as group therapy. You are familiar with group therapy to some degree if you know anything about support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous.

Group therapy is something that’s part of most residential treatment programmes around the UK. It’s also a therapy employed by alcohol and drug recovery charities and, in some cases, even the NHS. In fact, finding an addiction recovery programme without some level of group therapy is difficult.

History of Group Therapy

Although the exact roots of group therapy are unknown, there is record of it being used on a limited basis – predominantly in the United States – during the early 20th century. It really took off following World War II when psychologists and psychiatrists were forced to provide mental health services to large numbers of soldiers returning from war.

The success of group therapy in treating war-scarred soldiers eventually elevated the principle to one of prominence within the psychiatry and psychology fields. It was later adapted for use in addiction recovery when it was realised 12-step programmes utilised very similar principles.

Modern group therapy is based on 12 therapeutic principles as developed by American psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom and published in his book entitled The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy:

  1. Universality – the universality of shared feelings, experiences and concerns

  2. Altruism – the idea that members of a support group can help one another do better

  3. Hope – individual group members are inspired as they observe others do better

  4. Information – learning factual information about other group members can be beneficial

  5. Family – past difficulties with family relationships can lead to problems with current relationships

  6. Socialisation – the opportunity to improve social and interpersonal skills within the group

  7. Imitation – individuals can learn social skills by imitating therapists and other group members

  8. Cohesiveness – the feeling of belonging to a group provides personal strength and motivation

  9. Responsibility – individuals must take responsibility for their own actions and thoughts

  10. Catharsis – an ability to freely express one’s emotions offers relief from shame and guilt

  11. Interaction – interacting with other members gives each one a greater awareness of himself

  12. Self-understanding – a greater awareness of self-aids in a greater understanding of one’s behaviour.

Group Therapy for Addiction Recovery

It must be noted that each of Yalom’s 12 principles do not always apply to the group therapy practised in an addiction recovery environment. However, the overall philosophy is the same. By treating drug and alcohol addicts as a group, everyone benefits through mutual support, understanding, accountability, and interpersonal relationships.

If you set aside all of the psychological jargon it comes down to this: recovering addicts tend to do better in a group setting because they find strength and comfort in the presence of others who are going through the same types of things. It is as simple as that.

Group therapy is a strategy used in residential programmes, support groups, and individual outpatient programmes offered by the NHS and addiction recovery charities. You are likely to encounter it on your journey to breaking alcohol addiction.

What to Expect

When you are admitted to an addiction recovery programme, be prepared to partake in some sort of group therapy. Exactly how much of your time will be spent on it will depend on the programme. As part of group therapy, you should plan to experience some or all of the following:

  • Discussion – One of the main components of group therapy is discussion – a lot of it. You’ll spend time sitting around and discussing your individual problems, your thoughts and emotions, and your outlook on life. This is based on the idea that you need to talk out your problems before you can conquer them.

  • Emotions – Even though you may go into a group therapy session bound and determined not to get emotional, it’s almost impossible to do. Once the discussion begins, the raw emotions start flowing. This is not a bad thing, by the way. It helps to break down the barriers that are holding you back from recovery.

  • Challenges – You can expect the therapists leading the group to issue challenges, both individually and to the group as a whole. These challenges may be anything from agreeing to refrain from using certain words and phrases to assigning ‘homework’ that needs to be completed prior to the next session. These challenges are designed to motivate every member of the group to put forth maximum effort.

  • Accountability – As group therapy progresses there will undoubtedly be those who progress faster than others do. However, the rate of progression is less important than the fact that the group will, by its very nature, hold each member accountable. Expect to be challenged by other members of the group to keep moving forward.

  • Life Skills – Life skills training is a normal part of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as well as group therapy. It is a process of teaching addicts the skills they need to avoid future temptation. The group setting is perfect for life skills training because it opens the floor to lots of creative ideas.

If you go into group therapy with the right attitude, you can also expect to develop very close friendships with other members of the group. Those friendships often last well beyond residential treatment. You might even find your experience so rewarding that you decide to return in the future to lend support to new members of the group.

It’s Time to Call

After reading this, we hope you understand that group therapy is not as scary as it is made out to be. In fact, many people who go through addiction recovery find group therapy to be the most pleasant aspect of the entire experience. Trust us when we say there is nothing to worry about.

If you are struggling with alcohol it’s time to make the decision to do something about it. It’s time for you to pick up your phone and call us. We are ready to provide you with free and confidential services that will help you locate a treatment programme right for you. With just one phone call, you could be on the road to recovery just minutes from now.


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