PCUG Addiction Treatment

Linwood Park

Linwood Park is situated in a private, peaceful and supportive environment. Treatment will take place in a small, stately home, and individuals will have access to their own, single rooms. Linwood Park is situated in a serene location, and is easily accessible from its surrounding areas.

Types of treatment services Linwood Park offers

Linwood Park will begin treatment with a medicated detox for drugs or alcohol, during which individuals will have access to round-the-clock nursing assistance. Individuals will be given a course of medication to help ease withdrawal symptoms and make the process as comfortable as possible.

It is strongly recommended that a detox is followed by a period of residential rehabilitation. At Linwood Park this will involve an exploration of the underlying emotions and behaviours that have exacerbated the dependence. Linwood Park also adopts a 'programme of change', during which negative thoughts and behaviours will be addressed in order to make an individual's outlook much more positive. This will take the form of weekly one-to-one sessions, daily group therapy sessions, outside activities and programmes to help individuals relearn social skills.

Linwood Park focuses predominantly on a 12 step based therapeutic programme. This provides a strong foundation for the continuation of fellowship meetings, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, in the post residential phase of treatment/recovery. Continuation of such meetings and other counselling support (ideally one-to-one sessions) will maximise an individual's chances of long-term recovery and successful rehabilitation.

How long could treatment for drug and alcohol addiction at Linwood Park take?

The length of treatment for a drug or alcohol addiction depends upon the individual circumstances. Generally, four weeks is the typical programme length offered for an alcohol addiction. Those with drug addictions may be advised to uptake longer programmes.

As a generalisation the duration of time spent in a clinic can depend upon the individual addiction. The longer that a programme can be accessed for, the better. However, as a minimum, four weeks is recommended for an alcohol addiction and six weeks for a drug addiction.

This is supported by research from NTORS (Gossop et al., 1996) that demonstrates those individuals who remained in a rehabilitation centre for at least four weeks had four times better drug abstinence rates than those who had shorter durations or left treatment early.

Where to find rehab centers in the UK

Triage Healthcare Ltd is a specialist healthcare company dedicated to the treatment of addictive illness. We were formed in 2005 by Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist Dr Bruce Trathen MBBS MRCPsych, and Addictions Therapist David Goodlad FRSH MA Dip. MBACP (Snr. Accred) UKRC NCAC CADC. We have an in-depth knowledge of the full range of treatment services and programme options throughout the UK and abroad, and will advise you independently of any particular centre.

We understand that there may be concerns regarding treatment, particularly in terms of cost, location and success. That is why we are here. We can advise you on centres running individually tailored programmes. We can help all concerned decide on a comprehensive program that is affordable to your budget. You can telephone to speak with us straight away in confidence or email us with the guarantee of a timely response.

Triage Healthcare offers an immediate response service. Our helpline is open 7 days a week, and has a 24 hour messaging service which will be responded to by one of our trained advisors as soon as possible should you call out of hours. When considering private treatment it is important to know exactly what you are getting for your money.

We are staffed by highly experienced and expert professionals in addiction medicine and counselling, who are ethically bound to give you advice according to the latest evidence of what works, and who are not allowed to advise you according to a profit motive. Rather we will find you the best value treatment given your particular circumstances and wishes.

Our aim at Triage Healthcare is to provide you with confidential and reliable advice regarding all areas of addiction. Our helpline is staffed by an experienced team of psychology and healthcare graduates that have chosen this work as a vocation. Each advisor has a personal interest in working with addiction on a daily basis to help those in need. Call us now to discuss the option most likely to result in success for you or your loved one. All of our advisors are bound by strict rules of confidentiality and medical ethics. Your call is guaranteed to be treated in the strictest confidence.  Call 0845 555 444 for free, confidential advice.