For 25+ years we have treated over 10,000 people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Every success story touches our hearts, and we take great pride in the work we continue to do at The Providence Projects.
The questions on this page are the ones we commonly hear from our clients and their families when they are exploring alcohol, drug or gambling rehab.
There are many benefits to paying for treatment, some of them include
For more details on our programme costs click here.
At The Providence Projects, we treat all forms of illicit and prescription based drugs. Our programmes have been carefully designed to cater for the needs of every individual and their struggles. The treatment process (including detox) can vary depending on the type of drug and the severity of dependence.
For example, opiate/opioid and benzodiazepine addiction can be more difficult to detox from, since withdrawal symptoms tend to be physical and psychological in nature. Therefore, your detox plan may need to be medically managed by our medical team.
To learn more about specific drugs we help with, follow one of the links below:
Of course, in many ways, the greatest risk of relapse is after treatment, back in the community. During the programme, you will have developed a range of skills to prevent relapse and our team are here for as long as you need us.
Rehab and ‘rehabilitation’ refers to the medical and therapeutic treatment process designed to treat the root cause of drug addiction and alcohol addiction, as well as other addictive behaviours such as gambling addiction.
Visit our programmes page to learn more about the process and various stages of treatment.
We understand that when an individual or a family hits crisis and they want help, that help must be readily available. Therefore, at The Providence Projects, we are always able to arrange quick admission.
You are able to pay by debit card, credit card, bank transfer or cash. The 28 day programme is paid for on the day of admission. Visit our cost of rehab page to learn more about prices.
Please visit our Team Page to read about all our staff. We have staff team with over 200 years’ experience at The Providence Projects. The team includes our highly skilled counselling team, our wonderfully caring support team, the incredibly efficient admissions and administration team and the team of expert Doctors at The Providence Surgery.
Many of our staff are in active recovery from alcoholism or addiction and have lived experience.
Once you have settled in, you will also be allowed visits and your friends or family can take you out for the day. As a general rule, this would be permitted after 2 weeks.
Yes. You are allowed to bring a mobile phone and an ipad or laptop if you wish. All accommodation has full wifi. You will not have access generally to your devices during the day as you will be engaged in the timetabled sessions, but you will have some free times at evenings and weekends.
Yes. All clients at The Providence Projects are provided with their own bedroom and there are no shared rooms.
On admission you will be fully assessed by one of our doctor’s and they will prescribe any medication required both to assist with any potential withdrawals and any other general medication you may need.
We generally ask you to arrive around 11am and you will be greeted by one of our counsellors to begin your induction. Your admission will be completed when you see our doctor at 12 noon.
There is no definitive length of time, and it really does depend on a range of individual factors. The Providence Projects offer programmes ranging from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks.
With approval, you may also bring a laptop with you for work purposes, however we may restrict access to it during the first few days of treatment.
