There are a number of considerations to make when trying to select a suitable drug treatment
. If choosing a residential rehabilitation clinic the cost and types of treatment available are important, but the setting and environment are equally as important. Nowhere in the UK are such a variety of clinics available as in London, so everybody will be able to find a rehabilitation centre that serves their individual requirements.
While some people may find that the price of treatment becomes their main concern it is worth spending a little more if possible to ensure a better chance of recovery. At cheaper rehabilitation centres many patients may have chosen rehab over a prison sentence meaning the environment may not be the best for people serious about giving up their drug addiction.
The best known drug rehabilitation centre is the Priory Clinic. The clinic has a celebrity image with former patients including Susan Boyle and Kerry Katona, but it isn't exclusive as to who it is willing to treat. There are branches all over the UK; the North London centre has been operating since 1986 and offers both outpatient and residential care.
There are also rehabilitation centres in London that specialise in aftercare or secondary care. These centres do not offer detoxification and require the patient to have been off drugs for a certain amount of time (from 24 hours to as much as two weeks). One such centre is Hope House, which is a women-only centre housing as many as 23 women at a time. The Promis clinic also provides mixed-sex secondary care in South Kensington, London. Whether mixed or single sex rehabilitation centres will provide a better environment for addiction recovery is dependent on the individual, but talking to an advisor will help you reach the decision best for you.
An Internet search for London drug rehabilitation centres will not identify individual clinics. Instead, organisations and referral agencies have directories of trusted rehabilitation centres. Upon communicating to them your individual concerns and problems they can put you in contact with the drug rehabilitation centres that will provide you with the best opportunity of recovery.