Drug Rehabs in Australia

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An Alternative to Drug Rehabs in Australia is the Rehab Program at Hope Rehab Center Thailand

Are you or somebody you care about looking for drug rehabs in Australia?
Are you struggling to find an appropriate addiction treatment solution?
Are all the local rehab options you do find either too expensive or inappropriate for your needs
If you are having problems finding suitable resources at home, you might want to consider coming here to Hope Rehab Center in Thailand.

Drug Rehabs in Australia

Limited Options with Drug Rehabs in Australia

I recently had a chat with one of our clients from Melbourne, and he provided a pretty grim depiction of drug rehabs in Australia. He described how these facilities tended to favour a pharmaceutical or psychiatric approach. He talked about going into one treatment centre to overcome a codeine addiction, and coming out the other end with a new dependency on a drug that was prescribed for him during his stay.

One of the criticisms of drug rehabs in Australia is the tendency towards a ‘one size fits all’ approach. This means that people trying to overcome addiction problems tend to be lumped in with psychiatric patients and offered similar treatments. This makes life easier for the larger institutions, but it doesn’t serve the client well. Every type of addiction is unique, and each person has their own needs and aspirations, and this is why the ‘one size fits all’ approach fails so many people.

The need for drug rehabs in Australia has never been higher. In Melbourne alone, there was an 88% rise in the number of people requiring medical treatment due to substance abuse in 2012 (source: Drug Info Australia). Rehabs in Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane have also noticed a significant increase in admission applications, and they are struggling to keep up with the demand. This means you may struggle to find a place at one of the drug rehabs in Australia, unless you are rich enough to be able to afford extravagant fees (one well-known facility charges AUS $30,000 for just one month of treatment).

It’s not just resistance to change that keeps people trapped in addiction.

“I truly believe the Doctors in Australia, and especially the Australian Federal government, have a lot to answer for in regards to their policy on addiction treatment in Australia”Paul began abusing drugs at an early age, but was in enough trouble at 24 to reach out for help. He did the right thing by seeking out the addiction professionals in Melbourne, but instead of providing a pathway from substance abuse, all they ever seemed to do was prescribe him more and more medications. By age 19, Paul had progressed to Heroin, Paul did try to get help. Rehabs in Australia were charging a lot more than he could afford – AUS $20,000 for just one month. It was around this time that he came across information online about Hope Rehab Center Thailand. Originally all Paul allowed himself to hope for was another detox and to take a break from his depressing circumstances. ” Founder of Hope Simon Mott says ‘Paul has experienced a remarkable transformation in the three months he has been with us. He has been determined from the very beginning. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make sobriety work’ Paul no longer relies on a bag of drugs just to function; his life is no longer out of control.

“…today I am off all illegal substances, and prescription medications, but also the massive dose of anti-depressants and mood stabilizers that I was put on from the age of 20 and was told by a Doctor” – “it wouldn’t be so bad if I stayed on them for the rest of my life”

An Alternative to Drug Rehabs in Australia is the Rehab Program at Hope Rehab Center Thailand

Drug Rehabs in Australia are in Thailand

Medical tourism has become so popular because it means people can avoid waiting lists and get quality treatments at a more affordable cost. Here at Hope Rehab Center, we give you high-quality treatment in luxurious surroundings for a fraction of what you would pay at home. Even when you add the cost of travelling to Thailand and other expenses, you are still going to be paying much less than you would at private drug rehabs in Australia.

Most of our foreign clients come from Australia with Melbourne, Sydney and Perth the main cities, and one of the main reasons they choose us is we provide a tailored service around the needs of the individual. We offer a holistic approach where the goal is permanent change and not just the temporary alleviation of symptoms. It is not our job to help you get back to where you were before you fell into addiction because if things were that great back then, you probably wouldn’t have developed a problem in the first place. Our program is all about helping you develop a much better way of living where there will no longer be any need to seek escape using drugs.

Getting away to Thailand gives you the space to begin recovering from addiction. Just being in a new environment can make it easier to escape old patterns of thinking that have been holding you back. The peace and beauty of this part of Thailand can be a real tonic, and being away from the usual pressures and temptations can free your mind to move in new directions.

Coming to the Hope Rehab Center means joining a community that shares a common purpose, you are not treated like a patient who is sick, but as an individual who needs resources to develop and grow.