Drug Rehab Roodepoort

Drug Rehab Roodepoort covers drug and alcohol treatment for Roodepoort and the surrounding suburbs. Most enquiries from here are about fitting treatment around a job and around what a household can realistically afford. For how treatment works, see Drug Rehab Johannesburg. Nearby: Weltevredenpark, Krugersdorp, Honeydew.

What Is Available From Roodepoort

• Outpatient treatment - structured sessions while living at home. See outpatient rehab.
• Inpatient and residential treatment - staying at a facility for the length of the programme. See inpatient rehab.
• Medically supervised withdrawal - where alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids are involved. See medical detox.
• State and NGO services - lower cost, usually with a waiting list. See affordable rehab.

Keeping a Job Through Treatment

During outpatient treatment, work usually continues. During a residential admission it does not, though a treating doctor can book someone off without disclosing the condition to an employer.

The practical work is the arithmetic: how much sick leave exists, what annual leave remains, and whether unpaid leave is possible. Where an employer runs an employee assistance programme, that route is confidential and sometimes covers part of the cost.

Funding Without Medical Aid

State-funded services through the Department of Social Development and public health facilities operate at low or no cost, and NGOs such as SANCA charge on a sliding scale. The trade-off is waiting lists rather than clinical competence, since these services are staffed by qualified professionals.

Register immediately rather than after a decision is finalised. The waiting period is not empty time either: outpatient and community services can hold the gap, and free peer support meetings cost nothing.

Alcohol Is the More Common Presenting Problem

Across this side of the metro, alcohol comes up more often than anything else, and it is the substance most often described as normal rather than as a problem.

It is also the one that carries the most physical risk in withdrawal. Where drinking has been heavy and daily, the withdrawal question is settled first and everything else follows it.

Medical Risk Before Anything Else

Cost, Funding and What to Ask

Outpatient care is billed per session and is the cheapest route into structured treatment. Residential care is driven by setting, length of stay, detox and clinical input. Where funds are limited, ask about state and NGO routes first, and ask any private facility whether detox is included and what an extension costs before comparing figures.

Admission From Roodepoort

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  Call or send the form. Confidential, no cost, no obligation.
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  Assessment by phone - substance, how long, previous treatment, physical health, support at home.
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  A level of care is recommended, and facilities are shortlisted by what actually has space.
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  Costs and funding confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
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  Admission date arranged.

Emergencies are the exception to all of this. If someone is unconscious, having a seizure or at risk of harming themselves, call 112 or 10177 rather than waiting for a call back.

Streets and Areas Covered

Frequently Asked Questions