Smarmore Castle Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Introduction
This page introduces the services that Smarmore Castle’s private rehab clinic offers to the people of Kilkenny. We regularly welcome private patients from Kilkenny to our residential addiction treatment programme and we can arrange sober transport services from Kilkenny to bring you safely to our rehab. Our treatment programme is covered by VHI and those under the care of the HSE in Kilkenny can be referred for inpatient addiction treatment to Smarmore Castle. We offer aftercare counselling online from your home in Kilkenny. Additional services we offer to those in Kilkenny include interventions, a meeting at your home in Kilkenny or online that helps people realise that they have an addiction and need help. There are also various free alcohol and drug treatment services in Kilkenny which we will list on this page.
Alcohol and Drug Misuse in Kilkenny, Ireland
Illicit Drug Misuse Kilkenny
In 2013, in Kilkenny, the second most treated drug addiction after alcohol was heroin. The South East region of Ireland, including Kilkenny, had the highest number of problem drug users treated between 2005-2010 compared to the rest of Ireland. In Ireland, the number of deaths attributed to drug use among adults aged 15-64 was 71.1 deaths per million in Ireland in 2013, which is greater than three times the European average of 19.2 deaths per million.
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Alcohol Consumption Statistics in Kilkenny
The rate of alcohol consumption in Kilkenny is also high compared to other European countries. A 2014 study found that 39% of Irish people aged over 15 had engaged in binge drinking in the previous 30 days.
Ireland had the second-highest binge drinking rates among the 194 countries surveyed. In 2011, Kilkenny was one of the counties in Ireland with the highest rates of alcohol consumption, along with Dublin, Cork and Waterford.
In 2015, among those drinking at harmful levels, 15% thought that their drinking in the past year had negatively affected their health, while 22% believed they should reduce the volume they drink.
Gambling Problems Ireland
The Irish Medical Association estimates that 1% of the Irish adult population experiences gambling addiction problems.
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Residential Rehab Treatment Clinic, Serving People in Kilkenny
At Smarmore Castle, our mission is to provide the highest quality and most effective treatment for our patients and those suffering from alcohol, drug and gambling addiction in Kilkenny. We receive patients from Dublin, Kilkenny, wider Ireland, the UK, the EU and the rest of the world. We offer many different options for referral and admission.
Admissions for Patients From Kilkenny and the Rest of Ireland
Patients from Kilkenny and the rest of the Republic of Ireland can access detoxification and addiction rehab treatment at Smarmore Castle in the following ways:
- As a private patient
- Through a private medical insurance plan
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Our Addiction Treatment Programme
At Smarmore Castle, our expert team of therapists, nurses and doctors are led by a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist. We provide an intensive, structured 12-step-based rehab programme which includes:
- Rapid admissions process,
- Thorough medical assessment and full physical examination,
- Detoxification from alcohol and drugs, managed by our medical team,
- Specialist addiction therapies
- Complementary addiction therapies
- Dual diagnosis treatment
- Continuing care after discharge.
Our Location, is 2 Hours From Kilkenny
Smarmore Castle is situated just 2 hours from Kilkenny, in a stunning, countryside location in County Louth. Patients will find both comfort and privacy in a renovated 14th-century castle, housing excellent facilities including a leisure centre, gym and swimming pool. It is set within 15 acres of scenic landscape, which patients are able to explore in their leisure time.
Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous in Kilkenny
We recommend you begin your journey to abstinence by seeking self-help through attending peer support groups in Kilkenny. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings are organised across Ireland, in Dublin, Cork, Tipperary, Limmerick, Galway, among others. They provide an invaluable network of support for those suffering from alcohol and drug addiction in Kilkenny, Ireland. They help people from Kilkenny to achieve sobriety through a 12-step programme.
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Contact Us for Advice
The team at Smarmore Castle is always available to answer questions about our rehab treatment programme, admissions, or funding. If you are from Kilkenny and are thinking of entering rehab or if you are a family member, friend or employer of someone who is suffering from an alcohol or drug addiction in Kilkenny, please contact us for advice.