About Addiction Helper

Addiction Helper is the online addiction support service of Recovery Healthcare.

We set up Recovery Healthcare to address the need for independent, impartial help for those affected by addiction. As recovering addicts and alcoholics ourselves, we recognised that there was a lack of real support for those affected by addiction and unhealthy compulsive behaviours.  Addiction and alcoholism are illnesses. Just like cancer and diabetes are illnesses. And this is acknowledged by the British Medical Council. Too many people die from addiction but there is treatment out there, as there is for cancer and diabetes. Addicts can recover. However, finding the right treatment can be overwhelming, getting your loved one to accept treatment can seem an impossible task.  We wanted to use our experience and expertise to take away the confusion and fear from the recovery process.
 
The Recovery Healthcare team consists of trained counsellors, therapists and some of the leading medical specialists in the field of addiction and mental health. We adhere stringently to the code of practice set out by The Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals (FDAP), the professional body for the substance use field that aims to improve standards of practice across the sector, and we’re a member of eATA, the largest membership organisation for the independent drug and alcohol treatment and aftercare sector.
 
Our service is completely impartial, and we are independently audited. We are not affiliated to any one rehab centre and we don’t make unethical deals with clinics. What we do is get people suffering from addiction and compulsive behaviours into the best treatment centre for them.  We work with only the most successful and renowned treatment clinics in the world, and we ensure that the centres that we work with in the UK are members of the Care Quality Commission.
 
Recovery Healthcare is not only about getting addicts into private rehabilitation clinics. Rehab is not the only form of treatment available and is not always the most appropriate one. We find our clients the right help, whether that is day/night schemes, counselling, neuro-linguistic programming or holistic therapy, and we provide ongoing support and aftercare to prevent relapse. There is free help out there too and we can advise on NHS services in your local area
 
We also provide much-needed advice and support for the families of addicts, and information about addictions and mental health issues to promote better understanding. And that’s exactly why Recovery Healthcare launched the Addiction Helper service: to have all the information required by those affected by addictions and mental health issues in one place. Impartially and independently.