# Drug & Alcohol Rehab Brighton | Free & Private Options > Every drug and alcohol treatment option in Brighton & Hove compared: free NHS and council services, women-only support, AA/NA, private residential rehab and. [Home](/) / [Local treatment guides](/blog/) / Brighton Treatment options in Brighton & Hove # Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Brighton: the main options, compared The main routes to drug and alcohol help in Brighton & Hove, from free NHS and council services and women-only support to private residential rehab and treatment abroad, with the real costs and how to access each. [See the options](#options)[+44 1202 653136](tel:+441202653136) Written by the Sierra Recovery editorial teamClinically reviewed by [Nerea Encinas Sánchez](/clinical-team/), General Health PsychologistChecked 24 July 2026 · next review Jan 2027 If you may be physically dependent, do not stop suddenlyStopping alcohol or benzodiazepines abruptly can be dangerous if you are physically dependent, severe withdrawal can cause seizures. Get medical advice first. In a life-threatening emergency call 999 (or 112), and for urgent non-emergency advice call NHS 111. You do not have to pay for treatment in Brighton. The NHS and council service is free and is the right first step for most people, and there is free women-only and peer support too. Private residential rehab is faster and more intensive but costs from around £1,500 a week, and treatment abroad can cost less than a private UK stay. Below are the main options, side by side. Who publishes this, and why it matters. This guide is published by Sierra Recovery. We are not based in Brighton, we are a residential centre in Málaga, Spain, and we are included below as one option among the local ones, clearly marked, for people who would consider treatment away from home. Unlike a directory, our list is not influenced by anyone paying for placement, and where a local option is better for you than we are, we say so. ### Speak to a clinician about treatment from Brighton Confidential, no obligation, and no referral fee is paid to anyone for sending you here. [Speak to a clinician](#talk)[+44 1202 653136](tel:+441202653136) ## Free drug and alcohol services in Brighton Start here, before you consider paying for anything. These services are free, they are local, and for a great many people they are enough on their own. We publish them because a centre that only tells you about its own programme is not giving you the full picture. Where to go What they do, and how to reach them [Brighton & Hove City Council](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/) the commissioning authority Free drug and alcohol treatment for Brighton is commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council. Their page lists the current provider, which changes when contracts are retendered, so we link the authority rather than a service name that may be out of date. Your GP, or NHS 111 The NHS advises starting with your GP, who can assess you, advise on safe options and refer you into local treatment. Call NHS 111 for urgent advice that is not an emergency. [Talk to FRANK](https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/find-support-near-you) Free, confidential drugs advice 24 hours a day on 0300 123 6600, or text 82111. Its find-support tool lists local services for any postcode. Drinkline The free national alcohol helpline on 0300 123 1110, weekdays 9am to 8pm and weekends 11am to 4pm, for you or for someone you are worried about. [We Are With You](https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/) Free, confidential support for drug, alcohol and mental health problems, in person in many areas and by webchat everywhere. [Adfam](https://adfam.org.uk/) Support and information for families and friends affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use. Checked 28 July 2026. Commissioned services are retendered periodically, so confirm the current provider with the authority before you travel to an appointment. ## AA and NA meetings in Brighton Mutual aid meetings are free, they run most days, and there is no waiting list, no referral and no assessment. You can walk into one this week. They work alongside whatever else you choose rather than instead of it, and plenty of people use them and nothing else. Fellowship How to find a meeting near Brighton Alcoholics Anonymous Search your town or postcode on the [AA Great Britain meeting finder](https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/find-a-meeting/) to see every meeting near Brighton, in person and online, with days and times. The helpline is free on 0800 917 7650. Narcotics Anonymous If drugs are part of the picture, search the [UK Narcotics Anonymous meeting finder](https://meetings.ukna.org/) for meetings near Brighton. The helpline is 0300 999 1212. Cocaine Anonymous For cocaine and crack specifically, in person and online, with a national helpline on 0800 612 0225. See [Cocaine Anonymous UK](https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk/). SMART Recovery A secular, CBT-based alternative to the twelve-step approach, free, in person and online. Some people much prefer it, and you are not required to choose one. See [SMART Recovery UK](https://smartrecovery.org.uk/). Al-Anon For the family and friends of someone drinking, which is its own burden and deserves its own support. See [Al-Anon UK](https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/). ### What actually happens at a first meeting You do not have to speak, and you do not have to give your surname. Most meetings open with a reading, someone shares for a while, and others speak if they want to. It lasts about an hour, and it is free, though a basket goes round for the room hire. Nobody takes a register and nobody will ask you to commit to anything. An open meeting can be attended by anyone, including family. A closed meeting is for people who think they may have a problem themselves. If the first group does not suit you, the next one along will feel different, because each has its own character. The usual advice is to try three before deciding it is not for you. We link the official finders rather than print a timetable, because meeting times and venues change and a stale listing sends someone to a locked door. Checked 28 July 2026. ## Private residential rehab for people in Brighton There are no residential rehab centres based in Brighton itself. Residential detox and rehab for Brighton residents happen either by referral through the NHS service above, or privately at centres elsewhere. The nearest private residential options are along the Sussex coast and in London. In practice a residential stay almost always means travelling, whichever route you choose, which is worth knowing when you weigh up treatment abroad. As a guide to cost, the recovery.com directory lists residential rehab in England from around £12,000 to £40,000 a month, with almost nothing credible under £10,000 a month. Sierra’s £9,900 for a 28-day programme, private room included, is roughly a third of what a comparable UK stay costs, because the cost of running a clinic in the Spanish countryside is far lower, not because the care is. Cost ranges checked the date above. Typical published UK ranges, not quotations. Please verify before you decide. Services, waiting times and prices change, and every centre sets its own fees. The figures here are drawn from each provider’s own published information and public directory listings, dated above. Always confirm directly with the service or centre. Considering residential treatment abroad? ## Sierra Recovery, Málaga, Spain Most people who look abroad are not chasing sunshine. They are trying to get far enough away from the people, the places and the routine that keep the drinking or the using going, because they have already discovered that stopping while all of that is still fifteen minutes away does not hold. That distance is the whole point, and it is the one thing a clinic near Brighton cannot give you. Sierra Recovery is a working farmhouse on forty hectares of olive groves in the Málaga countryside, about forty five minutes from the airport and roughly three hours from most UK airports. It is small, the team is English-speaking, and the same clinicians treat you from the first day to the last. What follows is what that actually buys, stated plainly enough that you can compare it with anything else you are considering. What matters when comparing Sierra Recovery Is it actually licensed A registered health centre entered in the Registro Andaluz de Centros, Servicios y Establecimientos Sanitarios (the Andalusian register of health centres, services and establishments) under N.I.C.A. 67331, authorised by the Junta de Andalucía. You can look it up yourself on the public register. What it costs, in full £9,900 for the 28-day residential programme, published on the site up front. All rooms are individual. You get an itemised written quotation before admission. Who pays whom No referral fees are paid or accepted, in either direction. Nobody earns a commission for sending you here, which is worth checking about any centre you are comparing. What the clinical work is Three group sessions a day five days a week, individual therapy three times a week, and a seventeen-module psychoeducation curriculum. The approach adapts the method of PROMIS Clinics, treating addiction in the United Kingdom since 1986. Where the limits are It is not a hospital and not a detox unit. Where a medically supervised detox is clinically needed it is completed in an appropriate medical setting before admission and billed separately. Qualified nurses are part of the team throughout the stay. Who you speak to first Our admissions team, all of them clinicians, working to the standards set by our clinical director. The assessment is free, and if a service closer to home suits you better, we will say so. What happens afterwards Aftercare is agreed before you leave: a session every week for a full year, online or in person at the PROMIS clinics in London, which is more than 48 sessions in the twelve months after discharge. A written handover goes to your GP so nothing has to be explained from scratch. Every figure above is published elsewhere on this site and can be checked. See [pricing](/pricing/), [regulation and licensing](/regulation-and-licensing/) and [the programme](/our-programme-at-sierra-recovery/). ## Which option is right for you Start with the free NHS and council service if you are unsure, if cost is the barrier, or if you want to stay near family and work. Oasis Project if you are a woman, especially with childcare needs. Private residential in the UK if you need detox and rehab together under one roof, are not fit to fly, or need to stay close to home. Treatment abroad only if a private UK stay is out of reach, distance would help, and you can travel and do not need an immediate hospital detox. Use AA or NA alongside whatever you choose. ## Sources and verification - [Brighton & Hove City Council](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/), local drug & alcohol services directory - [Change Grow Live](https://www.changegrowlive.org/), Brighton & Hove Recovery Service (self-referral 01273 731 900) - [Oasis Project](https://www.oasisproject.org.uk/), women’s service (01273 696970) - [AA Great Britain](https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/) · [UK Narcotics Anonymous](https://ukna.org/), meeting finders - UK private residential price ranges, compiled from published provider and directory figures (not endorsements) - [CQC register](https://www.cqc.org.uk/), verify each private centre’s current rating and location - [Junta de Andalucía register](https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud/oficinavirtual/consulta/index.jsp), Sierra Recovery, N.I.C.A. 67331 · [Sierra pricing](/pricing/) All figures dated 24 July 2026. Each price should be confirmed on the provider’s own page before you rely on it. + ### Talk to a clinician today You will speak to our admissions team, all of them clinicians. Confidential and no obligation. We will tell you honestly whether this is the right place. [Speak to a clinician](/contact/) Or call us directly at [+44 1202 653136](tel:+441202653136) Registered health centre, N.I.C.A. 67331, entered in the Registro Andaluz de Centros, Servicios y Establecimientos Sanitarios. [Look us up](https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud/oficinavirtual/consulta/index.jsp). ### From Brighton, admission can happen within days Where no medical detox is needed first, the usual sequence is a free assessment, an itemised written quotation, and a flight. Málaga is around three hours from most UK airports. Where a detox is needed it is arranged first and that changes the timing, and we will tell you so at assessment, before you book anything. [How admission works](/admissions/) [Getting here from the UK](/travelling-to-spain-for-treatment/) ### Still not sure which option fits you in Brighton? Tell a clinician what is going on and they will talk it through with you, including the free routes above, before anything is booked. [Speak to a clinician](#talk)[+44 1202 653136](tel:+441202653136) + ## Talk to a clinician today You will speak to our admissions team, English-speaking clinicians who know the programme and the people in it. Callback within 24 hours. Step 1 of 3 Confidential, and no obligation Registered health centre. Authorised by the Junta de Andalucía, N.I.C.A. 67331. ### Other areas we cover - [Hastings](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-hastings/) - [Crawley](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-crawley/) - [Worthing](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-worthing/) - [Maidstone](/alcohol-rehab-maidstone/) - [Woking](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-woking/) - [Basingstoke](/alcohol-rehab-basingstoke/) See every location in our [local treatment guides](/local-treatment-guides/), or compare what treatment costs in [the UK](/how-much-does-rehab-cost-in-the-uk/). ### Related pages [Alcohol addiction](/alcohol-addiction/)[UK versus Spain](/rehab-uk-vs-spain/)[Pricing](/pricing/)[Admissions](/admissions/)[Assessment & detox](/medical-assessment-and-detox/)[Our programme](/our-programme-at-sierra-recovery/) --- Source: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/alcohol-rehab-brighton/ Retrieved: 2026-08-27 Canonical HTML version of this page: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/alcohol-rehab-brighton/