# Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Adelaide | Sierra Recovery > Free and low-cost drug and alcohol services in Adelaide, plus private residential and treatment-abroad options, with real contacts, costs and sources. [Home](/) › [Rehab by location](/local-treatment-guides/) › Adelaide Areas we serve · Adelaide, South Australia # Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Adelaide: the honest guide Every route to treatment for someone in Adelaide, set out plainly: the free, government-funded services and peer support first, then private residential rehab, then treatment abroad as one clearly marked option. Real contacts, indicative costs and sources you can check. [See the options](#options)[+44 1202 653136](tel:+441202653136) Clinically reviewed by[Nerea Encinas Sánchez](/clinical-team/)Director of the centre, MSc General Health PsychologyRegistered psychologist, COPAO AO13857 Checked for accuracy on 28 July 2026. Next review due July 2027. This page is general information about our programme and is not a substitute for advice about your own situation. You do not have to pay for treatment in Adelaide. South Australia has free, government-funded drug and alcohol services and free peer support for alcohol addiction and other drug problems, and for many people that is the right first step. Private residential rehab and rehabilitation programmes are faster and more intensive but cost from roughly AUD $15,000 to $40,000 for a 28-day stay. Treatment abroad is a further option some people weigh up. Below are the main treatment options, side by side. If you may be physically dependent, do not stop suddenlyStopping alcohol or benzodiazepines abruptly can be dangerous if you are physically dependent or have certain other health conditions, severe withdrawal symptoms can include seizures and, at worst, be life-threatening. Get medical advice first. In an emergency call 000. For urgent non-emergency health advice call healthdirect on 1800 022 222, and for free, confidential drug and alcohol advice call the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015 (24 hours). Who publishes this, and why it matters. This guide is published by Sierra Recovery. We are not based in Adelaide, we are a residential centre in Humilladero, Málaga, Spain, and we appear once below, clearly marked, as one option among the local addiction treatment services for people who would consider treatment away from home. Unlike a directory, our list is not influenced by anyone paying for placement, we charge no referral fees, and where a local option is better for you than we are, we say so. ### Speak to a clinician about treatment from Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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 [SA Health](https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/services/mental+health+and+drug+and+alcohol+services/drug+and+alcohol+services) the commissioning authority Free drug and alcohol treatment for Adelaide is commissioned by SA Health. 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 Adelaide 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 Adelaide Alcoholics Anonymous Search your town or postcode on the [Alcoholics Anonymous South Australia](https://www.aasouthaustralia.org.au/) site to see every meeting near Adelaide, in person and online, with days and times. Narcotics Anonymous If drugs are part of the picture, search the [Narcotics Anonymous South Australia](https://www.na.org.au/multi/southaustralia/) site for meetings near Adelaide. ### 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 Adelaide Unlike some places, Adelaide and the wider South Australia do have private rehab centres in Adelaide. Published drug rehab directories list residential centres in Adelaide and across Australia, and DASSA also provides free, government-funded withdrawal and treatment for people with more severe or complex dependence. No individual rehab centre, treatment centre or directory of services is named or ranked here. Always check a centre’s current accreditation, staffing and independent reviews directly before you commit. A residential stay almost always means being away from home for several weeks, whichever route you take, which is worth knowing when you weigh up treatment closer to home, travel from Adelaide to another Australian city, or treatment abroad. If flying is not realistic for you, or you need a hospital-based medical detox on the same site, a local admission is usually the more sensible choice for treatment for alcohol or other drug problems. ## What treatment costs, and how it is paid for Public treatment through DASSA is free or low cost. Private residential rehab is where the figures rise sharply. As a guide, published rehab directories put Australian private residential care at roughly AUD $15,000 to $40,000 for a 28 to 30-day residential rehabilitation program, with premium boutique centres higher again, into the $40,000 to $55,000 range, reflecting rehabilitation programs across Australia broadly rather than any single centre. Some South Australia listings quote around $10,500 a week. Private health cover may meet part of the cost of an accredited hospital treatment program, so it is worth checking your policy before assuming you must pay in full. For comparison, Sierra’s residential treatment programme in Spain, built around an evidence-based, comprehensive treatment plan, is £9,900 for 28 days, private room included, a published price rather than a quote. Flights and, where a medically supervised detox is needed, a hospital detox are budgeted separately. The lower figure reflects the cost of running a clinic in the Spanish countryside, not a lower standard of care. Cost ranges checked 25 July 2026. These are indicative ranges drawn from published rehab directories, not quotations or endorsements. Every centre sets its own fees, confirm directly. Please verify before you decide. Services, waiting times and prices change, and every centre sets its own fees. The figures here are drawn from providers’ 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 Adelaide 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 DASSA, ADIS or the National Hotline if you are unsure, if cost is the barrier, or if you want to stay near family and work. Free peer support through AA or NA works alongside anything else and costs nothing. Private residential in Adelaide or elsewhere in Australia if you need detox and rehab together under one roof, are not fit to fly, or want to stay close to home, and can meet the cost or use private health cover. Treatment abroad only if a private local stay is out of reach, distance from your usual environment would genuinely help, you can travel, and you do not need an immediate hospital detox on site. Whichever you choose, the free services above are a sound first call for anyone who is ready to seek help. These are services for people who struggle with addiction and want to recover from alcohol or other drug use, wherever their path to recovery begins, so they can focus on their recovery without unnecessary delay. If, having read all of that, treatment abroad still feels like the right fit, the honest next step is a confidential conversation through [admissions](/admissions/), where we will tell you plainly if we think a local route would serve you better, always with the aim of supporting lasting recovery rather than a quick placement. ## Sources and verification - [SA Health](https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/services/mental+health+and+drug+and+alcohol+services/drug+and+alcohol+services), Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) and ADIS, 1300 13 1340 - [Australian Government Department of Health](https://www.health.gov.au/contacts/national-alcohol-and-other-drug-hotline?language=en), National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline, 1800 250 015 - [The Salvation Army](https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/need-help/alcohol-and-other-drug-services/sa/), South Australia alcohol and other drug services, Sobering Up Unit (08) 8212 2855 - [Alcoholics Anonymous South Australia](https://www.aasouthaustralia.org.au/) · [Narcotics Anonymous South Australia](https://www.na.org.au/multi/southaustralia/), meeting finders - [healthdirect](https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/), 24-hour health advice, 1800 022 222 · [Lifeline](https://www.lifeline.org.au/), 13 11 14 - Australian private residential price ranges, compiled from published rehab directory figures (not endorsements) - [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 25 July 2026. Each price and contact should be confirmed on the provider’s own page before you rely on it. ## Questions people ask Is there free drug and alcohol help in Adelaide? Yes. Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) provides free, government-funded assessment, counselling and supervised withdrawal, and the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) offers free confidential advice on 1300 13 1340. The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline (1800 250 015) is free and open 24 hours, and AA and NA run free meetings across the city. For many people these are enough, without paying for private care. How much does private rehab cost in Adelaide? Public treatment through DASSA is free or low cost. Private residential rehab is far more expensive: published rehab directories put Australian private care at roughly AUD $15,000 to $40,000 for a 28 to 30-day programme, with premium boutique centres in the $40,000 to $55,000 range and some South Australia listings around $10,500 a week. Private health cover may meet part of an accredited hospital programme, so check your policy. These are indicative directory ranges, not quotes. Are there private residential rehabs actually in Adelaide? Yes. Unlike some places, Adelaide and the wider South Australia do have private residential rehab, and published directories list centres in and around the city. DASSA also provides free withdrawal and treatment for more severe dependence. No individual private clinic is named or ranked here, so always check a centre's current accreditation, staffing and independent reviews directly before committing. Is it safe to stop drinking or taking benzodiazepines on my own? No, not if you may be physically dependent. Stopping alcohol or benzodiazepines suddenly can cause seizures and can be life-threatening. Get medical advice first. In an emergency call 000, for 24-hour health advice call healthdirect on 1800 022 222, and for free drug and alcohol advice call the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015. A supervised detox is safer, not just more comfortable. Why does a rehab in Spain appear on a page about Adelaide? Because some people who research treatment are open to going away from home, and we would rather be honest about that than pretend to be local. Sierra Recovery is a registered health centre in Malaga, Spain (N.I.C.A. 67331), not in Adelaide. We are listed once, clearly marked, after the local options, and we charge no referral fees. If a local service in Adelaide suits you better, we say so. ### From Adelaide, 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 Adelaide? 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 - [Perth](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-perth/) - [Canberra](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-canberra/) - [Melbourne](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-melbourne/) - [Victoria](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-victoria/) See every location in our [local treatment guides](/local-treatment-guides/), or compare what treatment costs in [Australia](/how-much-does-rehab-cost-in-australia/). ### Related pages [Pricing](/pricing/)[Our programme](/our-programme-at-sierra-recovery/)[Regulation & licensing](/regulation-and-licensing/)[Rehab cost in Australia](/how-much-does-rehab-cost-in-australia/)[Our team](/clinical-team/)[Admissions](/admissions/) --- Source: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-adelaide/ Retrieved: 2026-08-27 Canonical HTML version of this page: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-adelaide/