# Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Lanarkshire | Sierra Recovery > Drug and alcohol rehab in Lanarkshire: free NHS and community services, private options and treatment abroad compared, with honest cost ranges and sources. [Home](/) › [Areas we serve](/travelling-to-spain-for-treatment/) › Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, Scotland # Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Lanarkshire: the honest guide Every route to help in Lanarkshire in one place: free NHS and community services across North and South Lanarkshire, the reality of private residential rehab, real cost ranges, and treatment abroad as one honest option, clearly marked. [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. If you may be physically dependent, do not stop suddenlyStopping alcohol or benzodiazepines (such as diazepam or Xanax) abruptly can be dangerous if you are physically dependent, because severe withdrawal can cause seizures. Get medical advice before you cut down. In a life-threatening emergency call 999 (or 112), and for urgent non-emergency advice in Scotland call NHS 24 on 111. You do not have to pay for treatment in Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire and the North and South Lanarkshire alcohol and drug services are free and are the right first step for most people, and there is free mental health support, plus family and peer support, alongside them. Private residential rehab is faster and more intensive but costs from around £1,500 a week, and in Scotland a residential placement can sometimes be funded through your local Alcohol and Drug Partnership. Treatment abroad is a further option and can cost less than a private UK stay. The main routes are set out below. Who publishes this, and why it matters. This guide is published by Sierra Recovery. We are not based in Lanarkshire. We are a residential centre in Málaga, Spain, and we appear 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. ## The picture in Lanarkshire Lanarkshire is served by two council areas, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, taking in Hamilton, Motherwell, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Wishaw, Bellshill, Blantyre, East Kilbride, Cumbernauld and the surrounding towns. Alcohol and drug harm, and substance misuse more widely, is a serious issue across central Scotland, and the published figures on alcohol use, drug addiction and the underlying causes of addiction are held by [Public Health Scotland](https://publichealthscotland.scot/) and National Records of Scotland rather than by any single clinic. The important point for anyone reading this is practical: there is a free, NHS-led route into addiction treatment in Lanarkshire, and it is designed to be the first place you turn, whatever your alcohol or drug use looks like. ### Speak to a clinician about treatment from Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire 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 [Public Health Scotland](https://publichealthscotland.scot/) the commissioning authority Free drug and alcohol treatment for Lanarkshire is commissioned by Public Health Scotland. 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 Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire, 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 Lanarkshire. 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 Lanarkshire ### Detox, therapy and rehabilitation, explained There is no private residential rehab centre based in Lanarkshire itself. Residential detox and rehab, sometimes called inpatient or residential rehabilitation treatment, for Lanarkshire residents happen either by referral through the NHS and Alcohol and Drug Partnership route above, which can include funded placements, or privately at rehab facilities elsewhere in Scotland or further afield. A private drug and alcohol rehab, or a private addiction rehab abroad, is one route into residential treatment; another is a UK alcohol and drug rehab facility offering its own treatment programme and drug treatment service, with person centred care built around whether the addiction to drugs, alcohol, or both is the main concern. In practice a residential stay almost always means travelling, whichever route you choose, which is worth knowing when you weigh up treatment abroad, including how relapse risk and aftercare support are handled once the residential rehabilitation service ends. Before you commit to any private centre, verify that it is registered and confirm exactly where it is located on the [Care Inspectorate](https://www.careinspectorate.com/) register, which regulates care services in Scotland, and check that a qualified medical team oversees any withdrawal symptoms during detox. As a guide to cost, the recovery.com directory and similar published listings put residential rehab in the UK at roughly £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 centre in the Spanish countryside is far lower, not because the addiction treatment or rehab services are. Cost ranges checked the date above. Typical published UK ranges, not quotations. ## What treatment costs, and how it can be paid for There are four broad routes in Scotland: - Free NHS and community treatment through NHS Lanarkshire and the Alcohol and Drug Partnerships. This carries no fee. - A funded residential placement arranged through your local Alcohol and Drug Partnership, which the Scottish Government has been expanding. Availability depends on assessment and local funding. - Self-funded private rehab, in the UK or abroad, where you pay directly for treatment for alcohol addiction or drug addiction. UK residential runs to the ranges above; Sierra’s published price is £9,900 for 28 days. - Private medical insurance, sometimes called private health insurance, where a policy covers residential treatment services. Check the terms and any exclusions with your insurer first. 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 Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire and Alcohol and Drug Partnership route if you are unsure, if cost is the barrier, or if you want to stay near family and work; ask about a funded residential placement if you need one, and ask your keyworker to signpost you to talking therapies or a support group alongside it. We Are With You or your GP are good ways in if you are not sure who to call. Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs if you are a partner, parent or child affected by someone else’s use. 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 from your usual triggers would help, and you can travel and do not need an immediate hospital detox. Wherever you start, relapse is a common part of many people’s recovery journey, not a sign that treatment has failed, and staying connected to other people in recovery makes a real difference. Use AA or NA alongside whatever you choose. If you would like to talk through whether treatment abroad fits your situation, our [admissions team](/admissions/) will give you an honest answer, including when the right step is a service in Lanarkshire rather than us. + ### 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 of the Junta de Andalucía. [Look us up](https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud/oficinavirtual/consulta/index.jsp). ## Sources and verification - [NHS Lanarkshire](https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/), alcohol and drug recovery services - [North Lanarkshire Council](https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/) and [South Lanarkshire Council](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/), local Alcohol and Drug Partnership services - [We Are With You](https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/), free drug, alcohol and family support (check local availability) - [Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs](https://www.sfad.org.uk/), free helpline and family groups - [AA Great Britain](https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/) · [UK Narcotics Anonymous](https://ukna.org/), meeting finders - [NHS inform](https://www.nhsinform.scot/) and [NHS 24](https://www.nhs24.scot/) (111), urgent advice in Scotland - [Care Inspectorate](https://www.careinspectorate.com/), verify any Scottish centre’s current registration and location - [Public Health Scotland](https://publichealthscotland.scot/), published alcohol and drug harm data - UK private residential price ranges, compiled from published provider and 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 information dated 25 July 2026. Confirm every phone number, service and price on the provider’s own page before you rely on it. ## Questions people ask Is there a drug and alcohol rehab in Lanarkshire? There is no private residential rehab centre based in Lanarkshire itself. Free treatment is provided locally by NHS Lanarkshire and the North and South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnerships, with community detox where suitable and referral on to residential care where needed. Residential stays happen either through that funded NHS route or privately at centres elsewhere, so a residential placement usually means travelling. Always confirm a centre's registration and location on the Care Inspectorate register. Can I get free drug and alcohol treatment in Lanarkshire? Yes. NHS Lanarkshire's alcohol and drug recovery services are free, and you can start through your GP or, for urgent advice, NHS 24 on 111. The North and South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnerships plan and fund local treatment, We Are With You offers free support in parts of Scotland, and AA and NA run free peer meetings across Lanarkshire towns. Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs supports families at no cost. How much does private residential rehab cost, and can it be funded in Scotland? Published UK directory listings put private residential rehab at roughly £12,000 to £40,000 a month. In Scotland a residential placement can sometimes be funded through your local Alcohol and Drug Partnership after assessment. Self-funded and insurance routes also exist. Sierra Recovery in Spain publishes a price of £9,900 for a 28-day programme with a private room, with hospital detox billed separately. These are indicative ranges, not quotations. Is it safe to detox from alcohol or benzodiazepines at home? Not if you are physically dependent. Stopping alcohol or benzodiazepines such as diazepam or Xanax suddenly can cause severe withdrawal, including seizures, which can be dangerous. Get medical advice before you cut down, through your GP or a Lanarkshire alcohol and drug service. In a life-threatening emergency call 999 or 112, and for urgent non-emergency advice in Scotland call NHS 24 on 111. Where is Sierra Recovery, and is it in Lanarkshire? No. Sierra Recovery is in Humilladero, Málaga, in southern Spain, not in Lanarkshire. It is a registered health centre authorised by the Junta de Andalucía, treating in English using a clinical model adapted from PROMIS UK. It is a rehabilitation centre, not a hospital or detox unit, and it is included in this guide only as one honest option for people who would consider treatment abroad, after the free and local Lanarkshire services. ### From Lanarkshire, 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 Lanarkshire? 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 - [Northumberland](/alcohol-rehab-northumberland/) - [Tyne and Wear](/alcohol-rehab-tyne-and-wear/) - [Newcastle](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-newcastle/) - [Gateshead](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-gateshead/) - [Darlington](/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-darlington/) 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 [Our programme](/our-programme-at-sierra-recovery/)[Pricing](/pricing/)[Regulation & licensing](/regulation-and-licensing/)[Rehab: UK vs Spain](/rehab-uk-vs-spain/)[Aftercare](/aftercare-and-discharge/)[Admissions](/admissions/) --- Source: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-lanarkshire/ Retrieved: 2026-08-27 Canonical HTML version of this page: https://sierrarecoveryspain.com/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-in-lanarkshire/