Inside NHS detox centre - Victoria Derbyshire

The NHS could save £27m a year by changing the way it deals with alcoholic patients, new research seen by the Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests. Alcohol abuse costs the NHS £3.8bn a year, £145 for each household in the UK - one in three of all A&E admissions are alcohol related, which can rise to 70% on a weekend. But patients who attend the emergency department or inpatient ward at a Manchester hospital in with issues related to alcohol abuse can now be sent to a specialist unit where they are treated for their addiction for a week. Some 75% of the people who come through the unit do not go back to hospital for at least the next three months. Independent analysis from John Moore's University found the unit saved the NHS £1.3m a year. If the same approach was taken across the country the researchers say it could save the NHS £27.5 m in England alone.
Jim Reed reports.

[ThornhamBoy]

I did my detox in the place in the video. I spent 2 weeks in here.
I was drinking 30+ cans of Stella a day.
This place saved me. I was 34 when I went in there. 18 months sober now

[anthonywhite]

Just clocked 1 year sober and don't intend to start drinking that poison for the rest of my life. One day at a time sure adds up quickly.

[uncle-nice]

I've used magic mushrooms to overcome addiction and they've been a lifesaver.

[pinklotus]

After two stints in detox, three A & E visits and many years of struggling, I've been sober for 3 years and I feel amazing. It took me til I was 34 to finally get myself sober but I'm so grateful I did it. I still smile to myself every morning when I wake up with no hangover, feeling healthy.

[brandonwilson]

Addiction is the only prison where the key is inside.

[Jamie-howg]

My mother is a alcoholic, I've seen her relapse many times but thankfully she's now 3 years clean. These places are a lifeline, everybody deserves a second chance

[nickmarkland]

This place saved my life and I've done 20 months now

[zan]

The nurse at the beginning seems so empathic and caring.

[wingleburt]

I was there!!! 29december too January 11 2021. It literally saved my life!!
I'm 6 month clean this month next week.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!

[richtygart]

Being put in a no way out situation makes quitting easier. I was a severe alcoholic in Thailand who went broke and went to stay with the Buddhist monks. I went thru the DTs and quit with no medication, alone. That was 12 years ago and I'm still sober.

[keithMc]

The nurses doing this kind of work are amazing people

[Chris-lzfs]

John Courtney is a lot like me when I was drinking. I was drinking about a litre of vodka a day as well, quite often without eating anything. I also had an accident during my last drinking session where I fell down the stairs at home into the wall in the hallway. I broke my back during that wee trip. I used to take seizures as well and I honestly don't know how many times I was hospitalized because of them. Things changed for me during my last drink as well, things I cannot explain. I knew deep down inside of me that was it, that was my last drink. I felt different and that's where the answer lies, deep down inside. That was nearly 12 years ago now and although life has been bumpy with lots of ups and downs since then, I haven't touched a drink.

[jenniedevereaux]

Soo sad that these detox centre's arent in every city and towns. The billion pound alcohol industry should help fund these centres as their critically needed.

[junior]

For all those in the comments who are fighting to stay sober or help someone dealing with alcoholism, I know it’s really tough by you are doing the right thing. Keep going, it will get better! And congratulations to those who freed themselves from it, great job!

[ryancadiz]

It breaks my heart watching this because I’ve been through it, I’ve currently hit a relapse and I’m trying my hardest to fight it, I don’t wish addiction on my worst enemy, it’s the devil, I pray everyone gets the help they need.

[kneetrembler]

6 weeks sober now and feel great. Shows what a nasty cheap drug alcohol really is.

[maxwellmc]

I'm still alive today, thanks to the compassion the NHS and Aquarius
showed me !!
When I was in the worst place in life .. 🙏☕🤗

[torybootlicker]

Our culture really needs a shake up.

The way alcohol drinking is encouraged astounds me. It begins with your parents, encouraging you to try wine or beer at a very young age. We constantly bash cigarettes, sugar and food yet this poison is more destructive than any substance I've listed above. And not only to users themselves.

People work hard and are allowed a drink, i don't want to take that liberty from anyone. But we need a serious reform on education and how we look at alcohol.

[JamesCarmichael]

My god that's depressing. I tend to binge drink myself once a week typically on the weekend and am actually starting to get a bit sick of the hangovers and money wasted.

[capitanvonchickenpants]

There should be warnings on cans and bottles just like cigarettes