Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Drug and alcohol rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely public: publicly funded treatment is listed at most of the country’s rehabs, and public health insurance is accepted at most as well. Outpatient care is the main level of care, listed at nearly all of them.

Rehab is listed in five cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Tuzla and Zenica. At least two cantons have founded public health institutes dedicated to addiction diseases, so public care is organized partly at cantonal level.

Listings for the country are put together from government treatment registers, licensing records, accreditor listings and information supplied by the rehabs. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence, including buprenorphine, is listed at some of them, and teen programs at about half.

How is addiction treatment provided in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Addiction treatment in Bosnia and Herzegovina is provided mostly as outpatient care, which is listed at nearly all of the country’s rehabs, with hospital-based addiction care and inpatient stays each at some. Publicly funded treatment is listed at most of them, so the public system carries the largest share of listed care.

Transfers between programs are listed at some of the rehabs in the country, and day treatment at some as well. Residential rehab, sober living and aftercare each appear at only a few.

Hospital detox and residential detox are each listed at a few of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for withdrawal that needs medical supervision around the clock before other treatment starts.

Is rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina publicly funded?

Yes, for most listed care. Publicly funded treatment appears at most of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and publicly funded outpatient care at most too. Publicly funded inpatient care, day treatment and mental health treatment are each listed at some, and publicly funded residential care at a few of them.

Self-pay is listed at a few of the country’s rehabs, which leaves private payment as the smaller route among listings.

Which cantons run public addiction institutes?

Two cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina have founded public health institutes for addiction diseases: Canton Sarajevo and Zenica-Doboj Canton. Each institute is a public body set up by its canton, which shows that public addiction care in the country is organized partly at the cantonal level rather than only nationally.

Elsewhere in the country, publicly funded care is listed at the rehabs on each city page, from outpatient clinics to hospital-based addiction units. Anyone unsure which public service covers their address can ask a provider directly whether it accepts public health insurance before booking an assessment.

Is medication-assisted treatment offered in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Yes. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence is listed at some of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with buprenorphine at some and methadone and methadone maintenance at a few. Publicly funded medication-assisted treatment is also listed at some of them, so this care is available inside the public system.

Prescriber access is listed at some of the country’s rehabs, and opioid tapering at a few. Detox for opioids, including heroin, methadone and buprenorphine, appears at a few.

Which substances do rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina treat?

Alcohol is treated at about half of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and opioids, including heroin, prescription painkillers and fentanyl, at some. Stimulants such as cocaine, benzodiazepines and nicotine are each listed at a few, along with smoking cessation counseling at a few.

Benzodiazepine detox and alcohol detox each appear at a few of the country’s rehabs.

What does rehab cost in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Private rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina has an estimated typical range of €5,900 to €16,600 a month for a residential stay and €700 to €2,400 a month for outpatient care. Medical detox and day treatment sit between the two, and the range for each level depends on the length of stay and what is included.

These figures are estimates for private care. Publicly funded treatment, listed at most of the country’s rehabs, follows its own rules on what a person pays.

Estimated monthly costs by level of care in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Four levels of care listed in Bosnia and Herzegovina have an estimated typical monthly range. Outpatient care is the lowest, from about €700 a month, medical detox and day treatment fall in the middle, and residential rehab is the highest, at up to €16,600 a month. The table sets out each range.

What shapes the final cost of rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The final cost of private rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina depends on the level of care, the length of the stay, the room type and the medical services included, such as detox or medication. A provider can set out in writing what a monthly figure covers, which makes it easier to compare two programs fairly.

Asking whether medication, tests and aftercare are included avoids surprises once treatment has begun. It also helps to ask how long a typical stay lasts, since a residential month and a short detox carry very different totals.

Are there programs for teens and older adults in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Yes. Teen rehab is listed at about half of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and teen outpatient programs at about half too, with day treatment for teens and separate programs for teen girls and boys at some. Programs for older adults appear at a few of the country’s rehabs.

Adult programs are listed at most of them, and young adult programs at a few.

Is mental health care part of rehab in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Mental health treatment is listed at nearly all of the rehabs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so it is a standard part of listed care. Psychosocial rehabilitation, care for serious mental illness and psychiatric medication management are each listed at some, and crisis intervention and family education at a few.

Trauma and PTSD care also appear at a few of the country’s rehabs.

Traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina for treatment

Someone traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina for rehab needs to plan for medicines in particular, because controlled medicines are limited to a seven-day supply, according to published government travel advice. The country’s five cities with listings each have their own airport details on their own pages, along with distances and setting.

Rehab is also listed in Croatia, Albania, Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Can I bring prescribed medicine into Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Prescribed controlled medicines, such as opioids and ADHD stimulants, are limited to a seven-day supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to published government travel advice, and bringing them in may be difficult even with a prescription. The same advice says CBD products are not legal in the country.

Travelers are advised to carry medicines in their original packaging, with the prescription and a medical history, and to check before travel with the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s national medicines regulator. A treatment provider can also explain how medicines will be handled after arrival.

Are treatment records private in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Treatment records in Bosnia and Herzegovina count as personal data, including health data, and are protected under the country’s state-level law on personal data protection. The Personal Data Protection Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the national body for data protection, supervises how that law is applied by organizations that hold such records.

For mutual support, the meeting list of AA’s Continental European Region includes an English-language AA meeting in Medjugorje on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm.

More rehab listings across the continent are on the Europe page, including Portugal, France and the Netherlands.