Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centres in Limassol, Cyprus

What public addiction services does Limassol have?

Limassol has four OKYpY addiction units: an adult treatment center offering outpatient care, an inpatient detox unit for adults, an opioid substitution unit and a prevention and counseling center for adolescents and their families. Each one takes bookings by phone, so a person in Limassol can contact the right unit without a referral.

NAAC’s guide also lists free outpatient services in Limassol for young people up to age 22, a long-term outpatient rehabilitation service and gambling programs. Most public services in the guide are free of charge, and about half of the rehabs in Limassol list state funding.

Mental health treatment is listed at nearly all of the rehabs in Limassol, so anxiety, depression or another condition can be treated alongside drinking or drug use rather than in a separate service. Some rehabs in the city list inpatient care for people who need medical supervision around the clock.

Where does an adult start treatment in Limassol?

An adult in Limassol can start treatment by phoning the OKYpY adult addiction treatment center on 25305079, which offers outpatient care and books appointments directly. NAAC’s Information and Help Line, 1402, also refers callers to treatment, open weekdays from 8:00 to 22:00 and on weekends from 15:00 to 22:00.

From there, a person can move to detox, residential care or longer outpatient support. About half of the rehabs in Limassol list transfers between programs, and some list psychosocial rehabilitation and family education.

Does Limassol’s public detox unit treat alcohol?

Limassol’s public inpatient detox unit, run by OKYpY, takes adults withdrawing from drugs, and NAAC’s guide lists it as excluding alcohol. For alcohol, adults over 22 from any district, Limassol included, can book with OKYpY’s adult addiction center in Nicosia on 22465616, which accepts alcohol cases island-wide.

Alcohol is listed at about half of the rehabs in Limassol, including binge drinking, so private and non-governmental programs in the city also take people whose main problem is drinking.

What help is there for young people in Limassol?

Young people in Limassol can use OKYpY’s prevention and counseling center for adolescents and families, and NAAC’s guide lists free outpatient services for young people up to 22. Young adult rehab is listed at most of the rehabs in the city, and teen rehab at some.

Families can contact the adolescent center themselves when they are worried about a son or daughter. About half of the rehabs in Limassol also list care for older adults, and some list detox adapted to older people.

Is opioid substitution available in Limassol?

Opioid substitution treatment is available in Limassol through an OKYpY substitution unit, one of the state units that provide it across the Republic of Cyprus. It is booked by phone, so a person who uses opioids can arrange to start medication while continuing to live in the city.

NAAC’s national action plan includes expanding naloxone, which reverses an opioid overdose, to people who use substances, their families and frontline staff.

Paying for rehab in Limassol

Residential rehab in Limassol has an estimated typical range of €5,900 to €16,600 a month, while medical detox runs €3,600 to €11,200. Outpatient care, listed at most of the rehabs in the city, has the lowest range at €700 to €2,400 a month for private treatment.

These ranges sit apart from public care, since most services in NAAC’s guide are free of charge. About half of the rehabs in Limassol accept state insurance, and some list state-funded inpatient care.

How do Limassol rehab costs break down?

Limassol rehab costs break down by level of care, each with an estimated monthly range. Outpatient treatment runs from €700 to €2,400 a month, medical detox from €3,600 to €11,200, and residential care from €5,900 to €16,600, as the table below shows for private programs.

The final cost turns on room type, the length of stay and the medical care needed. A program can confirm in writing what a month includes, such as therapy hours, medication and aftercare.

Do Limassol rehabs take state funding?

About half of the rehabs in Limassol list state funding, and some list state-funded outpatient care and inpatient care. OKYpY runs the city’s public addiction units, and NAAC’s guide marks most of its services as free, though a few carry fees that are not published.

Asking at the first call whether a service charges is the simplest way to avoid a surprise bill.

Arriving in Limassol for treatment

Paphos International Airport is the airport for Limassol, 31.5 miles from the city center in a straight line, which is how all distances on this page are measured. Cyprus takes part in Schengen cooperation but keeps its own border checks, so visitors who need a visa check the Republic of Cyprus’s entry rules.

Rehab is also listed in Paralimni and Tseri, and beyond Cyprus in Greece, Malta, Turkey and Italy.

Which airport is closest to Limassol?

Paphos International Airport, 31.5 miles from central Limassol, is the closest airport with international flights. Anyone already taking controlled medicines needs a prescription, a doctor’s certificate stamped by their home health authorities and a permit from the Cypriot Ministry of Health’s Pharmaceutical Services, with up to a 30-day supply.

The nearest emergency department is 0.2 miles from the center of Limassol, and 10 hospitals lie within 10 miles of the city.

What is near central Limassol?

Lady’s Mile Beach is 4.0 miles from central Limassol, and Governor’s Beach 13.4 miles. The hills of Kalentzi and Xivounon rise 3.3 and 3.4 miles from the center, while Polemidia Reservoir lies 3.9 miles away and Germasogeia Reservoir 5.2 miles, so water and hills are both close.

Rehab near lakes and rehab near mountains are listed across Europe.

Who regulates rehabs in Limassol?

NAAC, the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, licenses treatment programs in Limassol under Law 164(I) of 2017, covering illicit drugs, alcohol and gambling. It publishes a list of licensed programs with a Greek-language guide to approved services, and a provider applies for approval of a program through NAAC’s own submission form.

Greek is the treatment language at nearly all of the rehabs in Limassol, so it helps to ask about English or another language before booking. The Cyprus office of the alcohol mutual-aid fellowship is based in Limassol and points people to an English-language meeting finder for Europe. Treatment records fall under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Law 125(I)/2018. Under the Psychiatric Care Law 77(I)/1997, compulsory admission is allowed only for a serious mental disorder, and addiction is not named in the law as a ground, a rule that applies in Limassol as across the Republic.

Which numbers matter in Limassol?

NAAC’s 1402 line gives information and referrals to people in Limassol on weekdays from 8:00 to 22:00 and at weekends from 15:00 to 22:00. The Cyprus Police drug information and assistance line, 1498, is open around the clock, and 112 is the emergency number in Limassol and across Cyprus.

Rehab in other countries is on the Europe page, including Spain and the United Kingdom.