Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centres in Heraklion, Greece

What rehab options does Heraklion have?

Heraklion’s rehabs list most levels of care, from weekly outpatient sessions, offered at most of them, to residential stays and medical detox at about half. Most also list transfers between programs, so a person can move from detox to residential care or outpatient follow-up without starting again elsewhere on Crete.

Day treatment and residential detox are each listed at some of the rehabs in Heraklion, and some list aftercare for the months after a program ends. Most of them serve both men and women, and some serve young adults.

Alcohol detox is listed at some of the rehabs in Heraklion, alongside detox from heroin and prescription opioids. Some also accept court referrals: under Greek Law 4139/2013, an investigating judge can direct a person charged with a drug offense into treatment, and penalties can be suspended while treatment continues.

Is residential rehab available in Heraklion?

Residential rehab is listed at about half of the rehabs in Heraklion, with separate places for women and men at some. About half also list state-funded residential treatment, so a live-in stay on Crete does not always mean a private fee.

A residential stay suits someone who needs distance from daily triggers, a structured routine and therapy most days of the week. Some of the city’s rehabs also list teen residential care, with family involvement usually part of the plan.

Do Heraklion programs treat dual diagnosis?

About half of the rehabs in Heraklion list treatment for a mental health condition alongside addiction, and about half list dual diagnosis care for women and for men. Depression and anxiety appear at about half, and some list psychiatric medication management during treatment.

Some also list psychosocial rehabilitation and family education, which help a person rebuild routine and relationships after the main phase of care.

How does the public route work in Heraklion?

Public treatment in Heraklion starts with a direct application to the integrated addiction unit at the city’s university hospital, or with a call to the national SOS line 1031, which can point the caller to units with immediate access. The unit is part of EOPAE and offers addiction treatment that includes opioid agonist medication.

Greek public services were brought together under EOPAE by Law 5129/2024, so 1031 is a sensible way to confirm current contact details. Most of the rehabs in Heraklion accept state insurance, and about half list state-funded detox.

How does someone start methadone in Heraklion?

Outside Attica, opioid agonist treatment is applied for through MOTHE units, the integrated treatment units attached to hospitals, and in Heraklion that means the unit at the university hospital. Methadone and buprenorphine are both provided through the Greek public system, and methadone is listed at some of the city’s rehabs.

Some list state-funded methadone and medication-assisted treatment, so the medicine and the support around it usually come through the public route rather than a private bill. Greek law also provides for take-home naloxone, the medicine that reverses an opioid overdose, so it can be kept by people outside a clinic.

Heraklion rehab costs

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

Room type, the number of therapy hours and the length of stay set where a private program falls within these ranges. Public care through the EOPAE network sits outside them, because it is funded by the state.

What does each level of care cost in Heraklion?

Each of the four levels listed in Heraklion has its own estimated monthly range. Outpatient treatment runs from €700 to €2,400 a month, day treatment from €3,600 to €7,700, detox from €3,600 to €11,200, and residential care from €5,900 to €16,600, as set out in the table below.

Detox usually lasts days rather than a full month, so a private program can quote the cost of a shorter stay.

Can someone pay privately for rehab in Heraklion?

Self-pay is listed at some of the rehabs in Heraklion, so private treatment on Crete is an option for people who want it or who are not covered by the Greek public system. The European Health Insurance Card works only with providers contracted to the Greek public scheme and not for a trip made for treatment.

People insured elsewhere in the EU may be able to claim part of a planned private stay back from their home system under Directive 2011/24/EU, but an overnight stay may need agreement in advance.

Traveling to Heraklion for treatment

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport has international flights and lies just 2.2 miles from the city center, measured in a straight line like every distance on this page. Greece is part of the Schengen area, so visitors who need a visa can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Rehab is also listed on the Greek mainland in Athens, Chaidari, Thessaloniki, Patras and Larissa, and every Greek city is on the Greece page.

How close is Heraklion airport?

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is 2.2 miles from central Heraklion, close enough that arrival day can be short and simple for someone starting treatment. It handles international flights, and Greek visa rules list no category for medical treatment, so stays beyond 90 days need another route.

The short distance also helps family members who fly in for visits or for a session together.

What is the setting around Heraklion like?

Hills rise close to Heraklion: Halepa is 2.9 miles from the center, Mount Yioúktas 6.1 miles and the peak of Keri 6.9 miles. The nearest named beach is at Fódele, 11.8 miles west, so the sea and the hills are both easy to reach.

Rehab near mountains is listed in other parts of Europe as well.

Is support in English available in Heraklion?

Greek is the treatment language at nearly all of the rehabs in Heraklion, so someone who needs therapy in English should ask a program directly before travel. Crete does have English-speaking mutual-aid meetings for alcohol, which can sit alongside formal treatment but do not replace a program.

Greece keeps no single public register of addiction providers, but the Greek National Contact Point for cross-border healthcare can confirm whether a named provider may practice. Health records from treatment in Heraklion are protected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Greek Law 4624/2019, under the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, the national regulator for personal data. Rehab is also listed in Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

What numbers should someone in Heraklion save?

The national SOS line 1031 serves Heraklion and the rest of Crete, giving advice on drug problems and naming units with immediate access. A separate national addiction line answers on 1145, and 1114 is for gambling problems, so these three numbers are useful for anyone in Heraklion or a relative calling from home.

Listings across the continent are on the Europe page.