Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centres in Dublin, Ireland

Rehab in Dublin spans a wide range of care: outpatient care appears at nearly all of the city’s rehabs, while residential treatment, medical detox and rehab transfers each appear at about half. Public care in the capital is run by the HSE, the Health Service Executive that operates Ireland’s public health service.

Someone in Dublin can start through a GP, by contacting the local HSE addiction service, or by calling the national HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline. Rehab is also listed in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, and across Ireland as a whole.

The Dublin entries draw on national service directories, accreditor listings, regulatory records and the details each rehab provides about itself. Walk-in rehab, where someone can arrive without an appointment, is listed at some of the city’s rehabs, as is online treatment.

What kinds of rehab are listed in Dublin?

Rehab in Dublin covers every main level of care, from outpatient sessions at nearly all listed rehabs to residential stays and medical detox at about half. Day treatment, inpatient hospital addiction care and residential detox each appear at some, so a person can step down from intensive care without leaving the city.

Aftercare and continuing support is listed at about half of Dublin’s rehabs, and overdose prevention education at some. Mental health treatment appears at nearly all of them.

Naloxone, which reverses an opioid overdose, is a prescription-only medicine in Ireland and is supplied through HSE-backed services. Organizations whose staff complete accredited training can obtain it, so a Dublin rehab that teaches overdose prevention can explain how its own supply works.

Is detox available in Dublin?

Detox is listed at about half of the rehabs in Dublin, mostly as medical detox with staff monitoring withdrawal, and alcohol detox is the most common kind. Residential detox, where a person stays overnight through withdrawal, is listed at some of the city’s rehabs.

Alcohol withdrawal can be medically serious, which is why supervised detox is usually the first stage before residential or outpatient care in Dublin.

Do Dublin rehabs offer opioid detox?

Opioid detox is listed at a few rehabs in Dublin, covering heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone and codeine among other opioids. In Ireland, methadone and buprenorphine with naloxone are prescribed for opioid dependence and dispensed by community pharmacies, with each person recorded on the HSE’s Central Treatment List.

GPs and addiction services both prescribe, so someone already on a prescription in Dublin can ask how detox would fit around it.

Are there rehabs for women in Dublin?

Rehab for women is widely listed in Dublin: women’s outpatient rehab is listed at most of the city’s rehabs and women’s residential rehab at some. Women’s telehealth also appears at some, and trauma-focused care for women at a few of them.

Men’s outpatient rehab is listed at about half of Dublin’s rehabs and men’s residential rehab at some. Trauma-informed care and support for people living with HIV or hepatitis appear at a few.

Can parents bring children to rehab in Dublin?

Rehab with childcare is listed at a few of the rehabs in Dublin, which matters for parents who cannot arrange care for children during treatment. Places can be limited, so asking early about the ages of children a rehab can take is sensible.

Teen residential rehab is also listed at a few rehabs in the city. A young person in Dublin aged 16 or over can consent to medical treatment without a parent or guardian, under section 23 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.

How do people in Dublin pay for rehab?

Paying for rehab in Dublin usually means one of three routes: the HSE’s public services, health insurance, or self-pay. State-funded outpatient rehab is listed at about half of the city’s rehabs, and private insurance is accepted at some, so a single rehab may take more than one.

No official source sets out what a person pays for HSE addiction services, so the local service or helpline is the place to ask. Self-pay is listed at a few rehabs in Dublin.

What does private rehab in Dublin cost?

Private residential rehab in Dublin has an estimated typical range of €8,900 to €23,700 a month, and day treatment €5,300 to €11,200 a month. Outpatient care runs to an estimated €1,100 to €3,600 a month, and the table below sets out the four levels of care listed at rehabs in the city.

How much does Irish health insurance cover?

Health insurance bought in Ireland gives people in Dublin a legal minimum for addiction care: inpatient plans must cover treatment for alcoholism, drug or other substance abuse for up to 91 inpatient days in any continuous five-year period, under the Health Insurance Act, 1994 (Minimum Benefit) Regulations, 1996.

Private insurance is accepted at some Dublin rehabs and state insurance at about half. Plans can cover more than the minimum, so the policy terms decide what a particular stay costs.

How do I check a rehab in Dublin?

Checking a rehab in Dublin works differently from many countries, because Ireland has no specific license for addiction treatment. The Department of Health has stated that no legislation provides for regulating or inspecting residential rehab centers and that it has no jurisdiction over private providers, so questions to the rehab itself carry the weight.

Useful questions include whether the HSE funds the service, since funded services must meet minimum standards in their service level agreements, and who supervises medical care during detox.

Do Dublin rehabs accept court referrals?

Court referrals are accepted at a few rehabs in Dublin. Irish mental health law does not allow involuntary admission for addiction alone, since section 8(2) of the Mental Health Act 2001 rules out detention only because a person is addicted to drugs or intoxicants.

Treatment records in Dublin are covered by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Ireland’s Data Protection Act 2018, the same rules that govern any health record held in Ireland.

What is it like to travel to Dublin for rehab?

Most people reach rehab in Dublin through Dublin Airport (DUB), which has international flights and lies 6.6 miles from the city center in a straight line. Ireland is outside the Schengen area, so visitors can stay for less than 90 days, and a separate visa covers private medical treatment.

Visitors who need a visa can apply for a Short Stay Medical Treatment Visa for up to 90 days of private treatment, with proof of funds, insurance and a referral letter from home. Rehab is also listed in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, and on the mainland in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Sweden.

What is the setting around Dublin like?

Dublin sits between the sea and the mountains: Sandymount Strand is 2.0 miles from the city center and Sutton Strand 6.6 miles, while Kilmashogue Mountain rises 5.8 miles away and Three Rock Mountain 6.0 miles. Lough Bray Lower, a lake, lies 10.5 miles out.

Distances are measured in a straight line from central Dublin, and at least 25 hospitals lie within 10 miles of it. Rehab near mountains and rehab near beaches are listed elsewhere too.

Who can I call about drugs or alcohol in Dublin?

The HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline serves Dublin and the rest of Ireland on freephone 1800 459 459, offering free and confidential information, support and referral from Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm. The same team answers email at helpline@hse.ie for anyone who would rather write than call.

Visitors bringing prescribed medication from outside Schengen can carry up to three months’ supply in original packaging with a prescription or doctor’s letter, and Ireland’s medicines regulator answers questions at enforcementcontrol@hpra.ie.

For rehab in other countries, see the Europe page.