Drug Rehab Hout Bay

Drug Rehab Hout Bay covers the valley and surrounds. Two things shape treatment here: the valley is reached only over Constantia Nek, Chapman's Peak or Suikerbossie, and it contains a very wide range of circumstances within a small area. For how treatment works, see Drug Rehab Cape Town.

Drug Rehab Hout Bay: Getting In and Out

Every route out of the valley is a pass, and Chapman's Peak closes in bad weather. For outpatient treatment that means building in real travel time and having a fallback if a route is shut. For anyone unwell in withdrawal, it means not planning to drive yourself.

Two Very Different Sets of Options

Within a few kilometres the valley spans households with medical aid and households with none. Both routes are real:

• Private treatment - faster admission, more choice of facility, usually part-funded by a scheme with a shortfall.
• State and NGO services - low or no cost, with waiting lists, reached through a clinic, hospital or social worker. See affordable rehab.

The wrong move in either case is taking a lower level of care than the assessment indicates because of what it costs.

What Presents From the Valley

Methamphetamine and alcohol are the most common, along with cannabis and heroin. Meth in particular tends to need longer than a standard month, and a plan that ends at day 30 with a return into the same street usually does not hold - see meth addiction.

Returning to a Small Community

Hout Bay is small enough that everyone knows everyone, which cuts both ways in recovery. Support is close, but so is the previous social circle. Where the immediate environment is saturated, a step-down outside the valley before returning is worth discussing.

Areas Covered

Frequently Asked Questions