Guides to private rehab in Switzerland
Our 13 guides answer the questions families and clients ask before choosing a Swiss clinic: what treatment involves, how detox works, what it costs and how privacy is protected.
10 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Cocaine Addiction: How to Recognise It and What Recovery Involves
What cocaine addiction is, the signs to watch for, how it is treated and what recovery looks like step by step.
9 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Benzodiazepine addiction explained: causes, signs and recovery
What benzodiazepine addiction is, how it develops, the warning signs and how tapering and therapy lead to recovery.
10 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Opioid addiction explained: signs, diagnosis, treatment and recovery
What opioid addiction is, how doctors diagnose it, what withdrawal involves and the steps to recovery in Switzerland.
8 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Alcohol addiction: recognising the signs and the steps to recovery
The signs of alcohol addiction, when stopping alone is unsafe, how doctors treat it and what the first year of recovery looks like.
7 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Detox, Rehab or Psychiatric Clinic: Which Care Level Fits?
How to tell whether you need detox, rehab or a psychiatric clinic, and how Swiss clinics combine them.
6 min read · Updated Oct 2026
The first 72 hours at a Swiss rehab clinic: what happens
Admission, assessment, supervised detox, stabilisation and the first treatment plan: the first three days, step by step.
7 min read · Updated Oct 2026
How much does rehab cost in Switzerland?
From insurance-covered listed clinics to one-client residences: published price levels, what drives them and what Swiss insurance pays.
8 min read · Updated Oct 2026
How to choose a rehab clinic in Switzerland
Licensing, psychiatric depth, detox capability, aftercare: the nine questions that separate strong clinics from glossy brochures.
6 min read · Updated Oct 2026
What happens during medical detox?
Timeline, symptoms and safety measures: what the first days of supervised withdrawal in a Swiss clinic look like.
6 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Luxury rehab vs. standard rehab
Staff ratios, privacy and individual design: when a luxury programme is worth the price, and when it is not.
5 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Confidentiality in Swiss rehab clinics
Swiss medical secrecy, data protection law and the practical measures top clinics use to keep your stay private.
6 min read · Updated Oct 2026
Dual diagnosis explained
Why untreated depression, ADHD or trauma is a common reason rehab does not hold, and what integrated care looks like.
7 min read · Updated Oct 2026
How to help a loved one into rehab
How to start the conversation, when to bring in a professional, and what admission looks like.
Key figures behind the guides
- Relapse rates for substance use disorders are estimated at 40 to 60 percent, compared with 50 to 70 percent for hypertension and asthma (NIDA, 2020).
- Most people with addiction need at least 3 months of treatment to reduce or stop drug use significantly (NIDA, 2018).
- In Switzerland, 7.8% of residents had been treated for mental health problems in the previous 12 months in 2022, up from 4.1% in 1997 (Obsan, 2022).
“Relapse is common and similar across these illnesses.”
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