Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
If you wish to discuss how we can help you telephone
( 44) 08454670612 or
( 44) 07593809574 or
email is
Listed on this page are some of the many questions we have been frequently asked over the past ten years
How do I make an appointment?
You can make an appointment simply by telephoning us on ( 44) 08454670612 or ( 44) 07593809574 or email us and we will call you back.
What if I need to cancel a counselling or hypnotherapy session?
If you need to cancel or re arrange a counselling session you need to all your counsellor as soon as possible. I we can re arrange that week we will, if not, and if it is less than 72 hours notice you will still have to pay.
How much does it cost?
Tower Counselling offers a wide range of services at different locations. Telephone or email us and we can discuss the price.
Is it confidential?
All of the services offered at Tower Counselling, including counselling, mediation, addiction treatment and residential rehabilitation are treated in the strictest confidentiality
How do I pay?
If you are a private client you can pay by card, cash, PayPal or Bank Transfer. All fees for counselling, mediation and telephone or on-line counselling are due at the time of your therapy session. Fees for residential rehab treatment are in two parts. A deposit at time of booking and the remainder at point of admission.
If you are funded by Social Services or Medical Insurance invoices are raided to your funding body
What is a Treatment Contract?
When you start any treatment with Tower Counselling such as counselling, addiction counselling, mediation or residential rehabilitation treatment, you will be asked to sign a treatment contract. This contract is to protect you and will stipulate what you can expect from us at Tower Counselling.
What is drug addiction?
The dividing line between drug abuse and drug addiction can be rather fine sometimes, but simply put, drug addiction is the point at which the user has developed a psychological or physiological dependence on a substance and can no longer make the choice whether or not to use.
What if I need to cancel a counselling or hypnotherapy session?
If you need to cancel or re arrange a counselling session you need to all your counsellor as soon as possible. I we can re arrange that week we will, if not, and if it is less than 72 hours notice you will still have to pay.
How much does it cost?
Tower Counselling offers a wide range of services at different locations. Telephone or email us and we can discuss the price.
Is it confidential?
All of the services offered at Tower Counselling, including counselling, mediation, addiction treatment and residential rehabilitation are treated in the strictest confidentiality
How do I pay?
If you are a private client you can pay by card, cash, PayPal or Bank Transfer. All fees for counselling, mediation and telephone or on-line counselling are due at the time of your therapy session. Fees for residential rehab treatment are in two parts. A deposit at time of booking and the remainder at point of admission.
If you are funded by Social Services or Medical Insurance invoices are raided to your funding body
What is a Treatment Contract?
When you start any treatment with Tower Counselling such as counselling, addiction counselling, mediation or residential rehabilitation treatment, you will be asked to sign a treatment contract. This contract is to protect you and will stipulate what you can expect from us at Tower Counselling.
What is drug addiction?
The dividing line between drug abuse and drug addiction can be rather fine sometimes, but simply put, drug addiction is the point at which the user has developed a psychological or physiological dependence on a substance and can no longer make the choice whether or not to use.
What is drug abuse?
Drug abuse is using any drug for something other than its intended purpose, or using it improperly. That can include using too much prescription medication, or using it too often, other than the prescribed way as directed by the doctor. It is using alcohol to the point where you get intoxicated. Drug abuse is a conscious choice.
Not all agree with our answers to these drug addiction questions but most do.
Do all people who use drugs for recreation become addicts?
No. There are many factors that go into addiction, such as genetics, personality and of course the substance itself. Not everybody who drinks is an alcoholic and not everybody who uses heroin for recreation will become an addict. It’s an individual occurrence. People are born with the inclination to abuse and become addicted, but it is not until the substance is introduced to the brain that the cycle begins.
Is drug addiction a disease?
Those people undertaking a 12 step programme believe that it is a disease, where as other approaches such as CBT do not believe this. If you were in 12 step recovery you would believe that drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases of the brain. It also causes moral changes and affects a person's whole being.
Is drug addiction a choice?
Nobody sets out in life to become an addict. The short answer is no. But there is an on-going debate about this and there are strong arguments on both sides of the issue. The insanity of drug addiction and alcoholism is in the self-destructive nature of the disease, as people will use regardless of the consequences. They will ignore reason, medical fact and all forms of warning. Bottom line, people do have to make free will decisions to act in their own best interest.
These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
Is there a cure for drug addiction?
No. Drug addiction and alcoholism are chronic diseases for which there is no cure. However, the disease can be managed and people can live healthy, productive lives with treatment and support.
If I am an addict am I not just hurting myself and not anybody else?
No. Drug addiction and alcoholism are family diseases and the ones who love the addict/alcoholic are all impacted. Friends, co-workers can likewise suffer when someone they care about is causing harm.
Does drug addiction damage the brain?
It can. Prolonged use of drugs and alcohol can cause permanent brain damage. In some cases treatment and recovery can lead to the reversal of negative effects. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
Is the brain damage permanent?
Prolonged use of drugs can cause irreversible damage to the brain, including but not limited to the ability to reason, memory, physical coordination, and a host of physiological maladies. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
How drug addiction happen?
Imagine a cycle of events. When people have a pleasurable experience with a drug, they want to repeat that experience. Over time they build a tolerance to the drug. Over time they can develop a psychological and physiological dependence. Drug addiction is the end result of a sequence of events. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
What drugs are abused the most?
In the United States and the United Kingdom, by far the most abused drug is alcohol, followed closely by nicotine (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, etc.). The most widely abused illegal drug is marijuana.
What are the long-term effects of alcohol on the body?
Alcohol is extremely toxic. Long term it will cause liver, kidney and heart disease, hypertension, respiratory distress, and contribute significantly to the deterioration of the alcoholic’s overall state of health and well being.
What causes an overdose?
As people continue to use a drug they will build up a tolerance to it. For example, regardless of the substance, cocaine, alcohol, whatever, it will take more of that substance to achieve the desired effects. They will use more. It some point, the brain can only take so much, or there is alcohol poisoning, or other side effects come into play such as heart attack, stroke, or respiratory failure.
If a person has built up a tolerance and they quit for a period of time the body will lose the tolerance. If they go back to using at the same level, that might cause overdose. Everybody is different. Some people will overdose on a seemingly small amount of the drug the first time they take it.
These are non-standard drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
What is the best way to pass a drug screening test?
Don’t use the drug.
How do I get from the airport to the Ayruva Clinic in Veliko Tarnovo?
When you phone to arrange you residential rehabilitation treatment we will arrange your transfer. You can either make your own way to us, or we can arrange for a car to collect you.
Not all agree with our answers to these drug addiction questions but most do.
Do all people who use drugs for recreation become addicts?
No. There are many factors that go into addiction, such as genetics, personality and of course the substance itself. Not everybody who drinks is an alcoholic and not everybody who uses heroin for recreation will become an addict. It’s an individual occurrence. People are born with the inclination to abuse and become addicted, but it is not until the substance is introduced to the brain that the cycle begins.
Is drug addiction a disease?
Those people undertaking a 12 step programme believe that it is a disease, where as other approaches such as CBT do not believe this. If you were in 12 step recovery you would believe that drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases of the brain. It also causes moral changes and affects a person's whole being.
Is drug addiction a choice?
Nobody sets out in life to become an addict. The short answer is no. But there is an on-going debate about this and there are strong arguments on both sides of the issue. The insanity of drug addiction and alcoholism is in the self-destructive nature of the disease, as people will use regardless of the consequences. They will ignore reason, medical fact and all forms of warning. Bottom line, people do have to make free will decisions to act in their own best interest.
These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
Is there a cure for drug addiction?
No. Drug addiction and alcoholism are chronic diseases for which there is no cure. However, the disease can be managed and people can live healthy, productive lives with treatment and support.
If I am an addict am I not just hurting myself and not anybody else?
No. Drug addiction and alcoholism are family diseases and the ones who love the addict/alcoholic are all impacted. Friends, co-workers can likewise suffer when someone they care about is causing harm.
Does drug addiction damage the brain?
It can. Prolonged use of drugs and alcohol can cause permanent brain damage. In some cases treatment and recovery can lead to the reversal of negative effects. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
Is the brain damage permanent?
Prolonged use of drugs can cause irreversible damage to the brain, including but not limited to the ability to reason, memory, physical coordination, and a host of physiological maladies. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
How drug addiction happen?
Imagine a cycle of events. When people have a pleasurable experience with a drug, they want to repeat that experience. Over time they build a tolerance to the drug. Over time they can develop a psychological and physiological dependence. Drug addiction is the end result of a sequence of events. These are controversial drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
What drugs are abused the most?
In the United States and the United Kingdom, by far the most abused drug is alcohol, followed closely by nicotine (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, etc.). The most widely abused illegal drug is marijuana.
What are the long-term effects of alcohol on the body?
Alcohol is extremely toxic. Long term it will cause liver, kidney and heart disease, hypertension, respiratory distress, and contribute significantly to the deterioration of the alcoholic’s overall state of health and well being.
What causes an overdose?
As people continue to use a drug they will build up a tolerance to it. For example, regardless of the substance, cocaine, alcohol, whatever, it will take more of that substance to achieve the desired effects. They will use more. It some point, the brain can only take so much, or there is alcohol poisoning, or other side effects come into play such as heart attack, stroke, or respiratory failure.
If a person has built up a tolerance and they quit for a period of time the body will lose the tolerance. If they go back to using at the same level, that might cause overdose. Everybody is different. Some people will overdose on a seemingly small amount of the drug the first time they take it.
These are non-standard drug addiction questions and answers but this represents the opinion of this website.
What is the best way to pass a drug screening test?
Don’t use the drug.
How do I get from the airport to the Ayruva Clinic in Veliko Tarnovo?
When you phone to arrange you residential rehabilitation treatment we will arrange your transfer. You can either make your own way to us, or we can arrange for a car to collect you.
