Painkiller Addiction Treatment in Spain: Private, One-to-One Luxury Care
Oasis Premium Recovery is a private, one-to-one residential programme in Southern Spain for adults struggling with prescription painkiller misuse or opioid dependence. We stabilise pain, sleep, and mood while coordinating medical pathways where appropriate. If you are comparing options, start with Rehab Spain, understand our model at One-to-One Therapy in Spain and Why Private Therapy in Spain Works, and see scope at What We Treat and Prescription Medication Misuse. For wider context, visit Luxury Rehab Clinics, Rehab UK vs Spain, and Spain Treatment Centres.
Important safety note
Do not stop prescription opioids abruptly. Sudden cessation can be dangerous. Any reduction or switch must be set by a physician. If you notice slow breathing, blue lips, or cannot wake someone, call emergency services immediately.
What we mean by painkiller addiction
Painkiller addiction often begins as legitimate pain care and drifts into escalating doses or unscheduled use. We see dependence on opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol, and fentanyl, and misuse of adjuncts like pregabalin or gabapentin. The core pattern is relief that fades quickly, rising doses, mounting side effects, and life narrowing around supply and recovery from each dose.
How opioid painkillers change the system
- Tolerance: the same dose relieves less over time, leading to top ups and early refills.
- Opioid induced hyperalgesia: pain sensitivity can increase with high or prolonged dosing.
- Withdrawal: flu like symptoms, cramps, anxiety, and insomnia that drive further use.
- Mixing risks: combining opioids with benzodiazepines, alcohol, or sedatives increases overdose risk.
Who this page is for
- Post injury or post surgical patients who never returned to baseline and now rely on higher or more frequent doses.
- People with chronic pain who use opioids, tramadol, or pregabalin to manage function and sleep but feel out of control.
- Professionals and parents masking stress with analgesics during the day and sedatives at night.
- Co occurring presentations such as anxiety, depression, trauma themes, or general mental health needs.
Assessment: what we measure
- Pain profile: location, intensity, flare triggers, pacing, and current non pharmacological strategies.
- Dose and timing: daily milligrams, breakthrough doses, last dose timing, weekday vs weekend pattern.
- Sleep and physiology: latency, night waking, morning readiness, appetite, bowel function, and hydration.
- Mood and function: anxiety, low mood, irritability, decision fatigue, and role impact at work and home.
- Risk map: mixing with alcohol or sedatives, driving while sedated, previous withdrawal difficulties.
Medical pathways and safety
Where dose changes are indicated, a physician sets the plan, which may include a gradual taper or a supervised switch. We do not prescribe or alter doses. Our role is to coordinate logistics, support you day to day, and match therapeutic pacing to the medical plan.
Why one-to-one care helps with pain and dependence
Pain, sleep, and mood are tightly linked. Group formats can feel exposing and do not allow careful titration of activity, rest, and skills. One-to-one gives privacy, continuity, and the clinical time needed to rebuild function without unsafe dosing.
Our approach
- DBT-informed skills: distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness for pain flares and cravings. See DBT Therapy in Spain.
- Motivational work (MET): resolve ambivalence, align values, and set rules that hold under pressure. See MET Therapy.
- Somatic regulation: TRE, breathwork, gentle mobility, and graded activity to calm the nervous system and improve sleep.
- Pain management without unsafe dosing: pacing plans, flare protocols, heat and movement blocks, sleep architecture, and practical environment changes.
- Environment design: morning and evening routines, caffeine and screen rules, medication safety and storage, and clear boundaries for alcohol and sedatives.
Your weekly clinical dose
- Psychotherapy: 7 to 10 hours one-to-one.
- Skills and planning: 3 to 5 hours focused on relapse prevention and pain pacing systems.
- Somatic regulation: 2 to 4 hours of TRE and body based work.
- Integration time: protected practice and rest so gains consolidate.
Two example pathways
Post surgical opioid escalation with insomnia
- Week 1: physician review if indicated, sleep and nutrition stabilisation, daily psychotherapy, DBT skills, TRE, caffeine boundaries, first relapse map.
- Week 2: graded activity plan, MET values and decision points, environment rules for evenings, aftercare calendar and partner check in.
- Weeks 3 to 4: consolidation, return to work strategies, travel routines, and step down to structured follow ups.
Chronic back pain with tramadol and pregabalin
- Week 1: dose and timing audit, physician plan where required, mobility and pacing blocks, regulation practice, digital and light exposure rules.
- Week 2: flare protocol rehearsal, MET to resolve ambivalence, boundary scripts for work, sleep architecture rebuild, aftercare plan.
- Weeks 3 to 4: graded exposure to known triggers, performance under pressure, and step down.
Relapse prevention and aftercare
You leave with a written flare protocol, a slip drill for cravings, a 90 day pacing and activity calendar, and scheduled follow ups. Ongoing support includes Lifetime Aftercare, Aftercare Support, and Life Skills and Relapse Prevention. We liaise with your prescriber and local therapists with consent.
Programmes
- The Foundation Retreat for assessment and stabilisation.
- The Restorative Path for structured daily work.
- The Regenerative Stay for deeper change and complex co occurrence.
- The Signature Experience for fully bespoke, high touch support.
- Residence overview: The One to One Residence and daily life at Life at Oasis.
Admissions and practicalities
- Confidentiality: discreet admissions, private residence, low exposure.
- Travel: straightforward routes into Málaga and nearby hubs with private ground transfer.
- Work and family: limited remote work considered after stabilisation; partner or family sessions where helpful.
- Documentation: itemised receipts and clinical summaries for your discussions with providers.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a medical detox for opioids
Changes to opioid dosing must be set by a physician. Some clients taper gradually. Others switch under supervision. We coordinate care and match therapeutic pacing to safety.
Will you change my prescription
No. We do not prescribe or adjust doses. All medication decisions are made by a physician. We implement the plan and support you day to day.
What if I still have pain
We do not promise zero pain. The aim is more function with less risk. We build pacing, sleep, and regulation so pain impacts less and dosing stabilises safely.
Can you help with anxiety and depression linked to pain
Yes. We treat anxiety and depression within the plan so mood does not drive unsafe dosing.
How long should I plan for
Many clients begin with a focused two week foundation and extend in two to four week blocks. Length depends on your history, goals, and medical plan.
Is group work required
No. Our model is one to one as standard. Optional partner or family sessions are arranged with your consent.
How to start
- Send a confidential enquiry. Share a concise outline of your situation and goals.
- Book a pre admission assessment. We review history, risks, medications, and practical needs via secure video.
- Receive a tailored plan. We propose programme length, focus areas, and next steps. Physician coordination if indicated.
- Plan travel. We arrange your arrival and private ground transfer.
- First 72 hours. Stabilise sleep, nutrition, and routine while beginning focused work.
- Step down. Continue with structured aftercare and pacing systems at home.
Speak in confidence. If painkillers have taken over more than they help, contact Oasis Premium Recovery for a private, one-to-one plan in Spain.
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