The centre is outside Kyiv — in Boryspil district, the village of Petropavlivske, Budivelna Street. That is about an hour's drive from the centre of the capital.
This is not a question of rent. Rehabilitation works when distance opens up between a person and their usual surroundings: the same courtyards, the same company, the same shop round the corner and the same numbers in the phone. In a city all of those triggers are ten minutes' walk away.
The centre's rules limit contact with the outside world precisely because, in the first stage, nothing is holding sobriety in place yet. Outside the city those rules are kept naturally; in a city flat they are not.
The second reason is simpler: quiet, air, space and routine. After years of substance use the body recovers faster where there is somewhere to walk out to and nobody is in a hurry.
Kyiv region, Boryspil district, village of Petropavlivske, Budivelna Street. The drive from Kyiv takes about an hour, heading in the Boryspil direction.
We would not advise planning the journey blind. Ring before you set off: we will talk you through the route, tell you what condition a person can travel in and when medical help is needed first, and agree a time for your arrival.
The phones are answered around the clock: +38 (063) 632-71-17 and +38 (098) 768-08-08.
It is not only people from Kyiv who come to the centre. For a family in another region one thing matters: we also run family support remotely, by phone or video call, so the whole family does not need to keep travelling here.
It is the person with the addiction who has to come. The family joins in from wherever they live, and the support is no worse for it.
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Good afternoon, this comment is for parents and relatives who are experiencing family problems! My daughter went through rehabilitation at this center, and she's finally sober and happy. I was desperate and didn't know where to turn. Miraculously, I found out about this place. My daughter went there herself and completed the full course of rehabilitation. The center is open and there's no moral pressure. They treat us with love and care, and they've really helped me and many other parents understand their children better! I'm eternally grateful to you, you've changed our lives and done what others couldn't do!!!
I want to express my deepest gratitude: my friend has already been clean for a year. With the help of this Rehabilitation Center, he began to recover and is now getting his life back on track. Using the knowledge and skills he gained at the Istok Center, he is trying to resolve his current problems and worries and is even helping others do the same! Thank you for opening his eyes and giving him a choice about the life he wants to live. Thank you for that!
A very good center!!! Thanks to the staff and the director of the rehab center, I have completely changed my life after twenty years of severe drug use. My family and I are so grateful that there are people like you who can show us the right path and, most importantly, support us when we think we're lost. I recommend it to everyone!!! All you need is a sincere desire, and the rehab center staff will help you with the rest.
The consultation is free and anonymous. It is usually the family who call first rather than the person with the addiction — that is normal, and most recovery stories begin exactly there.
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