ARROWS

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Service Details Service Information
Service name ARROWS
Address 23 High Street
Town Elgin
Postcode IV30 1EE
Telephone number 01343 610500
Fax number N/A
Organisation email arrows@quarriers.org.uk
Website www.quarriers.org.uk/service/drug-and-alcohol-recovery/arrows-service/
Disabled access Yes
Health board area Grampian
Local authority area Moray
Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area Moray
Catchment Area Elgin, Moray
Type of service Voluntary
Nature of service Community Based
Referrals Any Agency
Client access (please select all that apply) Under 16s, 18+, Non-gender specific, Women with children, Couples with children, Men with children
Service Access  
Opening days and times Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Service access By Appointment, No Appointment Required, Home Visits, Out of Hours Service
Out of hours service details Online & Helpline
Telephone helpline 07812228547
Substances treated/targeted  
Substances treated/targeted? Yes
Selected substances treated/targeted Heroin, Dihydrocodeine or other Opiates/Opioids, Cocaine, Amphetamine or other Stimulants, Cannabis or Synthetic Cannabinoids, Diazepam (Valium) or other Benzodiazpeines, MDMA/Ecstasy or other Empathogens, Ketamine, Methoxetamine or other Dissociatives, LSD and other Psychedelics, Solvents/volatile substances, Prescription medication, Over the counter medication, Alcohol
Advice and information Yes
Counselling Yes
Counselling options One-to-One, Motivational Interview, Cognitive Behavour Therapy
Detoxification as part of the service Yes
Detoxification options Detox By Referral
Family services  
Family services Yes
Family services options Parent/child support, Childcare provision provided, Childcare provision referral, Carer support groups, Respite for carers - by referral
Mental health service  
Mental health: does your service provide mental health support and advice? Yes
Mental health support options As part of the service, Joint working with relevant agencies, By referral to specialist unit
Mental health support option types Depression, Anxiety/Phobic disorder, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Self Harming, Eating Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Personality disorder
Mental health interventions Yes
Mental health intervention options Assessment tool to identify mental health problems for drug users, Brief Interventions, Crisis Resolution, Screening
Prescribing service  
Prescribing Yes
Prescribing options By referral
Outreach service  
Outreach Yes
Outreach options Outreach Clinics, Streetwork
Advertise outreach? Yes
Rehabilitation and other services  
Rehabilitation and other services provided Access to supported accomodation, Advocacy, Alternate therapies e.g. acudetox, Drop-in sessions, Education and Training, Education and training (by referral), Engage Volunteers, Engage peer volunteers, Groupwork, Sexual Health, Structured day programme, Talks/training, Stalls at exhibitions/seminars
Criminal justice services Yes
Criminal justice services options Prison aftercare, Condition of a deferred sentence, Condition of a probation order, Condition of a DTTO
Needle Exchange  
Needle exchange Yes
Opening days/times Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Needle exchange services Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs kits, Foil, Pre-injection swabs, Sterilising tablets, Condoms, Lubricants
Do you provide additional services? Yes
Needle exchange additional services Mobile Exchange, Facility for the return of used equipment, Distribution to friends, family and carers
Do you provide specific clinic for clients who use Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS)? No
Information services Yes
Information resources available HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, IPEDS
Face to face advice services Yes
Face to face advice topics Safer Injecting, Demonstration of paraphenalia use, Demonstration of safer injection practise
HIV and hepatitis services  
HIV and hepatitis Yes
HIV and hepatitis options HIV Testing, Hepatitis A Testing, Hepatitis B Testing, Hepatitis C Testing, Dry blood spot testing
Naloxone services  
Naxalone training Yes
Training provision Overdose Training, Naloxone Training
Naloxone supply First supply of Naloxone kits, Re-supply Naloxone kits following use, Facility for the return of used Naloxone kits
Further information Direct access service for Moray.