Alcohol & Drugs Action
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| Service Details | Service Information |
|---|---|
| Service name | Alcohol & Drugs Action |
| Address |
7 Hadden Street |
| Town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB11 6NU |
| Telephone number | 01224 577120 |
| Fax number | N/A |
| Website | www.alcoholanddrugsaction.org.uk |
| Health board area | Grampian |
| Local authority area | Aberdeen City |
| Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area | Aberdeen City |
| Catchment Area | Abderdeen City, Aberdeenshire |
| Type of service | Voluntary |
| Nature of service | Community Based |
| Referrals | Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court |
| Client access (please select all that apply) | Under 16s, 16-18, 18+, 21+, Men only, Women only, Non-gender specific, Couples, Women with children, Couples with children, Men with children |
| Service Access | |
| Opening days and times |
Monday:
9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Wednesday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Thursday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturday: 1.00pm - 5.00pm Sunday: 1.00pm - 5.00pm |
| Service access | By Appointment, No Appointment Required, Home Visits |
| Out of hours service details | Saturday and Sunday (1pm - 5pm) |
| Telephone helpline | 01224 594700 |
| 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 |
| Detoxification as part of the service | Yes |
| Detoxification options | Outpatient Detox, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Information, advice and support for detox. |
| Family services | |
| Family services | Yes |
| Family services options | Parent/child support, Carer support groups, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Family Support group twice a month 7pm - 9pm based in Hadden Street. |
| Mental health service | |
| Mental health: does your service provide mental health support and advice? | Yes |
| Mental health support options | As part of the service |
| Mental health support option types | Depression, Anxiety/Phobic disorder, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Self Harming, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Personality disorder |
| Mental health interventions | Yes |
| Mental health intervention options | Assessment tool to identify mental health problems for drug users, Suicide risk assessment/prevention, Brief Interventions, Crisis Resolution, Dual Diagnosis |
| Prescribing service | |
| Prescribing | Yes |
| Prescribing options | By referral, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | On-site Prescriber and fast-track 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, Engage Volunteers, Engage peer volunteers, Groupwork, Sexual Health, Structured day programme, Talks/training, Stalls at exhibitions/seminars |
| Needle Exchange | |
| Needle exchange | Yes |
| Opening days/times |
Monday:
10.30am - 1.00pm / 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 10.30am - 1.00pm / 2.00pm - 5.00pm Wednesday: 10.30am - 1.00pm / 2.00pm - 5.00pm Thursday: 10.30am - 1.00pm / 2.00pm - 5.00pm Friday: 10.30am - 1.00pm / 2.00pm - 5.00pm Saturday: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Sunday: 2.00pm - 5.00pm |
| 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 | HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, IPEDS, Demonstration of paraphenalia use |
| HIV and hepatitis services | |
| HIV and hepatitis | Yes |
| HIV and hepatitis options | HIV Testing, HIV Counselling, Hep A & Hep B Vaccinations, Hepatitis B Testing, Hepatitis C Testing, Hepatitis Counselling, Specialist Worker, Dry blood spot testing |
| Naloxone services | |
| Naxalone training | Yes |
| Training provision | Naloxone Training |
| Naloxone supply | Facility for the return of used Naloxone kits |
| Further information | Incite is a specialist service providing advice, information and support to service users and professionals locally on psycho-stimulant drugs including Cocaine, Amphetamines and research chemicals. CASA is a specialist service in Aberdeenshire dedicated to helping people address and recover from alcohol problems. Compass is a service in Aberdeenshire which provides child focussed support to children and young people adversely affected by parental alcohol and other drug use. Drugs Action also has a service called ’Quay Services’ which they provide to women involved in the sex industry. You can view the website, which has information on our services and additional information in relation to sex work legislation, sexual health and safer working at: http://www.quayservices.co.uk |