North Aberdeenshire Recovery Service (Banff)
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| Service Details | Service Information |
|---|---|
| Service name | North Aberdeenshire Recovery Service (Banff) |
| Address |
Unit 8A, 83 North Castle Street |
| Town | Banff |
| Postcode | AB45 1JJ |
| Telephone number | 01261 818771 |
| Health board area | Grampian |
| Local authority area | Aberdeenshire |
| Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area | Aberdeenshire |
| Catchment Area | North Aberdeenshire |
| Type of service | Voluntary |
| Nature of service | Community Based |
| Referrals | Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court, Other |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Police & Prison |
| Client access | 16-18, 18+, 21+, Non-gender specific, Couples, Women with children, Couples with children, Men with children |
| Service Access | |
| Opening days and times |
Monday:
Outreach Clinic
Tuesday: Outreach Clinic Wednesday: Outreach Clinic Thursday: 10.00am - 4.00pm Friday: 10.00am - 4.00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Service access | By Appointment, Home Visits |
| 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 |
| Advice and information | Yes |
| Counselling | Yes |
| Counselling options | One-to-One, Motivational Interview, Cognitive Behavour Therapy, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Solution focused therapy. |
| Detoxification as part of the service | Yes |
| Detoxification options | Home Based Detox |
| Mental health service | |
| Mental health: does your service provide mental health support and advice? | Yes |
| Mental health support options | As part of the service, By referral to specialist unit |
| Mental health support option types | Depression, Anxiety/Phobic disorder, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Self Harming, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Personality disorder, Other (please specify below) |
| 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, Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Naloxone, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Prescribing only as part of shared care service with Kessock Clinic. |
| Outreach service | |
| Outreach | Yes |
| Outreach options | Outreach Clinics |
| Advertise outreach? | Yes |
| Rehabilitation and other services | |
| Rehabilitation and other services provided | Advocacy, Alternate therapies e.g. acudetox, Drop-in sessions, Drug testing, Education and Training, Groupwork, Sexual Health, Talks/training |
| Criminal justice services | Yes |
| Criminal justice services options | Court reports, Throughcare/transitional care, Prison aftercare, Arrest referral |
| Needle Exchange | |
| Needle exchange | Yes |
| Opening days/times |
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday: 5.00pm - 9.00pm Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 5.00pm - 9.00pm Friday: Closed Saturday: Closed 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, Pre-injection swabs, Condoms, Lubricants |
| Do you provide additional services? | Yes |
| Needle exchange additional services | 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, 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, Demonstration of safer injection practise |
| HIV and hepatitis services | |
| HIV and hepatitis | Yes |
| HIV and hepatitis options | HIV Testing, HIV Counselling, Hep A & Hep B Vaccinations, Hepatitis A Testing, Hepatitis B Testing, Hepatitis C Testing, Hepatitis Counselling, Other (please specify below) |
| HIV and hepatitis other | Referral to blood-borne virus nurse |
| 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 | The IEP service becomes a gateway for referral to the following services: local a&e,care managers, local GP for registration or referral for health issues, family planning clinic, SMART recovery, Shield/supported housing organisation,local authority housing dept, religious rehabilitation centres. The service can also refer to other substance misuse services. |