Suitable for:

Residents of Redbridge aged 18 and over. The drug service is for people who are opiate dependent and the alcohol service is for chronic or physically dependent drinkers

Offer:

Drug and alcohol services include:

• advice and information
• assessment
• 1:1 key working and care planning
• a range of psycho-social interventions
• blood tests for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
• referral to inpatient detox
• community care assessments (for funding for residential rehabilitation)
• aftercare planning
• onward referral and access to a range of complementary services
• support to families and carers

Drug services include:

• group work
• substitute prescribing
• GP Shared Care Scheme

Alcohol services include:

• liver function testing
• community detox
• relapse prevention prescribing