Thru Care

Description: AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Criteria: The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking alcohol.

Description: The service provides a needle exchange service (including Saturdays), auricular acupuncture, outreach services in various locations, relapse prevention work, women only groups and support, advice and information on issues related to drug use.

Criteria: The adult service is for individuals 18 years and over who have problems or concerns about their own or another's drug use.

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Phone, call in or write.

Opening times:
Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 11.30am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 4.30pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm

Description: The Compass Young People's Service is for young people under 19 who have concerns about their own or another's drug or alcohol use. The service helps young people address problematic substance use, and move towards safer and healthier lifestyles. Support is also available to their parents, carers and the professionals who work with them.

Criteria: Any young person aged 18 and under.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Referrals can be made via self, parents, carers or professional referral.

Phone or write.

Description: Advice and information for people with alcohol problems or anyone concerned about alcohol misuse. Also information provided on sensible drinking and on services that can support people reducing their alcohol intake.

24 hour helpline.

Criteria: People with alcohol problems or anyone concerned about alcohol misuse.

Referral Procedure Phone helpline.

Description: Helpline for anyone concerned about drug or solvent misuse, advice and information for drug users, their families, friends, carers and professionals.

24 hour helpline.

Criteria: Drug users, their families, friends, carers and professionals.
Anyone concerned about drug use.

Referral Procedure Phone or email.

Description: To bridge the gap between homeless people who misuse drugs and treatment services and improve both the treatment and accommodation outcomes of homeless people.

Criteria: People aged between 18 - 65 People who are rough sleepers, living in emergency or other hostel accommodation, and those who can be considered No fixed Abode (NFA/Sofa Surfing)

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals.

Description: The out-patient community base offers a comprehensive treatment service for clients who have drug related problems. The clinic offers a wide range of tratment options providing individualised based care and will allocate a key worker to work toward mutually agreed treatment goals. A range of prescribing options are offered, including detoxification, stabilisation and harm minimisation based prescribing. Other interventions include:
Drug Liaison Hospital Service based at NUH
Asian Support Worker
Blood Borne Virus screening and immunisation
Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic
Joint working with GPs and Criminal Justice services
Referral for inpatient treatment Assessment for residential rehabilitation
Joint working with Drugs Liaison Midwife
Drug specific Psychosocial intenvention, eg, Cue Exposure, CBT therapies

Criteria: The service provides for those who are misusuing drugs and/or alcohol to a chronic or problematic extent.

Referral Procedure Self refer or written/faxed referral by GP or treatment services

Opening times:
Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Description: 5 day a week programme for clients in early recovery. Family support if appropriate. Saturday morning support group for clients - family members only. Disabled access. 12 step study group

Criteria: Men and women over 18 years who wish to recover from alcohol abuse. People affected by someone else's alcoholism. No charge for services.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self referral by phone, letter or visit

Opening times:
9.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday
10.00am - 1.00pm Saturday

Description: Offering individual treatment for people with alcohol problems. Fast track assessments offered in partnership with the Hospital Alcohol and Drugs Liaison Team, also facilitating early discharge from general medical wards (often within 24 hours). Ensuring high quality care is transferred directly to the team, to continue detoxification incorporating close monitoring of any existing health problems and relapse prevention. Each service user has a programme of care designed to meet their individual needs, co-ordinated by their key worker. Group therapy, abstinence and controlled drinking programmes run along side other therapy groups, such as anxiety management and complementary therapies.

Criteria: Age 18 and over. History of excessive alcohol misuse with physical/mental health related difficulties. Safe guarding issues, offending behaviour including perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, for those based within the Nottinghamshire area.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Referrals from GP, Hospital, Probation, other statutory and non statutory agencies and self.

Opening times:
Self Referrals: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11am - 3pm
Thursday: 1pm - 3pm

Description: The clinic is an 18 bedded unit providing residential and day care services to help individuals and families recover from the physical and emotional effects of alcohol and drug problems. The clinic is a specialist free-standing addictions facility, specialising in working with NHS and statutory providers. Providing free, confidential advice from drug and alcohol dependants.

Criteria: Anyone over 18 with the primary problem of alcohol and/or drug dependency.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self referrals from GP, hospitals and other agencies.

Description: POW! provides a free, comprehensive, confidential, full-time drop-in and an outreach service to those involved in, at risk of becoming involved in or wishing to exit prostitution and drug misuse. They aim to ensure appropriate services are accessible to the prostitute community and provide information, support, advocacy, referrals to other agencies, basic counselling and advice on all matters relating to: personal safety whilst working as a prostitute, sexual health, reducing or ceasing drug use, social support, family planning, lifestyle changes, prevention and exiting from prostitution.

Criteria: Females/males involved or who may have an involvement in prostitution/drug misuse. Families/friends of those involved in prostitution/drug misuse. Services available to the wider community. POW is a peer education project.

Referral Procedure Self Referral at drop-in, by telephone and agency referral.

Opening times:
Monday 12pm - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 4pm

Description: Regents House aims to develop support for parents, carers, families and friends of drug and alcohol users across Nottingham Health Districts.
Regents House operate a free, confidential helpline 365 days of the year.
There is a specific worker who supports parents of 13 - 19 year olds using or at risk of using drugs/alcohol.

Criteria: Areas covered:
Nottingham City, Broxtowe, Gedling, Rushcliffe.

Referral Procedure Self or Agency Referral.

Phone for further information.

Description: Individual and group based support. Safe environment in which children have space to talk. Information about the effects of drugs and alcohol. Therapeutic services. Advocacy services.

Criteria: Children and young people aged 3 - 18 years affected by past and present parental drug and alcohol use. Also provide support and information for those who work with children and young people e.g. teachers, youth workers, parents, carers and family members.

Minimum age: 3

Referral Procedure Phone for information.

Description: Substance use – needle exchange, safer injecting advice, harm reduction, overdose information, HIV and Hep C testing including hep A + B vaccination, Auricular Acupuncture, one to one support on any aspect of substance use. They also run a service for steroid users.
Sexual health- Pregnancy tests, HIV same day testing, advice on any aspect of sexual health, also run condom distribution.
Gay workers available for support around sexuality and safer sex.

Criteria: Any person wishing to discuss any aspect of sexual health and substance use.

Referral Procedure Drop in
Self referral or agency referral

Opening times:
Mon and Tues 9am to 5pm
Weds 2pm to 7pm
Thur 9.30 to 5 pm
Fri 9.30am to 4.30pm
Closed Sat and Sun
The Health shop is closed each day between 1pm and 2pm for lunch

Description: Free confidential service to engage with adult drug users who feel their drug use is becoming a problem and want to access support and advice. Also provide outreach and needle exchange.

Criteria: For anyone who is 18 and over and wants to access information, support and advice around substance use.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Opening times:
Mon 10am – 5pm
Tue 12pm - 7pm
Weds 10am - 3pm
Thur 10am - 1pm (women only)
Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat 12pm - 3pm