Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service (Inverclyde)

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Service Details Service Information
Service name Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service (Inverclyde)
Address Wellpark Centre
30 Regent Street
Town Greenock
Postcode PA15 4PB
Telephone number 01475 715353
Fax number 01475 729097
Health board area Greater Glasgow And Clyde
Local authority area Inverclyde
Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area Inverclyde
Catchment Area Wemyss Bay, Inverkip, Gourock, Greenock, Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm
Type of service Statutory
Nature of service Community Based
Referrals Any Agency, Self Referral
Client access (please select all that apply) 16-18, 18+, Non-gender specific, Other (please specify below)
If other has been selected, please specify Under 16s may access Harm Reduction Services if required.
Service Access  
Opening days and times Monday: 9.00am - 4.45pm
Tuesday: 9.00am - 4.45pm
Wednesday: 9.00am - 4.45pm
Thursday: 9.00am - 4.45pm
Friday: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Service access By Appointment, No Appointment Required, 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 Motivational Interview
Detoxification as part of the service Yes
Detoxification options In-Patient/In-House Detox, Detox By Referral
Family services  
Family services Yes
Family services options Parent/child support, Carer support groups
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, 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, Suicide risk assessment/prevention, Brief Interventions, Crisis Resolution, Dual Diagnosis, Prescribing psychotropic medication, Screening
Prescribing service  
Prescribing Yes
Prescribing options As part of the service, By referral, Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naloxone
Outreach service  
Outreach Yes
Outreach options Outreach Clinics
Advertise outreach? Yes
Rehabilitation and other services  
Rehabilitation and other services provided Access to supported accomodation, Alternate therapies e.g. acudetox, Drug testing, Education and Training, Education and training (by referral), Groupwork, Sexual Health, Talks/training, Stalls at exhibitions/seminars, Other (please specify below)
If other has been selected, please specify Access to supported accommodation where available and by referral.
Criminal justice services Yes
Criminal justice services options Court reports, Expert witness (for own clients), Throughcare/transitional care, Prison aftercare, Condition of a deferred sentence, Condition of a probation order, Other (please specify below)
If other has been selected, please specify Referrals to POP (Persistent Offenders Partnership)
Needle Exchange  
Needle exchange Yes
Opening days/times Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday: 1.00pm - 3.00pm (Wellpark Centre) - 1.00pm - 4.30pm (Needle Exchange Provision - Port Glasgow Health Centre)
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Needle exchange services Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Pre-injection swabs, Magnetic mats, Condoms, Lubricants, Other (please specify below)
Needle exchange services other Within opening hours there is an on demand service via harm reduction nurse or duty worker.
Do you provide additional services? Yes
Needle exchange additional services Wound clinics, Facility for the return of used equipment, Other (please specify below)
If other, please specify Sexual Health Advice
Do you provide specific clinic for clients who use Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS)? Yes
If yes, please specify IPEDS clinic opening days/times Monday: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Tuesday: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday: 1.30pm - 3.30pm Port Glasgow Health Centre
Thursday: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Information services Yes
Information resources available HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, IPEDS, Other (please specify below)
Face to face advice services Yes
Face to face advice topics HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, IPEDS, Demonstration of paraphenalia use
Face to face options other Sexual Health Advice, BBV testing, Information and referrals for treatment.
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, Specialist Worker, 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 Integrated Drug Service is a working partnership between NHS and Social Work Services and are part of the Inverclyde CHCP.