Aberdeenshire Drug & Alcohol Service
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| Service Details | Service Information |
|---|---|
| Service name | Aberdeenshire Drug & Alcohol Service |
| Address |
Fraserburgh Hospital Lochpots Road |
| Town | Fraserburgh |
| Postcode | AB43 9NF |
| Telephone number | 01346 585160 |
| Fax number | n/a |
| Health board area | Grampian |
| Local authority area | Aberdeenshire |
| Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area | Aberdeenshire |
| Catchment Area | North Aberdeenshire, South and Central Aberdeenshire |
| Type of service | Statutory |
| Nature of service | Community Based |
| Referrals | Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Prison |
| Client access (please select all that apply) | 16-18, 18+ |
| 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 - 4.30pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Service access | By Appointment |
| Out of hours service details | Late night clinic once a month. |
| 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, 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 | Home Based Detox, Outpatient Detox, In-Patient/In-House 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, Joint working with relevant agencies |
| 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, Dual Diagnosis, Prescribing psychotropic medication, Screening |
| Prescribing service | |
| Prescribing | Yes |
| Prescribing options | As part of the service, Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Naloxone, Benzodiazepine, Other (please specify below) |
| If other has been selected, please specify | Disulfiram; Accamprosate. |
| Needle Exchange | |
| Needle exchange | Yes |
| Opening days/times |
Monday:
1.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday: 10.00am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 4.30pm Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 1.30pm - 4.30pm Friday: 1.30pm - 4.30pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed |
| Needle exchange services | Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Foil, Pre-injection swabs, Condoms |
| Do you provide additional services? | Yes |
| Needle exchange additional services | Facility for the return of used equipment |
| Do you provide specific clinic for clients who use Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS)? | No |
| Information services | Yes |
| Information resources available | Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, 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 |
| HIV and hepatitis services | |
| HIV and hepatitis | Yes |
| HIV and hepatitis options | HIV Testing, 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 |