Argyll & Bute Addiction Team (Mid Argyll)

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Service Details Service Information
Service name Argyll & Bute Addiction Team (Mid Argyll)
Address Argyll & Bute Hospital
Blarbuie Road
Town Lochgilphead
Postcode PA31 8LD
Telephone number 01546 605602
Organisation email N/A
Health board area Highland
Local authority area Argyll And Bute
Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area Argyll And Bute
Catchment Area Mid Argyll, from Inverary south to Tarbert and west to Ardfern.
Type of service Statutory
Nature of service Community Based
Referrals Any Agency, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court
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 - 5.00pm
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, Alcohol
Advice and information Yes
Counselling Yes
Counselling options One-to-One, Motivational Interview, Cognitive Behavour Therapy
Detoxification as part of the service Yes
Detoxification options Home Based Detox, In-Patient/In-House Detox
Family services  
Family services Yes
Family services options Parent/child support
If other has been selected, please specify None
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, By referral to specialist unit
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
Prescribing service  
Prescribing Yes
Prescribing options As part of the service, Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Other (please specify below)
If other has been selected, please specify Buvidal, Disulfiram, Chlordiazepoxide Detox
Rehabilitation and other services  
Rehabilitation and other services provided Aftercare, Drug testing, Education and Training, Sexual Health
Criminal justice services Yes
Criminal justice services options Court reports, Throughcare/transitional care, Prison aftercare, Other (please specify below)
If other has been selected, please specify Condition of Community Payback Order.
Residential support Yes
Residential support options In-patient/In-house detox
Needle Exchange  
Needle exchange Yes
Opening days/times Monday: 9am - 5pm (No fixed clinic, contact by arrangement)
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm (No fixed clinic, contact by arrangement)
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm (No fixed clinic, contact by arrangement)
Thursday: 9am - 5pm (No fixed clinic, contact by arrangement)
Friday: 9am - 5pm (No fixed clinic, contact by arrangement)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Needle exchange services Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Foil, Pre-injection swabs, Condoms, Lubricants
Do you provide additional services? Yes
Needle exchange additional services Mobile Exchange, 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
Face to face advice services Yes
Face to face advice topics HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting
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