Organisations

Regain consists of 3 qualified nurses and offers interventions to people experiencing difficulties with alcohol in the Wansbeck area and includes alcohol home detoxification. The service works in partnership with ESCAPE family support and can therefore better offer a range of interventions tailored to the individual based on assessed need. Individuals can self refer or via their GP.

The service is for anyone meeting the following criteria:
• Aged 18 and over
• Live in the Wansbeck area (NE22, NE62, NE63)
• Experiencing difficulties with alcohol
• Have given informed consent & have expressed motivation to change.
Working hours 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

Those affected by other's alcohol use could refer themselves to ESCAPE Family Support 01670 858828 (Ashington) or 01670 544055 (Blyth).
 

South Tyneside’s Drug and Alcohol Service is an integrated drug and alcohol treatment service provided by NHS South of Tyne and Wear.

It provides specialist treatment and care to people who experience problems with alcohol and/or drugs by working closely with other health, public and voluntary services. The Team is made up of individuals from a range of backgrounds, all having different skills and abilities, including qualified nurses, social workers, support workers, project development staff and administrators.

Staff are located across South Tyneside, but will always try to meet service users at locations that are best suited or most accessible to them. These locations include:

• GP surgeries
• Social Service Offices
• Health Centres
• Home visits
• Drug and Alcohol services’ premises across South Tyneside
• Other appropriate venues of service user’s choice

NECA provides a free, specialist and confidential service including 1 to 1 support, complimentary therapies and Brief Interventions to clients who are experiencing problems related to the use of Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling, either their own or those people who have concerns regarding someone else’s substance use (called “Non-User Support”).

Services are available as follows:

South Shields: Cookson House, River Drive, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Tel: 0191 456 9999

North Shields: 66 - 67 Rudyerd Street, North Shields, NE29 6RR
Tel: 0191 2708495

Sunderland: 12 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 1HT
Tel: 0191 567 2678

Washington: Speculation House, Speculation Place, Concord, Washington,   NE37 2AP
Tel: 0191 419 3680

Also:

The OASIS Project which provides accurate, appropriate and factual information which is accessible and meaningful to all, offering advice and information to drug and alcohol users as well as friends, families, the wider community and other professionals.

Counseling is provided by experienced friendly counsellors who have specific experience in helping people deal with alcohol related issues.  A Brief Intervention Service is available via referrals, usually from primary care and other partner agencies.

NECA workers provides assessment, brief intervention, extended brief interventions where appropriate and advice and information. The interventions offered specifically support patients who are in the higher and increasing risk categories of drinking to reduce their levels of consumption.

This service can be accessed at:

203 High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AS
Tel: 0800 328 6728

Back on Track offer support and advice, including peer support, for those wishing to reduce or abstain from alcohol use. The group places a large emphasis on peer support and the development of social inclusion; it offers a variety of activities which range from breakfast mornings to structured activities such as beach walks and visits to places of interest. The group will also support those who wish to enter into more structured forms of peer support and therapeutic interventions such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Gateshead Alcohol and Drug Service provides specialist treatment and care to people who experience problems with alcohol and/or drugs, by working closely with other health, public and voluntary services.

The Community Alcohol Service is based centrally at Belmont in Durham and provides services in local areas across County Durham. NHS County Durham is our lead provider, with staff from a range of partner organisations fully integrated in delivery teams. These include staff from:
• NECA (North East Counselling on Addictions)
• DISC (Developing Initiatives Supporting Communities)
• Probation
• Social Care & Health (Durham County Council)

Our team of dedicated specialist clinical and non-clinical staff are here to help people maintain a reduction of alcohol misuse or abstinence and offer:
• Help, advice and information around alcohol misuse
• Assessments
• Home detoxification
• Assessment for residential rehabilitation
• Relapse prevention
• Counselling services – for both individuals and couples
• Aftercare and support
• Support into employment
• Specialist day care facilities for older drinkers
• Group work
• Referral for Carers assessment
• Outreach Services
• Accredited volunteering courses for service users
Our Early Intervention Team offer support to those accessing treatment that have dependent children.

Our service is delivered within a variety of settings within each locality ensuring that services are accessible to our client group.

Health & Wellbeing
We offer a holistic service focusing on treatment, aftercare and support for those individuals aged 18 years or over who have a problematic alcohol use.
 

Opening hours
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm

Areas Served
The Community Alcohol Service provides services in local areas across County Durham:
Derwentside
Durham and Chester-le-Street
Durham Dales
Easington
Sedgefield
Access for people with disabilities
The service is community based and therefore accessible to all.

Referral: Parents, carers and friends of problem alcohol users can self refer or be referred by local alcohol agencies.

Service: Families and Carers living with or are affected by someone else’s substance misuse problem. Provision of outreach community based support including: information & advice, assessment & support planning, 1-1 and group intervention, training, respite / short breaks emotional / practical support, involvement opportunities.
 

Referral: Carers, friends and family of people affected by a craving for drugs and alcohol can self refer into the service.

Service: DAMH offers help and advice to carers and friends who need support themselves in looking after a person tackling a craving for drugs and alcohol. It is a confidential helping agency that offers advice on how to cope, and through our network of support agencies we can offer expert advice from basic alcohol awareness to financial or housing advice.

Referral: Direct referral from young people via telephone/fax can be made. Direct referral/enquiries from professionals working with young people. Enquiries from Family, Parents, Carers.

Eligibility Criteria: Young people under 18 who are experiencing difficulties associated with the use of drugs and alcohol.

Service: N2L is a service for young people who live in North Tyneside who have concerns or are experiencing difficulties associated with the use of substances (drugs, alcohol and solvents). We can provide information, advice and support. N2L workers are friendly, knowledgeable, competent and have extensive experience of working with young people.

Offer community detoxification, other pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for clients scoring 20 or more on AUDIT and assessed as physically dependant, dual diagnosis, pregnant or complex needs.