Our aim is to reduce the harm associated with problematic alcohol and other drug use on individuals, their families and the communities of northern Sydney.

Contact: 1300 889 788 or [email protected]

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​The Henley Unit provides a contained environment for consumers with co-existing mental health issues and established patterns of harmful or dependent drug use providing a first stage of a specific drug and alcohol treatment program.

Contact: 02 9887 5550

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Our aim is to reduce the harm associated with problematic alcohol and other drug use on individuals, their families and the communities of Northern Sydney.

Contact: 1300 889 788 or [email protected]

Opioid Treatment Program phone: 9388 5111

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Our aim is to reduce the harm associated with problematic alcohol and other drug use on individuals, their families and the communities of Northern Sydney.

Contact: 1300 889 788 or [email protected]

Find more information about this servicehere.

​Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Service (IDAS) provides inpatient withdrawal management (detoxification) and Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment (IDAT).

Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Service is an 11 bed, 7 day / 24 hour inpatient unit. The unit provides medically supervised withdrawal management from alcohol and drugs along with an educational/therapeutic program which includes groups and case management. Provision of comprehensive medical and psychiatric assessment as well as aftercare planning is also a core component of the program.

Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment program provides short term care, with an involuntary supervised withdrawal component. The service aims to protect the health and safety of people with severe substance dependence who have experienced, or are at risk of, serious harm and whose decision making capacity is considered to be compromised due to their substance use.

The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 (the Act) provides the legislative basis for the program. The act provides for the health and safety of persons with severe substance dependence through involuntary detention, care, treatment and stabilisation.

Contact: 1300 889 788

Direct to unit: 9463 2533

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​We provide triage, assessment and a range of treatment options including referral to other services.

ACACIA

Alcohol and other drugs consultation, assessment, care & intervention for adolescents is a multidisciplinary service that offers interventions for young people (<18) with problematic substance use. A referral is required to access this service. For information call the drug and alcohol central intake service on 1300 889 788 or [email protected].

Assertive Community Management (ACM)

The Assertive Community M​anagement (ACM) program provides case management and   support for people who have severe substance problems and significant   physical health or social issues (e.g. accommodation and housing, social   isolation, employment).

Counselling

The community D&A counselling services provide assessment, early intervention, ongoing treatment, and prevention of drug and alcohol problems. For information call the drug and alcohol central intake service on 1300 889 788.

Drug court

The drug court program assists drug-dependent adult offenders who are facing a custodial sentences and provides drug treatment services while on parole or probation. For information call 9462 9199 or email [email protected]

MERIT

The MERIT program is designed to engage people with local court matters relating to problematic drug use. The program operates on an opt-in basis and referrals to the service can be from anyone interested in participating. For information call 9462 9199​ or email [email protected]

Opioid Treatment Program

Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP) are available at 2 locations, Royal North Shore Community Health Centre & Brookvale Community Health Centre. The clinics provide support and case management to people with opiate dependence along   with dosing services (methadone and buprenorphine). Call 9462 9177 for St Leonards and 9388 5111 for Brookvale.

Specialist medical clinic

Specialist medical clinic provides assessment, withdrawal management, care planning and referral to other services. GP referral is required. For information call the drug and alcohol central intake service on 1300 889 788.

Specialist nurse led clinic

The nurse-led clinic offers outpatient alcohol interventions, including withdrawal management, to help people cease or reduce their alcohol use in a   safe and supported way. The clinic can include prescription of withdrawal regimes, and pharmacotherapies such as acamprosate, naltrexone and disulfiram. For information call the drug and alcohol central intake service on 1300 889 788.

Substance use in pregnancy and parenting

The substance use in pregnancy and parenting service is dedicated to providing client-centred, trauma informed care to pregnant women and parents of children under the age of 2 who use substances. For information call the drug and alcohol central intake service on 1300 889 788.

​Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Service (IDAS) provides inpatient withdrawal management (detoxification) and Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment (IDAT).

Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Service is an 11 bed, 7 day / 24 hour inpatient unit. The unit provides medically supervised withdrawal management from alcohol and drugs along with an educational/therapeutic program which includes groups and case management. Provision of comprehensive medical and psychiatric assessment as well as aftercare planning is also a core component of the program.

Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment program provides short term care, with an involuntary supervised withdrawal component. The service aims to protect the health and safety of people with severe substance dependence who have experienced, or are at risk of, serious harm and whose decision making capacity is considered to be compromised due to their substance use.

The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 (the Act) provides the legislative basis for the program. The act provides for the health and safety of persons with severe substance dependence through involuntary detention, care, treatment and stabilisation.

Contact: 1300 889 788

Direct to unit: 9463 2533​

Find more information about this servicehere or thisbrochure here.