Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service

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Service Details Service Information
Service name Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service
Address Back Sneddon Street Centre
20 Back Sneddon Street
Town Paisley
Postcode PA3 2DJ
Telephone number 0300 300 1199
Fax number N/A
Website https://www.renfrewshire.hscp.scot/RADRS
Health board area Greater Glasgow And Clyde
Local authority area Renfrewshire
Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) area Renfrewshire
Catchment Area Renfrewshire (PA1-PA12)
Type of service Statutory
Nature of service Community Based
Referrals Any Agency, Self Referral, GP, Health Professional, Social Work, Court
Client access (please select all that apply) 18+, Non-gender specific, Women with children, Couples with children, Men with children
Service Access  
Opening days and times Monday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Tuesday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Wednesday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Thursday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Friday: 8.45am - 3.55pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Service access By Appointment, No Appointment Required, Home Visits, Contact Address Required
Out of hours service details Harm Reduction Response Team (HaRRT) is available out of hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 8pm and Sunday between 12 noon and 8pm
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, Outpatient Detox, In-Patient/In-House Detox, Detox By Referral
Family services  
Family services Yes
Family services options 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, Self Harming, 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
Prescribing service  
Prescribing Yes
Prescribing options As part of the service, By referral, Methadone, Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Naloxone
Outreach service  
Outreach Yes
Outreach options Outreach Clinics, Streetwork
Advertise outreach? Yes
Rehabilitation and other services  
Rehabilitation and other services provided Advocacy, Alternate therapies e.g. acudetox, Groupwork, Sexual Health
Criminal justice services Yes
Criminal justice services options Court reports
Needle Exchange  
Needle exchange Yes
Opening days/times Monday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Tuesday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Wednesday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Thursday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Friday: 8.45am - 3.55pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Needle exchange services Citric acid, Water for injecting, Sterile spoons, Filters, Needles/syringes packs, Needles/syringe selection system, Specific Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs kits, Pre-injection swabs, Magnetic mats, Condoms, Lubricants
Do you provide additional services? Yes
Needle exchange additional services Wound clinics, Mobile Exchange, 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 HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Safer Injecting, Wound Care, IPEDS, Other (please specify below)
Information services other Sexual Health and Family Planning
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
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 Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service is jointly managed by Renfrewshire Council and NHS.