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South Gloucestershire Drug & Alcohol Service

Checked: 23-08-2021 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 23-04-2022

Overview

Please see the Opiate Dependence page on Remedy for general advice and information about OST across BNSSG.

The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) has been developed by the World Health Organization as a simple screening tool to pick up the early signs of hazardous and harmful drinking and identify possible alcohol dependence.

Downloadable version for patient self assessment here.

DHI

Developing Health and Independence is a local charity that was set up in 1999 to help people out of the cycle of homelessness, social isolation and drug or alcohol abuse. Refer to the Developing Health and Independence website for further information on the South Glos Drug & Alcohol Service.

Support available includes:

Psycho-educational structured groups
1:1 support planning and key worker support- mostly time limited to 6 sessions
Opiate substitute therapy through shared care model with GPs and pharmacies
Mutual aid groups and peer support
Naloxone (overdose prevention) training and provision
Preparation for detox
Access to rehab via referral
Relapse prevention and maintain recovery support
Dry blood spot BBV testing
Harm reduction advice and needle exchange
Referrals to external agencies EG Housing, counselling services

COVID-19

Developing Health and Independence (DHI) services remain open to all residents, with support for any adults who need help or advice around their use of drugs and/or alcohol. Support is available either over the phone or digitally. Self-referrals, as well as those from a professional, are welcome. People will be contacted by phone within 15 working days of their referral and often much sooner. The triage team will complete an assessment over the phone and ensure that access to the right support is put in place as soon as possible.

Contact details are:
Tel: 01454 86 8750, Freephone: 0800 073 3011, Email: spoc.southglos@dhi-services.org.uk (standard email) or spoc.southglos@dhi.cjsm.net (secure email)

Anyone accessing services can use Breaking Free Online which offers support digitally such as alternative coping strategies. It can be accessed at any time of the day. The access code for South Gloucestershire residents is southglos11. If people need help with Breaking Free Online, they can call the triage team on the number above.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings can be accessed online here or SMART recovery online meetings can be accessed here.

Children (aged 17 and under) - see Children and Young People section of Remedy

Referral

Patients can self-refer using the number on the website (0800 073 3011)

Alternatively, send the referral form to spoc.southglos@dhi.cjsm.ne t (secure email)

Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and agreement of these guidelines, including any content uploaded, referred to or linked to from the system. However, BNSSG ICB cannot guarantee this. This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, in accordance with the mental capacity act, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Practitioners are required to perform their duties in accordance with the law and their regulators and nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

Information provided through Remedy is continually updated so please be aware any printed copies may quickly become out of date.