North Tipperary Drug & Alcohol Addiction Service (HSE Mid West)

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Kenyon Street
Nenagh
Co. Tipperary
Ireland

HSE Mid-West North Tipperary Drug & Alcohol Addiction service is a community based drug and alcohol service for young people and adults affected by substance misuse. The service provides free confidential drug, alcohol and gambling treatment services.

Services provided include:

  • Drop-In/Walk-In screening once a week for people with concerns about their drug and/or alcohol use.
  • Counselling
  • Group work
  • Outreach
  • Key working
  • Care Planning
  • Harm reduction
  • Needle Exchange
  • Detoxification support
  • Supported referral to other services

There are 3 HSE Education Officers in the HSE Substance Misuse services who deliver Awareness raising programmes that link with schools, young people and their parents.

Target groups:

  • young people, aged 14 – 25 years in relation to drug or alcohol use
  • Adults aged 25 years and upwards in relation to drug use
  • Anyone trying to cope with impact of someone else’s drug or alcohol use
     

Referral: Self-referral; referral by GP or other agencies conditional on consent of the individual referred.

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