DESCRIPTION
North Edinburgh Drug and Alcohol Centre (NEDAC) offers services for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol. These are: information and advice, counselling, education and training, complementary therapies and a needle exchange service. We operate a duty system during normal office hours. This is for people who need immediate support. We offer limited support in the evening and at the weekend.
NEDAC provides counselling and support for anyone affected by drug/alcohol misuse. This includes friends and family members.
We aim to provide a holistic service that works with the whole person, assessing their needs, encouraging them to regain control over their behaviour and to work towards a more positive lifestyle. Drug/alcohol problems do not occur in isolation and many of our clients have dual diagnosis issues and complex needs requiring the wide range of services we have developed, with onward referral to other specialist services, where appropriate.
Services available include:
- Drop in sessions are available for immediate access to information, crisis intervention, advice and support
- Counselling and support
- CBT is cognitive behavioural therapy
- Needle Exchange
- Therapies, including relaxation and acupuncture
About...
We have provided a specialist substance misuse service in the local community for 32 years and have a proven track record of responding quickly and creatively to changes in the nature and patterns of substance misuse.
NEDAC recognises that one service cannot meet the varied needs of our service users in isolation; therefore put significant effort into identifying and building partnerships with local agencies which included related and complementary services, forming strategic alliances and pathways for individuals into, through and out of treatment to provide a more comprehensive range of solutions.
NEDAC continues to work with some of our existing complex needs clients. Reducing the associated harms of substance use underpins our work which has resulted in NEDAC having an effective and lasting impact. This depth of experience and effectiveness in delivering harm reduction and recovery initiation services in the North West community has informed our future approach. Our funding alows us to continue and expand a service to work with the more complex, hard to engage dual diagnosis client group and will incorporate seminars, training packages, consultancy with a view to accept direct referrals in the future.
Our service is free and confidential and we can meet people in their homes (and elsewhere), also there is an out-of-hours component.
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