Drug and Alcohol Organisations

Cheshire East Organisations

Central Cheshire Alcohol Services

Contact Details: Suite 8, Breeden House, Edleston Road, Crewe, CW2 7EA, Tel: 01270 580243
Services Offered: Alcohol advice, information and counselling and access to detoxification
Method of referral/ acceptance: Open – referrals accepted from self, relatives or health or other professionals

ARCH Initiatives

Contact Details: Headquarters, 45 Wilson Patten Street, Warrington, WA1 1PG, Tel: 01925 653261
Services Offered: Structured Day Care in Cheshire (in association with Turning Point,
Young Person Service: No
Method of referral/ acceptance: Open. Referrals can be made by self, Community Drug teams, Arrest Referral, Probation (DTTOs)

Addaction

Contact Details: Crewe: 01270 252515, Macclesfield: 01625 443253
Services Offered: Counselling and Structured Day Care
Young Person Service: No
Method of referral/acceptance: Open. Referrals can be made by self, Community Drug teams, Arrest Referral, Probation (DTTOs)

East Cheshire Drug Service

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Details: The Barnabas Centre, Bridge House, 15 Brook Street, Macclesfield. SK11 7AA
Tel: 01625 422100; Fax: 01625 669204
Services Offered: Advice and information, Specialist Drug Treatment Services including day, evening, satellite and GP shared care clinics. Harm Reduction Service with needle exchange, blood borne virus testing, immunisation and drop-in. Community detoxification programs, Drug Free clinic and support, assessment and referral for residential detoxification and rehabilitation programs.
Young Person Service: Yes

East Cheshire Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Service

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Details: 07799 797949 for advice
Operated separately for young people aged 13 years to 18 years who use alcohol and/or drugs regularly.
Method of Referral/Acceptance for both services: Open referral to anyone residing in and under the care of a GP within the Cheshire East area.

East Cheshire Alcohol Service

Contact Details: Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, 2nd Floor George Street House, George Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. SK11 6HS. Tel: 01625 443203.

Services offered: Community Alcohol Team. Assessment and brief interventions. Structured treatment programmes. Relapse prevention. Client focussed education and support groups. Relative support. Telephone advice. Self referrals accepted, and referrals also via GP/other agencies with the agreement of the patient. Services operated throughout Cheshire East localities and at some GP Practices.

Central Cheshire Drug Service

Contact Details: Catherine House, Eaton Street, Crewe CW2 7EG, Tel: 01270 216118
Services Offered: Drop-in service at Winsford and Northwich site, GP liaison, methadone prescribing, specialist prescribing clinic, needle and syringe exchange, counselling, HIV/pregnancy testing, holistic health care advice, alternative therapies, women’s clinic, Drug Treatment and Testing Orders.
Young Persons Service: Yes.
Method of referral/ acceptance: Open

Specific Young People’s Substance Misuse Services:

Drug Intervention Service Cheshire (DISC)

Contact Details:
Macclesfield Locality: Vashti Marriott 0790 005 2873
Congleton Locality: Martin McLean 0788 411 5131
Crewe/Nantwich Locality: Charlie (Sharlene) Lynch 0790 989 5351

Services Offered: Information, one to one support and advice are available through DISC Young People workers
Method of referral/acceptance: Self

Connexions

Contact Details: Macclesfield: 01625 616589, Congleton: 01260 276116, Crewe: 01270 251002
Services Offered: Connexions Personal Advisors provide information, support and advice about drugs and alcohol.
Method of referral/acceptance: Self

Youth Offending Team

Contact Details: Cheshire East: 01625 660500, Central Cheshire: 01244 615300
Services Offered: Young people in contact with the Cheshire Youth Offending Team can access support and advice from specialist substance misuse workers.
Method of referral/acceptance: Courts and Police

National Contacts:

The following national organisations help those who have a problem related to illegal drugs or volatile substances.

UK National Drugs Helpline: 0800 77 66 00
The National Drugs Helpline is a 24-hour, seven-days a week, free and confidential telephone service that offers advice and information for those who are concerned, or have questions, about drugs. The service is available to anyone.
Re-Solv Helpline (volatile substance misuse): 0808 800 2345
Telephone enquiry service for anyone concerned about solvents or volatile substance abuse problems.
Alcoholics Anonymous provides information for people affected by alcohol related issues.
Rehab Online provides a directory of residential rehabilitation services for adult drug and/or alcohol misusers in England and Wales.
Supporting People aims to enable people with housing related support needs to live independently
Talk to FRANK
For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day
Department of Health - Substance Misuse
Information about preventing, treating and identifying cases of substance misuse, for health professionals, parents and young people.