Alcohol and drug rehabilitation

If you, a family member or friend need help to access alcohol or drug rehabilitation services, you can request a referral.

Before you start 

The information you give us will help us consider the options available to you and work with you to ensure the right support is in place. 

This could be support provided by us, one of our partner organisations such as our community drug and alcohol service, or by a community, voluntary or faith group. 

We will need to know:

  • personal details, such as your name, date of birth and address
  • support you receive from other people
  • medical conditions or medication
  • GP details

Completing the referral form 

You must have an email address and register for an adult social care account to complete a referral. 

We will send a security authentication code to your email address when you register. 

After you have registered, you can complete and submit the referral form, or save and come back to it. 

We will email you a different security authentication code each time you sign in to your account. The code is valid for 10 minutes and can only be used once. 

Request a referral

What happens next

A social worker will contact you for a phone discussion, followed by an initial appointment.

At your initial appointment, your social worker will talk to you about a range of treatment and post detox options.

These include, but are not limited to:

  • residential rehabilitation 
  • non residential treatment
  • supported housing - abstinent (drug and alcohol free) housing to support you to stay substance free whilst living in the community
  • step-down services from recovery support groups
  • mutual aid support 

Your social worker can also offer you support and advice around universal services such as debt management, tenancy or housing issues or victim support services.

We may need to work together with physical and mental health services, community substance misuse services, criminal justice services (or other services that are applicable to you) to plan your support.

For residential and non-residential rehabilitation services, we will ask you to have a financial assessment to see if you could pay towards the cost of your support.

Further information

You can find more information about alcohol and drugs misuse and treatment in the health section of our website.

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