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Whether you are having issues with alcohol or other drugs, are concerned about someone else’s alcohol or other drug use, or just have general questions about alcohol or other drugs, you can call ADIS any time of the day or week for support, information, counselling and referral to services in NSW.
| | 24 hour support line | 1800 422 599 | Whether you are having issues with alcohol or other drugs, are concerned about someone else’s alcohol or other drug use, or just have general questions about alcohol... | Alcohol Drug Information Service (ADIS) NSW | | | | 29/05/2018 3:40 PM | ROGERS, Peter |
FDS provides telephone support to families in crisis due to drug and alcohol issues. FDS is staffed by volunteers who have firsthand experience of drug dependent family members.
| | 24 hour support line | 1300 368 186 | | Family Drug Support (FDS) | | | | 29/05/2018 3:38 PM | GREEN, Jessica | The Get Healthy Service Alcohol Program is a free telephone-based coaching service designed to support you to make healthy lifestyle changes and reduce your alcohol consumption. The Get Healthy Service offers up to 10 coaching calls to support you to achieve a healthy weight, eat healthier, increase your levels of physical activity and reduce your alcohol consumption by making small simple changes to your lifestyle. If you are, or know someone who is worried about their level of alcohol consumption then the alcohol reduction program is highly recommended. Our health coach will assess the risk of drinking and provide support and motivation needed to help you reach your health goal. The program uses the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), an internationally validated screening tool to screen for alcohol risk. What's included? You will receive 10 free coaching sessions with their own personal health coach and a book containing information about appropriate alcohol intake, an alcohol facts booklet and an alcohol journey book to help keep participants motivated and record their progress. How to Enrol? The NSW Get Healthy Service is available Mon – Fri 8am – 8pm. To enrol simply call 1300 806 258 or register online at www.gethealthynsw.com.au to start your get healthy journey. | | Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm | 1300 806 258 | | Get Healthy Coaching Service | | | | 29/05/2018 3:38 PM | GREEN, Jessica | This is a helpline for people - who are opioid dependent and want to know more about what is available for them or
- are currently on an opioid pharmacotherapy program (treatment using prescribed methadone or buprenorphine) or want to be on a program and have questions about treatment; or
- are having issues with their opioid pharmacotherapy treatment and need information or assistance;
- or want to know more about the system of opiate treatment in NSW;
- or are health professionals seeking information, advice and referral
OTL provides information, referrals, support and a form for pharmacotheraphy concerns.
OTL also maintains a central register of complaints and concerns about opiate treatment and providers and ensures NSW Health hears your issues to help improve opioid pharmacotherapy treatment in NSW.
OTL was established to assist and support opioid treatment in NSW. Listening to individual stories, answering questions, recording problems and treating clients and professionals with dignity and respect is the basis of OTL work.
OTL is a confidential, anonymous service giving voice to those who would like to raise their issues privately or officially. OTL works with both the patient and the treatment provider in order to help clarify and resolve problems, or can act as an intermediary, explaining the reasoning behind certain decisions and how they relate to the Opioid Treatment Guidelines.
OTL is often the first place opiate dependant people contact when trying to access treatment. OTL can provide the contact details of services that are available. The availability of OTL means individuals can be helped through the understanding of the various treatment options.
OTL also provides feedback to other organisations, involved with opioid pharmacotherapy treatment including NSW Health, Justice Health, the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC), NSW Pharmaceutical Services Unit, NSW User's and AIDS Association (NUAA), Opioid Treatment Managers' Group, and the Pharmacy Guild.
OTL can collect information from callers to assist in resolving issues in treatment or accessing treatment.
Frequent calls to OTL include questions around - Types of treatment available
- Where and how to access treatment
- NSW Guidelines around treatment and clients' and providers' rights and responsibilities
- Problems contacting or communciating with treatment providers
- Transferring between areas, states and countries
- Dissatisfaction with treatment
Whatever your question or concern OTL will listen and help wherever possible
| | Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm, NOT AVAILABLE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1800 642 428 | | Opioid Treatment Line OTL (formerly MACS) | | | | 29/05/2018 3:37 PM | GREEN, Jessica | For the cost of a local call (except from mobiles), professional Quitline advisors provide encouragement and support to help you cut down, quit smoking or stay quit. Quitline also offers multilingual services.
Call Quitline and - Request a free quit kit
- Talk to the specially trained telephone advisors
- Take part in the free callback service, where advisors ring back to support you while you are quitting
Advisors can - Give you information and advice about quitting smoking
- Help you assess your level of nicotine dependence
- Provide strategies on preparing to quit and staying quit
- Provide information on products and services to help you quit
- Encourage and support you in your quit attempts
- Assist you to work with lapses or relapse
Ring 13 7848 (13 QUIT) Calls from landlines are the cost of a standard call.
Calls from mobiles are charged at the standard rate. Monday to Friday 7.00am – 10.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 9.00am – 5.00pm Public Holidays 9.00am – 5.00pm Outside these hours you are welcome to leave a message with your name and contact phone number and a Quitline Advisor will call you back.
Websites for quitting
NSW Quitline website
Australian Quitline website
Smartphone Apps for Quitting
Callers can phone the following numbers to speak with a Quitline Advisor in their own language or to leave a message to be called back in their own language. Message instructions are given in the appropriate language.
| | Monday to Friday 7.00am – 10.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.00am – 5.00pm, Public Holidays 9.00am – 5.00pm | 13 7848 | | NSW & ACT Quitline | | | | 29/05/2018 3:37 PM | GREEN, Jessica |
You can call this helpline any time if you have questions or need help about psychostimulants (amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, and ecstasy) use. STL operates a 24 hour, 7 day a week phone line offering advice, support, referral, and counsellling for people concerned about stimulants. This is a line for people who have concerns about psychostimulants (crystal, ice, coke, MDMA, etc) use. STL operates 24 hours, 7days a week, offering education, information, support, referral, and counselling for people concerned about stimulants, STL can also refer people to treatment services that specialise in psychostimulants. STL was established when it was recognized that there was an increasing and problematic use of methamphetamines like crystal or ice in the community. It was also recognized that many people who used these types of drugs were hesitant in approaching traditional alcohol and other drug services. The STL can provide brief intervention to callers and may also provide referral to other, non-specialist alcohol and other drug sevices, including the Stimulant Treatment Program (STP). STP provides itensive counselling and other interventions, including medication, for those people who are wanting help to cutdown or stop their psychostimulant use. | | 24 hour support line | 1800 10 11 88 | | Stimulant Treatment Line (STL) | | | | 29/05/2018 3:37 PM | GREEN, Jessica |
Available 24 hours per day, seven days a week 1300 DRIVER is anonymous, confidential and staffed by experienced health professionals. Your phone number does not appear when you call and calls are not recorded. Education, information, one-off and ongoing support, and referrals for long haul truck drivers and their families with issues related to health, wellbeing, stress, anxiety, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and lifestyle. 1300 DRIVER offers support via telephone, Twitter, and website 1300DRIVER.org.au. If you are a long haul truck driver, and have questions or experience issues related to alcohol, tobacco or other drugs, including - Struggling with managing sleep, long hours, alertness and thinking about stimulants;
- Having problems relaxing and getting sleep when you get home, and thinking about substances as a way to come down;
- Have anxiety and stress issues as a result of the job demands, and are looking at substances as a way to manage;
- Changing smoking habits to meet work demands;
Talk to 1300 DRIVER, get some answers and some support now. If you have a truckie in the family and you are worried about them, call 1300 DRIVER for information and referral. Check out the 1300DRIVER website. National organisation supporting #Truckies, including respite facility- Trans-Help Foundation
| | 24 hour support line | 1300 374 837 | | 1300 DRIVER (1300 374837) | | | | 12/06/2018 3:13 PM | GREEN, Jessica |
Your Service Hub is an online directory of health and welfare services. You can use
Your Service Hub to find alcohol and other drug services if you need support for your own or someone else's substance use. Use specific search terms like 'family', 'Aboriginal' and 'drug counselling' to narrow your search down. Not sure what service you need? Call the Alcohol and Drug Information Service on 9361 8000 (Sydney) or free call 1800 422 599 (NSW regional callers). | | | Your Service Hub | Your Service Hub is an online directory of health and welfare services you can use if you need support for your own or someone else's substance use. | Your Service Hub |
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