Alcohol and Drug Service

The Tasmanian Alcohol and Drug Service provides:

• Information;
• Alcohol and Drug assessments;
• Access to evidence based treatment or referral to other services;
• Professional counselling;
• Group work programs;
• Methadone and other pharmacotherapy programs;
• Residential, outpatient and home withdrawal;
• Outreach services to non metropolitan areas;
• Professional consultations to other service providers; and
• Specialist reports.

How to make contact

North

Launceston (Regional Office)

13 Mulgrave Street

Phone: (03) 6336 5577

Fax: (03) 6336 5567

North West

Ulverstone Office

11 Grove Street

Phone: (03) 6429 8555

Fax: (03) 6429 8599

South

Hobart (Regional Office)

Clive Hamilton Building

St Johns Park, New Town

Phone: (03) 6230 7901

Fax: (03) 6230 7922

A 24 hour 'Alcohol and other drugs information service' can be accessed free on 1800 811 994

People seeking information, advice or assessment for treatment should contact the service on the numbers provided and speak with the Response/Intake Worker.

If required, the Response/Intake will make an appointment with an experienced Alcohol and Drug Worker.

Ask the Alcohol and Drug Service about confidentiality, your rights and responsibilities and about complaints processes.

Who can access the services provided by the Alcohol and Drug Service?

• People with a drug or alcohol problem seeking information, advice, counselling or treatment.
• Other service providers and agencies seeking information, advice, consultations and reports.

People may self refer or specialist referrals are also accepted from doctors, hospitals, and other health/welfare professionals.

There is no cost for treatment and counselling. Some consultancy and reports may incur costs.

Have you experienced any of these?

• Consumed excess alcohol and / or drugs?
• Your partner has given you an ultimatum?
• Cannot maintain a job?
• Run down and tired all the time?
• Depressed, shaky or anxious?
• Can't enjoy things without consuming alcohol and / or drugs?
• Friends are tired of your behaviour?
• Can't concentrate or stay focused on things?
• Think about drinking or using most of the time?
• Spending a big part of your life chasing access to substances?

If you have answered yes to some of these you may have an issue that the Alcohol and Drug Service can help with.

The following fact sheets are also available for your information:

Tasmanian Alcohol and Drug Services

Drug Diversion

Standard Drink Index

Australian Alcohol Guidelines

Thebaine in Tasmania

Subutex - A guide for people on Methadone maintenance

Tasmanian Drug Strategy

Tasmanian Psychostimulants Action Plan

Additional information about alcohol and drugs can be found on Healthy Living or you can view the 'Feeling Good' brochure on the National Drug Strategy website http://www.nationaldrugstrategy.gov.au/pdf/feeling_good.pdf

Click here to read about Drug Action Week 18 - 22 June 2007