Health Resources
Addiction Services
If you have alcohol or drug addiction problems or requires help to stop smoking,
you can contact the following services for advice and information:
Alcoholics Anonymous (0845 769 7555)
Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Service
This service is for you if you feel ready to quit smoking but feel that you may
need a little help. This pharmacy-based programme will provide personalised support
and advice and perhaps nicotine replacement therapy. The programme lasts for 12
weeks. Alternatively, you could contact your GP for support.
Fresh Air-Shire (0800 78 31 93 2)
This is the Smoking Prevention and Cessation Service in Ayrshire and Arran. This
service provides one to one support, group support, information and advice, access
to treatments including nicotine replacement therapy. You should contact the above
helpline number.
Narcotics Anonymous (07071 248 710)
Adult Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services'
NHS Ayrshire & Arran Addiction Services – South Ayrshire service
Tel: 01292 559 800
NHS Addiction Services provides a variety of specialist treatment and support services
in South Ayrshire for those with chaotic or problematic alcohol and drug use. The
interventions delivered include supportive detoxiἀcation, alcohol and drug relapse
management support, assessment and treatment for those individuals with chaotic
alcohol and drug use who also have mental health problems, access to prescribing
of substitute medication and accompanying support and various harm reduction interventions.
The service operates an 'Open' referral system (anyone can refer in) and has a single
of point of access.
Addaction Ayrshire - Community Alcohol Rehabilitation Service and Community
Drugs Rehabilitation Service
Tel: 01563 558 777
This is an Ayrshire-wide service offering assessment and support to develop and
implement individual recovery plans and SMART peer support meetings (Self Management
and Recovery Training). The service accepts people referring themselves along with
referral from other services.
Alcohol Related Brain Damage Service
Tel: 01292 264499 (South Ayrshire only)
This service provides community based specialist support and rehabilitation, for
those who have either been diagnosed with Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD,) or
have cognitive diᴀculties, where alcohol is the main issue which people present
with. Referrals can be made by services in South Ayrshire (Local Authority Services,
NHS and Voluntary Sector Organisation).
Ayrshire Council on Alcohol
Tel: 01292 281 238
This service provides confidential individual counselling, family/carer support,
telephone counselling and access to other appropriate agencies. The service operates
an ‘open’ referral system.
Turning Point (Seastar)
Tel: 01292 619940 (main office)
This service is for illicit drug users, who are stable or approaching stability,
who want to move on to education, training and employment or who want to get a sense
of 'normality' back in their lives. The service is based on a 12 week rolling programme
which consists of structured 1-2-1 sessions, a mixture of group work and individual
sessions to support service users and carers. The service also provide a structured
12 week recovery group work programme. The service takes referrals from NHS, Local
Authority services and other agencies.
The Lighthouse Foundation
Tel: 01563 521 343
This provides a pan-Ayrshire family support group for families and children affected
by addiction.
Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) Ayrshire Dual Diagnosis
Tel: 01294 312242
SAMH provides a community based supported living recovery service to people who
have mental health problems and alcohol or drug misuse problems. They receive referrals
from South Ayrshire, Local Authority and the NHS.
Al - Anon
Tel: 0141 339 8884
Al- Anon family groups provide a support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected
by someone else’s drinking.
Narcotics Anonymous
Tel: 07071 248710
A fellowship of men and women for who drugs have become a major problem. They are
recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other other stay clean.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help
others to recover from alcoholism
Websites
Know the Score
Tel: 0800 587 5879
This website tells you about different types of drugs, the risks associated with
them and what's known about their short and long-term effects. You can find out
about drugs and the law, what to do in an emergency and where to get help if you
need it.
Scottish Drugs
Forum
A partnership agency trying to combat the problems of drugs in Scotland.
Alcohol Focus Scotland
Signposts people, concerned about their own or someone else's drinking, to counselling
and treatment services in their area.
Re-Solv
The national charity solely dedicated to the prevention of solvent and volatile
substance abuse.