Services for adults

Adult drug and alcohol services are provided at three locations across the city by Greater Manchester West NHS Trust in partnership with Salford City Council. The service will work with you whatever your goal, whether that is reducing harmful drug/alcohol use, addressing associated problems or seeking to achieve or maintain abstinence from drugs. They provide a wide range of services to reduce drug and alcohol related harms.

Services provided for drug users include:

advice and information
assessment and care plan to meet individual needs
substitute prescribing
detox (community and in-patient)
counselling and key work sessions
needle exchange
vaccination and testing for blood borne viruses
complementary therapies
specialist services for people seeking settled accommodation
specialist services for people with a mental health and drug problems
specialist drug liaison midwife
specialist service for those involved in the criminal justice system

The Alcohol Service operates from the same sites as the drug services, with additional services delivered through GP surgeries. Services provided include:

advice and information
assessment and care plan to meet individual needs
brief interventions
detox (community and in-patient)
counselling and key work sessions
complementary therapies
specialist services for people seeking settled accommodation
specialist services for people with a mental health and alcohol problems
specialist service for those involved in the criminal justice system
specialist service for people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related conditions

For drugs and alcohol services covering Eccles, Weaste, Irlam, Cadishead, Patricroft, Seedley and Langworthy:

1 King Street
Eccles
M30 OAE

Telephone: 0161 787 7343
Fax: 0161 789 0360

Opening hours:
Monday: 1.00pm to 7.00pm
Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm (Only by prior arrangement - telephone first after 4.30pm)

For drug and alcohol services covering Little Hulton, Walkden, Worsley, Boothstown, Swinton and Pendlebury:

Haysbrook Centre
4 Haysbrook Avenue
Little Hulton
M28 OAY

Telephone: 0161 703 8873
Fax: 0161 762 0611

Opening hours:
Monday: 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm

For drug and alcohol services covering Broughton, Ordsall, Trinity, Salford Precinct, Pendleton, Kersal and Charlestown:

6 Acton Square
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4NY

Telephone: 0161 745 7227

Opening hours:
Monday: 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm (telephone first after 4.30pm)

People seeking to achieve or maintain abstinence, as well as learn a range of skills to cope better with life without drugs and alcohol, can access the group and day services available through the ASPIRE project.

ASPIRE

ASPIRE is a new service for recovering drug and alcohol users who are serious about changing their lives. The ethos of the service is to improve individual's motivation to change and to enable recovery through a range of psychological and social interventions. It offers a programme of group work and activities, which are designed to support people in making and sustaining changes. ASPIRE can be contacted at:

ASPIRE
The Red Door
Mona Street
Pendleton
Salford
M6 6WY

Telephone: 0161 745 9566

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

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. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; they are self-supporting through their own contributions. A.A is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. The primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Alcoholics Anonymous groups meet across the city at the following locations:

St James RC Church Rectory, Salford Precinct (Monday at 7.30pm)
St Philips, off Chapel St, Salford (Tuesday at 10.30am)
Friends Meeting House, Wellington Rd, Eccles (Tuesday at 8.00pm)
St Peter and Paul Church, Park Rd. Salford (Thursday at 12.30pm)
The Angel Centre, Chapel St, Salford (Thursday at 8.00pm)
St Luke's CE Parish Hall, Liverpool St, Salford (Friday at 7.30pm), telephone 0161 236 6569

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

Narcotics Anonymous is a completely voluntary organisation. Membership is open to anyone with a drug problem seeking help, regardless of what drug or combination of drugs have been used, and irrespective of age, sex, religion, race, creed or class. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using drugs.

They meet on Monday at 7.00pm at:

Salvation Army
Church Street
Eccles

Telephone: 0800 107 6299

This page was last updated on 16 March 2011