North Tipperary Drug & Alcohol Addiction Service (HSE Mid-West) – Nenagh

HSE Mid-West North Tipperary Drug & Alcohol Addiction service is a community based drug and alcohol service for young people and adults affected by substance misuse. The service provides free confidential drug, alcohol and gambling treatment services.

Services provided include:

• Drop-In/Walk-In screening once a week for people with concerns about their drug and/or alcohol use.
• Counselling
• Group work
• Outreach
• Key working
• Care Planning
• Harm reduction
• Needle Exchange
• Detoxification support
• Supported referral to other services

There are 3 HSE Education Officers in the HSE Substance Misuse services who deliver Awareness raising programmes that link with schools, young people and their parents.

Target groups:

• young people, aged 14 – 25 years in relation to drug or alcohol use
• Adults aged 25 years and upwards in relation to drug use
• Anyone trying to cope with impact of someone else’s drug or alcohol use

Referral: Self-referral; referral by GP or other agencies conditional on consent of the individual referred.