What's on Offer - A - Z of drug treatment in Stockport
Often people are unsure about what 'drug treatment' means - or people might think that the only kind of treatment available is methadone.
There are many different kinds of treatment available and it's important that you have the chance to find out what's right for you.
To find out more about the full range of treatments on offer, read our A - Z guide to what's available in Stockport.
Please select a letter - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| What it's called | What it is | Where it's available |
| Abstinence service | All the services will support you in becoming drug/alcohol free. However, Stockport also has an abstinence service, for people who wish to become and remain drug/alcohol free. | ADAS |
| Advice & information | All services offer advice and information on drug and alcohol use and on the effects of drug and alcohol use on people's lives. | All services |
| Aftercare | Once people have finished the main part of their treatment, aftercare means that people can have support for up to a year afterwards, focusing on relapse prevention. | ADAS, CAT |
| Art group | To give you a chance to relax, meet other people and explore your creative side, some services offer the chance to join an arts and craft group. | ADS, ADAS |
| Assertiveness training | Assertiveness training helps you gain confidence and set boundaries about what you will and won't do, to help you deal with problems and difficult people and situations. | ADS |
| Assessment & care planning | In order to get treatment, you need to take part in a comprehensive assessment, and this gives the drug/alcohol worker a summary of your needs. From this, you and your worker can develop a treatment plan for you. | All services |
| Career advice | Your case worker can help you with information about careers and can refer you to Progress2Work, a service designed to help drug users find work or training. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS, CDT |
| Casework | Drug/alcohol use can affect a range of issues in your life - anything from housing to debt management. In casework sessions, drug/alcohol workers can help you get the support you need with all the issues affecting you and give you the chance to review regularly the care you are being given. | All services |
| Childcare | If you have young children, we can arrange and pay for childcare for you during your appointments | All services |
| Complementary therapies including | Acupuncture, Reiki, massage, reflexology, Hopi ear candling, crystal healing and Indian Head Massage are all on offer to drug service users + parents and carers, to help you relax, cope with difficulties or cut down/stop your drug/alcohol use. | MOSAIC, ADS |
| Counselling | As well as having regular appointments with a drug/alcohol worker it may help you to talk to a counsellor as well. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS |
| Detox | Detox is a way of getting drugs or alcohol out of your system, in a controlled way and with medical help. Clients of MOSAIC and the Community Drug and Alcohol Teams can be referred into a detox programme or can be helped with a home detox. | Via MOSAIC, CDT & CAT |
| Drop ins | Drop-in sessions give you the chance to get some help or advice - or a cup of tea and a chat, without needing to make an appointment to see a worker. | MOSAIC, ADS |
| Drug Interventions Programme | This aims to get clients out of crime and into treatment. The drug interventions programme recognises that helping drug-misusing offenders to get treatment and support benefits everyone. Treatment provides offenders with a real chance of breaking the link between their drug habit and the crimes they commit. There is a DIP team to support clients in custody, Court and via probation. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS, CDT |
| Education & training | Some services (e.g. ADAS) offer training sessions for their clients. All drug services can help with access to education and training and can use the Progress2Work service, which is designed to help drug users get into education, training or employment | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS, CDT |
| Family service | Counselling, groups, one to one sessions and complementary therapies to help and support the families of substance users, helps them deal with a substance user's behaviour and cope with the effect it has on the family. | All services |
| Group work | Joining a group gives you the chance to discuss what you're going through with other people who are going through the same thing -this gives you support and helps you realise you're not alone. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS, CAT |
| Health advice | A range of health advice is available from your drug worker - on issues such as vaccinations, blood borne viruses and sexual health. | MOSAIC, CDT, ADS |
| IT classes | To help people gain skills - and confidence, ADAS clients have the chance to take two computer classes a week, taking a range of courses e.g. Word, Excel, using the internet etc. | ADAS |
| Needle exchange | A needle exchange scheme drop-in operates during CDT opening times to provide sterile injecting equipment and the means for a safe return of used sharps. There are also 11 needle exchanges in pharmacies across Stockport. | CDT NEX |
| Progress2Work | The Progress2Work service is for all drug users who are ready to go back into education or training or who want a job. They offer advice and support to help you join the course or get the job you want. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS, CDT |
| Psychology | You may benefit from seeing a psychologist, either for an assessment or for regular appointments. | CDT, CAT |
| RAMP (Reduction & Motivational Programme) | This service is for people who want to join the abstinence programme and need help in becoming drug/alcohol free. At the end of the programme, people can be referred to the main ADAS service if they are 'substance free' or into the other services if they are still using. | ADAS |
| Rehab | Rehab is time out at a residential treatment centre for people who find it difficult to get - or stay drug-free at home. The aim is to help you so that you feel able to get on with normal life without relapsing. If you are a client of MOSAIC, the CDT or the CAT, they can refer you to a rehab centre. | MOSAIC, CDT, CAT |
| Relapse prevention | This helps service users identify what might cause them to go back to drug/alcohol use - and find ways of stopping that from happening | ADAS, ADS, CAT |
| Relaxation | Drug/alcohol users - and their families - often need help to relax. Some services offer guidance on how to relax and offer therapies to help you do this. Also, ADAS runs a meditation group. | MOSAIC, ADS, ADAS |
| Shared care | This means that drug service users have their care provided by both a drug service and their local GP - people can be seen by their drug worker at their local surgery. | CDT |
| Stimulant service | Drop in, counselling and complementary therapy service specifically for the users of stimulant drugs (e.g. cocaine/crack) | ADS |
| Stop smoking service | Young people can get help to cut down or stop smoking from the MOSAIC service. Adults who wish to cut down or stop smoking can call the Stop Smoking Service on 0161 426 5085 | MOSAIC |
| Substitute prescribing | To help cut down or stop using drugs, substitute drugs can be prescribed - Methadone and Subutex are the two main drugs used. | MOSAIC, CDT |
| Vaccinations | Hepatitis A and B can cause serious long term physical problems and are potentially fatal. Ask your drug worker about being vaccinated against these illnesses. Hepatitis C has no known vaccines - but can be detected on blood tests and treatment is available. | CDT |
| Women's group | There is always the option for women to see a female worker. Also, the ADS service runs a women-only group. | ADS |
ADAS - Alcohol and Drug Abstinence Service
ADS - Alcohol and Drug Services (Structured Day Care Service)
CAT - Community Alcohol Team
CDT - Community Drug Team
CDT NEX - Community Drug Team Needle Exchange
MOSAIC - The Stockport young people's substance misuse service
Progress2work - Service for unemployed people
