Drug & Alcohol Services

 

Drug & Alcohol Services in Borders:

There are three ADP commissioned drug and alcohol services in the Scottish Borders: Borders Addiction Service; We Are With You and CHIMES.  These services provide a range of harm reduction, treatment and psychological interventions, as well as wider support including employment, housing and family members support. For more information on local services click here

NEW - Drug & Alcohol Treatment & Recovery Information Leaflet 

 

Common Drug Names – New Resource

Please see and share our new resource at the link below.

Drugs A to Z: A guide to common drug names in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland

The A-Z was initially created for emergency service call handlers to appropriately identify, categorise and coordinate the response to emergency call outs involving drugs. It is a useful resource for anyone working in the drugs field or wider sectors such as primary care, social work or education. 

 

Scotland’s Drugs Early Warning System:

Public Health Scotland have recently launched Scotland’s first drugs early warning system which provides a structured way to collect, assess and vailidate information about drugs to allow for rapid and targeted deployment of interventions and prevent and reduce drug related harms.  Please see here www.publichealthscotland.scot/RADAR for more information about the system and to sign up to the network please click here https://surveys.publichealthscotland.scot/924553

 

Injecting Equipment Provision Guidelines

New Good Practice Guidelines were launched last year and replace the previous guidelines issued 10 years ago.  These guidelines reflect the changes in legislation, policies and practices and the language has been changed to reflect person centred approach – people who inject drugs (not injecting drug users).  The aims of the guidelines are to provide good practice, improve access of equipment, partnership working, person centred approach and practical evidenced based interventions.  The guidelines provide information on

    • Implementing IEP
    • Models of delivery
    • Equipment
    • Training

Injecting Equipment Provision - Good Practice Guiidelines 

Medication Assisted Treatment Standards

New standards for services providing medication assisted treatment (MAT) came into force in April 2022 and are being implemented across the country.  For more information on the Standards click here MAT Standards.

 

NEO

NEO is the system that captures injecting equipment provision transactions and can also provider news alerts.  If you provide injecting equipment you should log all transactions on NEO.  If you have forgotten your password or log in details or to register a new member please contact ADP.borders@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Guidance for entering transaction to NEO.

 

Testing for Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs)

NHS Borders Addiction Service and We Are With You both provide dry blood spot testing for BBVs. Anyone accessing opiate substitute treatment or injecting equipment provision can be signposted to either of these services.

 

Training on Blood Borne Viruses

Hepatitis B in Scotland – SDF E-Learning

Hepatitis C and New Treatments – SDF E-Learning

 

Wound Care Guide

An introduction to recognising and assessing common wounds and injecting injuries in people who inject drugs. National Wound Care Guide