Addaction: The Knowsley Recovery Team
The Knowsley Recovery Team work throughout the Knowsley
borough assisting Service Users and their families, carers and concerned others
through the recovery treatment process. The team work alongside existing
project workers who offer 1 to 1 support and have input creating a recovery
plan for each service user and to identify their personal interests and goals in
relation to recovery and to “getting the life they want” within their
community.
Knowsley Recovery Services offer-:
We offer a wide range of services to support anyone recovering
from substance abuse such as heroin, cannabis, cocaine and other stimulants.
Regardless of your drug of choice you will be assessed and your drug worker
will assess your suitability for the following options and develop a recovery
plan.
Complimentary Therapies
Including Electro Stimulation Therapy and Acupuncture for
help with triggers, cravings, withdrawal symptoms and sleeping patterns.
Community Reinforcement Approach
Recovery groups focusing on setting and achieving realistic goals
with the service user around their substance misuse.
Substitute Prescribing Options
Including Methadone and Subutex, for anyone with a
dependence on Heroin or other Opiate-based drugs. These help prevent withdrawal
symptoms, and help you stabilise comfortably, allowing you to look at future plans
such as education, training and employment opportunities.
Women Only Groups
Focusing on women’s issues around treatment and helping to
develop self esteem/confidence in achieving treatment goals and overcoming
stigmas to treatment.
Introduction To Treatment Group
These groups are offered when service users first embark on
their treatment journey. We discuss what they expect from treatment with
Addaction and what Addaction can offer to service users during their treatment
journey.
18-25’s Group
This group is ran off site in the community and concentrates
on recreational stimulant and cannabis use, whilst also focusing on problems
met specifically by this age group.
S.L.A.T.E. Groups
Skills, Learning, Access, Training & Employment. Joint
working with employment and training agencies to help service users into employment
/ further education.
Community Liaison
Joint working with other agencies within the Knowsley
borough.
Syringe Exchange
Including advice, information on safer injecting and harm
reduction and BBV testing and referral to treatment
Family Support Group
Supporting family members, carers, friends and concerned
others regardless of whether the person is in treatment or not. Helping service
users and their family, carers or concerned others in understanding the
effects/impact that substance misuse (drugs/alcohol) has on families
and relationships and help assist others to help service
users achieve their recovery goals.
Contact Us
For more information contact Addaction: Knowsley Recovery Team on (0151) 546 6655
More Info
Website: http://www.addaction.org.uk/
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