We now have an Alcohol and Drug Practitioner from Forward Leeds who will be working out of Wetherby Surgery on Wednesday afternoons 12noon – 3pm from January 2025.
This is free and confidential, alcohol and drug support for adults, young people and their families for people in the Leeds area. The Practitioner will support you to help achieve your goals around your alcohol and/or drug issues through a range of treatments. That might be stopping completely or just cutting down. You can set your own goals. The Practitioner will do the initial assessment and the one-to-one work from the surgery weekly, this can be anything from brief interventions to referral into detox and rehab. The Practitioner will work with drugs users such as cannabis and cocaine etc, however, patients using heroin or opiates will be seen at the hubs within Leeds. The Practitioner will liaise with doctors when there is a need and will ask for bloods to be done at the surgery when referring into detox or prescribing of relapsed prevention medications.
To be referred to our Alcohol & Drug Practitioner if you feel you need help, just ask one of our Reception team or speak with a GP and an appointment can be made for you.
The services offered coming into treatment include:-
- One-to-one support
- Structured group therapy work on a range of topics
- Support for family members – involving them in recovery when appropriate
- Health and wellbeing checks, health screenings, blood testing and vaccinations from our medical team
- Support on reducing the harm of drugs and overdose prevention
- Substitute medication for certain drugs
- Detox within the community/at home or at a rehab centre
- Peer mentors for additional support
- Specialised support for those with complex needs such as housing, enduring mental health issues or pregnancy