Overview of Services
Promoting the uptake of drug treatment and encouraging safer drug and alcohol use are central to the communications role of the LDAAT.
Helping raise awareness of the dangers of substance misuse and addressing the harms caused by drugs and alcohol is a major part of this process.
This section of the website has been designed to make it easy for drug users, their family members and friends or concerned others to find out where to go for help and advice in their area.
A digital copy of the complete Service Finder Directory is available from the Resources/Publications section of this website. There are separate editions for the North, East and Central areas of Lancashire. To check which edition you need, see the map of Lancashire in the About Us/LDAAT Partnership Localities section.
To ask for a hard copy of the latest edition, please use the Contact Us facility.
For any additions, deletions or corrections to any of the entries in the Service Finder Directory, please let us know via the Contact Us facility.
List of Services
Prescribing Services
Somewhere you can get a prescription for alternative legal substances and medication - such as Methadone. View services.
Criminal Justice Services
This is for anyone involved in the criminal justice system. Regardless of the stage individuals are at in the system (arrest, court, prison etc.) they will always have access to drug treatment. View services.
Young People's Services
Drug treatment services for young people under 21 years of age. View services.
Counselling and Support Services
Counselling and support services provide a confidential setting for clients to go through their issues with a trained substance misuse worker and/or counsellor to provide direction or advice. View services.
Structured Day Care Programmes
Treatment for substance misuse in local GP surgeries. View services.
Shared Care Substance Misuse Services
Treatment for substance misuse in local GP surgeries. View services.
Pharmacy Services: Dispensing Services
A prescription can be collected from a pharmacy (chemist) with a dispensing service. View services.
Pharmacy Services: Supervised Consumption
Where you take your medication in site in the pharmacy, supervised by the pharmacist. View services.
Pharmacy Services: Needle Exchange
The provision and disposal of needles, syringes and other clean injecting equipment inside the pharmacy. View services.
Alcohol Services
Specialised services to help with the problems associated with alcohol, including addiction. View services.
Blood Borne Virus Services (BBV's)
These services offer advice and information to prevent the transmission of BBV's (Hepatitus A, Hepatitus B, Hepatitus C and HIV). View services.
Inpatient Detoxification (Detox) and Rehabilitation (Rehab)
Inpatient detoxification usually requires a short stay in a suitable hospitable or equivalent. View services.
Residential Rehabilitation Services
Offer a range of interventions in a residential setting to address substance misuse issues. View services.
Pharmacy Services: Prescription Collection
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