Addiction Support

East Dunbartonshire Alcohol & Drug Service (EDADS)

Contact Details

Phone Number :
0141 232 8211

Website :
http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/locations/community-addiction-services/east-dunbartonshire-alcohol-drugs-service/

Address :
Kirkintilloch Health & Care Centre 10 Saramango Street Kirkintilloch

Post Code :
G66 3BF

This is the team who will assess your support requirements for adults who are experiencing alcohol and/or drug problems. There is a varied team which includes nurses, social workers and addiction workers with access to other medical staff such as psychiatrists, psychology and occupational therapy.

Some of the things the service can help you with are;

Mental and/or physical health,
Home alcohol detox,
Opioid Replacement Therapy,
Alcohol care & treatment,
Harm reduction services (Needle replacement /Naloxone),
Referral to hospital based alcohol/drugs services,
Access to community rehab services and SMART groups.

These are only some of the ways in which they can help you.

How do you get them to help you? You can contact them by phone, walk in to KHCC (afternoons only) or request a GP referral.

For more information or to access printable leaflets visit East Dunbartonshire Alcohol and Drugs Recovery Service

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Mental Health & Wellbeing

What is wellbeing?

A strong sense of wellbeing contributes to good mental health. It also helps to protect us from feelings of hopelessness and depression. Mental health is not merely the absence of mental illness rather it’s a state of overall wellbeing.

The World Health Organisation defines mental health as “A state of wellbeing in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”

Wellbeing is about making a life where we can contribute to a greater society. Where we can have a more fulfilling existence with meaningful and supportive relationships. Wellbeing gives us a way to discover and explore our strengths. Wellbeing helps us live life to our full potential.

Wellbeing helps us:

stay resilient when times get tough
build social supports and self-efficacy
emerge from our challenges even stronger, knowing we have the ability to cope with adversity.

For more information, advice or support please visit East Dunbartonshire Association for Mental Health

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Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse is persistent and controlling behaviour by a partner or ex-partner which causes emotional, physical, sexual and/or financial harm.

It often gets worse over time. In a majority of cases it is experienced by women and children and is perpetrated by men. Anyone can be affected by domestic abuse, regardless of age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status. Domestic abuse is a violation of human rights and never the fault of the victim (East Dunbartonshire Women’s Aid).

The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 created a statutory offence of domestic abuse against a partner or ex-partner. The offence defines abusive behaviour as that which is violent, threatening or intimidating. Behaviour whose purpose is one of the following:

making a partner dependent or subordinate;
isolating a partner from friends, relatives or other sources of support;
controlling, regulating or monitoring a partner’s day-to-day activities;
depriving a partner of, or restricting, freedom of action; or
frightening, humiliating, degrading or punishing a partner.

For more information on the support and services available within East Dunbartonshire please click on the link.