Forth Valley Alcohol & Drug Partnerships (ADPs) have adopted a tiered approach to understanding and responding to substance related problems in Forth Valley. The approach includes all illegal drugs; alcohol; tobacco; solvents & gases, over-the-counter medicines and those prescribed that are commonly not used as directed.

SERVICE DIRECTORY
Forth Valley ADPs Treatment & Recovery Service Directory contains information and contact details for substance use support. As a practitioner you may be working with people who are either affected personally by substance use or impacted by the use of others.

The services in the directory will be happy to receive referrals from all Social Care Team members.

Substance Use Workforce Development and Training can be found on the Learning & Development Public Protection Page.

Forth Valley Alcohol and Drug Partnerships and Child Protection Committees 2019 have provided guidance on Getting Our Priorities Right for Children and Families affected by Parental Alcohol and Drug Use (2019).

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
– Forth Valley Family Support Service run Family groups in each council area. More information can be found on the website or page 50 of the directory.
– Time for Us support to children and families where children have been impacted by substances.
– Barnardo’s Forth Valley Substance Service provides support to young people aged between 12 – 18 years (or 25 if care experienced).

SUPPORT FOR ADULTS (PAGE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION IN DIRECTORY)
– Harm Reduction: Community Pharmacies (p.48), NHS Blood Borne Virus Team (p.52), Transform FV (p.54), Change, Grow, Live (p.62), Hospital Addiction Team (p.78)
– Community Pharmacy Injecting Equipment Provision (p.48)
– Naloxone supply (p.48)
– Medicine Assisted Treatment (Opiate substitute therapy) through Change, Grow, Live
– Citizen’s Advice Bureau – Support within substance services Addiction Advice Service Tel: 07817 024365. (p.90)

RECOVERY SUPPORT
– Forth Valley Recovery Community (p.11)