WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS GDAS operates from a wide variety of local bases throughout Gwent. We also operate within OF AN INTEGRATED community venues and offer an outreach service. GWENT-WIDE SERVICE? To find out where GDAS is working near you please get in touch via the single point of contact telephone number on:

SPEEDIER TRANSFERS A single point of contact and a Gwent-wide 03339 993 577 integrated service will ensure that transfers across areas, agencies and between service elements will be faster. [email protected] The Gwent Drug and Alcohol Service is an all-in-one substance misuse service for Gwent. QUICKER ACCESS TO SERVICES www.gdas.wales GDAS provides services to: Instead of calling individual agency @TheGDAS numbers, everyone can access one centralised single point of contact. GDASRecovery DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS INCLUDING IMPROVED SERVICES THOSE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM GDAS is delivered by 3 organisations within a consortium. These agencies are Kaleidoscope, Drugaid and G4S. All these GDAS NORTH THE FAMILIES, PARTNERS, CARERS AND agencies have expertise and specialist (Torfaen/Blaenau Gwent & Monmouthshire) FRIENDS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USERS knowledge and have come together to The Citadel, Mount Street, deliver evidenced-based, pioneering and Tredegar NP22 3QL effective services across Gwent. PROFESSIONALS AND TIER 1 GDAS SOUTH ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS GPs AND (Newport & Caerphilly) THEIR SURGERY STAFF, PROBATION Old School Building, Powells Place, WORKERS, SOCIAL SERVICES, HOSPITAL Newport NP20 1EL STAFF, POLICE AND STAFF EMPLOYED WITHIN HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER SOCIAL CARE AGENCIES.

The GDAS service provides a single point of contact telephone line for referrals and advice. The single point of contact is available for use by drug and alcohol users, families and professionals. All referrals should come through this service. www.gdas.wales THE GWENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE RECOVERY SERVICE FAMILY & CARER SUPPORT OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS FOR ADULTS WITH • Intensive Aftercare support packages GDAS believes that the families and loved SUBSTANCE MISUSE ISSUES: • Detoxification support ones of people who use substances • Structured Relapse Prevention including alcohol need as much support as the substance users themselves. This can • Referral into inpatient detoxification or include direct family, carers, neighbours, ENGAGEMENT stabilisation and residential rehabilitation friends, support staff and anyone else in the • Outreach & Home visits • Comprehensive recovery service network around the person affected. We • Brief Interventions for drug and alcohol use • Diversionary activities offer comprehensive treatment packages to • Harm Reduction advice • Structured day care programme families, friends and carers that include: • Online support resources & Bibliotherapy • Volunteering programme materials • Bibliotherapy materials • PACT (parent and carers training) • Naloxone provision • Online recovery resources • Structured support • Needle Exchange • Peer-led community hubs • Telephone advice & support • Duty Care system • Peer-Mentoring support • Peer group support • Single Point of Contact • Mutual Aid • Volunteering programme • Health promotion • Week-end and evening recovery events • Mutual Aid

ACTIVE TREATMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL ADVICE • Opiate substitute prescribing Gwent Integrated Recovery Interventions Service (IRIS) • Alcohol detoxification including home detox GDAS offers the following services to health • Relapse Prevention Prescription (Antabuse/ and social care staff including Tier One Naltrexone/Campral) • Drug and Alcohol Arrest Referral in Police professionals. Custody Suites • Tailor-made treatment packages for all illicit • Integrated Offender Management drugs and alcohol including legal highs and • Training to professional agencies and other new psychoactive substances • Probation Liaison Service health and social care staff • Evidenced-based therapeutic interventions • Statutory Court Interventions: • Ongoing support and consultancy to Tier (Behavioural Control Therapy, Controlled • Drug Rehabilitation Requirement One agencies and staff Drinking / Social Behaviour Network • Alcohol Treatment Requirement Therapy / Motivational Interviewing) • Guidance and advice to health and social • Rehabilitation Activity Requirement care practitioners regarding issues affecting • Support and treatment for prescription adults experiencing substance misuse drugs such as Co-codamol and Tramadol • Prison Liaison, throughcare and referral services problems. • BBV/HIV testing & vaccination

• Complementary therapies • Group activities & therapies • Health promotion including sexual health advice and contraception