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Where and When Alternative formats Gateway Monday Roodlands Hospital You can get this document on tape, in to Recovery Outpatients Department, Braille, large print and various computer Hospital Road, Haddington formats if you ask us. Please contact Clinics (10am to 1pm) Interpretation and Translation Service (ITS) on 0131 242 8181 and quote and East Tuesday Midlothian Substance reference number 11-1447. ITS can Drug and Alcohol Services Misuse Service also give information on community Glenesk Centre, 1/5 Duke Street, language translations. Information for Service Users Dalkeith (11am to 4pm) Further copies of this leaflet are available from the Midlothian Substance Misuse Thursday Substance Midlothian and East Lothian Misuse Service Service, Glenesk Centre, 1/5 Duke Street, Dalkeith. Telephone 0131 660 6822 Drug and Alcohol Services seek to The Esk Centre, Ladywell Way support adults with drug and alcohol or problems. They aim to reduce the (11am to 4pm) harm caused by these problems and East Lothian Substance Misuse Service promote recovery, by providing high Friday Eastfield Health Centre The Esk Centre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh quality advice, support and medical/ Loganlea Centre Telephone 0131 446 4853. psychological treatments. Eastfield Farm Road Penicuik These services now offer new, self- (9.30am to 12.30pm) referral Gateway to Recovery Clinics for adults with drug and alcohol You can attend at any Gateway Clinic problems across Midlothian and in Midlothian or East Lothian, within the East Lothian. times listed. No appointment needed. The services link with a wide range of other agencies that can support you on your personal journey of recovery.

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Who we are Services available Referral and Assessment The Gateway Clinic staff are drawn following initial When you self-refer and turn up at the from NHS Lothian Substance assessment include: Gateway Clinic, we will carry out an initial assessment of your needs and develop Misuse Directorate and Mid and • Specialist prescribing (drug and alcohol) a recovery plan with you. Individuals will East Lothian Drugs (MELD). • Drug/alcohol detoxification (community be seen on a first come, first seen basis, and inpatient) and it is important that you attend sober/ • Access to residential rehabilitation services straight enough to be assessed. Please Confidentiality • Drug and alcohol counselling, note that no prescription will be given at Our services are confidential, however information and advice this first appointment. situations may arise where we are obliged • Blood Borne Virus screening, to notify the relevant authority. GPs will be immunisation and advice You will then be referred on to an appropriate service, where you will be informed of all patients offered medical • Psychological interventions allocated a worker who will work with you services through the Gateway Clinics in (individual therapy and group work) the interests of safe treatment. to provide ongoing support. This worker • Relapse prevention advice and will link you to other services that you can support with recovery Equal opportunities – We operate an use, ensure there are regular reviews to equal opportunities policy. • Practical support for housing and assess your progress and support your financial issues motivation to achieve recovery. • Support to access training and/or employment Our aim is to treat the whole person • Ear acupuncture so your recovery plan will cover a wide range of issues such as alcohol • Joint working with other services and drug use, physical and mental • Carer, referrer and family support/ wellbeing, housing, education and parenting advice training, benefits and financial advice, • Coping skills and SMART* relationships and social support. Recovery groups.

* self management and recovery training (SMART)