The organisations on this page can offer a wide range of support services and advice to adults, click on the following links to find out more about each service.
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ACI Recovery Services
ACI Recovery Services is a third sector organisation based in Inverness which offers free one-to-one, confidential counselling for adults who are experiencing issues with alcohol, drugs, gambling or other addictive behaviours.
Tel: 01463 220 995
Text: 07736 345 257
EMail: info@counselling-aci.org
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Al-Anon Family Groups
People affected by a family members problem drinking come together to share experiences and offer support to one another.
Tel: 0800 0086 811
EMail: helpline@al-anonuk.org.uk
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Alcohol Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous aims to help individuals with their personal recovery and continued sobriety through their Fellowship. For information on meetings in your area, please visit the Alcohol Anonymous Inverness and District page
Tel: 0800 9177 650
Email: help@aamail.org
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Alcohol Focus Scotland
Alcohol Focus Scotland is a national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol harm and offers information and advice, as well as training opportunities, to individuals, children, young people and families.
Tel: 0141 572 6700
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Apex Scotland
Apex Scotland helps people with experience of the justice system to move towards a new life through support, training and hope. Since we started, thousands of people have benefited from our caring, individual and hopeful approach. By treating everyone as an individual, we create a feeling of dignity, understanding, mutual respect and most importantly, hope for the future. We provide various services across the country to people of all ages and backgrounds. Every journey is one we’re proud to take together.
Tel: 01463 717 033
Email: hello@apexscotland.org.uk
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Caithness Family Support Group
Caithness Family Support Group offers advice and information to those who may have someone in their life with problematic drug or alcohol issues. They offer strictest confidence at all times to those who would like to ask for their support.
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Centred
Centred offer support to people with mental ill-health, either in their own homes or at their Recovery Centre in Inverness, to overcome the challenges they face and encourage them to move on to a happy and fulfilling future.
The Lochaber & Easter Ross Support Services aims to make a significant difference to the lives of individuals by promoting independence and recovery and minimising exclusion for individuals with mental ill health and dual diagnosis.
Tel: 01463 236 507
Email: hello@centred.scot
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Criminal Justice Service – Drug Treatment and Testing Orders
Drug treatment and testing orders (DTTO’s) are aimed at drug misusing offenders whose offending is directly related to their problematic drug use. It is a court order of between 6 months and 3 years which sees the offender getting regular, random drug tests, as well as regular reviews, to try and steer offenders away from crime
Tel: 01463 644 900
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Crossreach – Beechwood House
Beechwood House offers either a 2 week or 14 week residential rehabilitation recovery programme, community outreach and social care to people affected by both alcohol and drug related issues.
Tel: 01463 711 335
Email: beechwood@crossreach.org.uk
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Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (DARS)
Caithness – Wick
Community Mental Health Team
Bankhead Road,
Wick,
Caithness,
KW1 5LBTel: 01955 606 915
Caithness – Thurso
Community Mental Health Team
Dunbar Hospital,
Ormlie Road,
Thurso,
KW14 7XETel: 01847 891 224
Sutherland
Community Mental Health Team
Lawson Memorial Hospital,
Station Road,
Golspie,
Sutherland,
KW10 6SSTel: 01847 891 224
North and West Sutherland
Nurses Base,
Flat 5,
Sinclair Court,
Melvich,
KW14 7YJTel: 01641 531 772
East Sutherland
Tel: 01408 664 090
Lochaber
Fort William Health Centre, Camaghael, Fort William, PH33 7AQ
Tel: 01397 709 830
Mid and East Ross
County Community Hospital, Saltburn Road, Invergordon, IV18 0JR
Tel: 01349 855 677
Inverness
Royal Northern Infirmary, Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SF
Tel: 01463 706 972
Nairn and Ardersier
Nairn Town and County Hospital, Cawdor Road, Nairn, IV12 5EE
Tel: 01667 422 786
Badenoch and Strathspey
Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service, Rathven, 100 Grampian Road, Aviemore PH22 1RH
Tel: 01479 813 400
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
Tel: 01854 612 794
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Families Anonymous
Families Anonymous offers help to the family and friends of people with a current, suspected or former drug problem by providing mutual support and a forum where experiences and anxieties can be shared. Meetings are offered face-to-face as well as online
Tel: 0207 4984 680
Email: office@famanon.org.uk
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General Practitioners
Community mental health teams provide psychiatric, addiction and learning disability services across NHS Highland to enable people to receive support and care in their home locality. All referrals to the community mental health team come through GP’s.
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Highland Advocacy Partnership
Highland Advocacy Partnership offers independent advocacy for individuals aged 16 and over in Inverness and surrounding areas who have drug or alcohol addiction issues.
Telephone: 01463 513 993
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Homeless Healthcare Service
Contact: Sally Ferguson 07974 868 613
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Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous exists so that its members can support each other to stay drug free and to help others achieve and maintain a drug free recovery and lifestyle. Meetings are offered face-to-face and online, with no need to book, you can just turn up.
Tel: 0300 999 1212
Email: pi@ukna.org
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New Start Highland
New Start Highland help people get back on their feet after facing hardship by providing a wide range of services including housing support, employability training, furniture provision and mentoring.
Tel: 01463 715 615
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Osprey House
Osprey House is the single point of referral for the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (DARS) for people looking for help with their drug or alcohol use. Individuals can either self-refer, or be referred by a professional/agency, with individual appointments offered Monday to Saturday.
Tel: 01463 716 888
Email: nhsh.ospreyhouse@nhs.scot
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Prison – Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (DARS)
The Prison Healthcare Team at Inverness prison offers a range of services to prison residents including detoxification, maintenance, one-to-one support, group work, transitional care, through care support and family groups.
Tel: 01463 229 047
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Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF)
SDF work to provide various opportunities for people who are experiencing or have experienced a drug problem.
These include:
- Living experience groups in local areas across Scotland. These are informal groups set up to engage people experiencing a drug problem so that they can raise issues and ideas with people responsible for the development and delivery of policy and services in their local area and nationally.
- Volunteering opportunities in local areas of Scotland. People with their own experience of a drug problem and who are at a stage where they feel able to commit time to volunteer can benefit from a positive experience of gaining skills and enjoying social contact with peers in a productive environment. There are a variety of opportunities including in developing and carrying out peer research.
- National Traineeship programme provides people who are at a stage where they feel able to commit to employment and learning within a structured and supported trainee programme. The Traineeship provides a salaried opportunity to experience work placements, alongside a package of specialist quality assured training, and vocational learning through SVQ study. The programme is available to people in local areas across Scotland, with recruitment of intakes taking place annually.
- Peer Naloxone Networks – SDF provides support to local areas and in prisons in Scotland to form networks of peer who can supply naloxone and ensure people are trained in recognising and responding to suspected drug overdoses.
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Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD)
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD) supports families affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use by providing information and advice to help them with confidence, communication and general wellbeing. Families are also directed to local support groups.
Tel: 08080 101 011
Email: helpline@sfad.org.uk
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Scottish Recovery Consortium
Scottish Recovery Consortium supports, represents and connects recovery across Scotland by offering events, training, representation and community development.
Tel: 0141 552 1355
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Smoke Free Highland
On the Smoke Free Highland website you can find information about:
- thinking about stopping smoking or vaping.
- wanting to help or encourage someone you know to stop smoking.
- wanting to make your home and car smoke-free.
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Substance Misuse In-Patient Service
In-patient service which provides assessment, alcohol and drug detoxification, and liaison with other agencies.
Substance Misuse In-Patient Service,
Ruthven Ward,
New Craigs Hospital,
Leachkin Road,
Inverness,
IV3 8NPTel: 01463 704 670
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UK Smart Recovery
SMART (Self Management and Recovery Training) is a programme that provides training and tools for people who want to change their problematic behaviour, which includes drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, food, shopping, internet and others. Guided by trained facilitators, participants learn to help themselves and support each other by using a variety of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and motivational tools and techniques.
SMART Family and Friends programme uses a similar CBT approach to support participants to concentrate on their own goals and wellbeing and explores ways to establish healthier relationships with the person in their life who is experiencing problems.
Visit their website to find a meeting in your area or join a group online.
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WithYou – Highland Hub
WithYou provide free and confidential services, without judgement, to people facing challenges with drugs and alcohol. If you have questions, need advice, or just want to talk, we’re WithYou.