Treatment and support services

This section gives information on drug and alcohol treatment and support services available across Northern Ireland. There are a wide range of services available from short term extended brief interventions to more longer term community based or residential based one to one therapeutic treatment services. There are also services which offer ongoing recovery focussed group support, services which offer advice and support for your wider needs such as housing and ‘low threshold’ services specifically set up for those not yet ready or able to engage with mainstream or longer term treatment services.

Drug and alcohol services operate within a ‘Tiered Model’ and before searching for a service it might be useful to click here and learn more about what type of help and support is available at each ‘Tier.’ This may help you to better understand which level of support you might need or prefer and to better fine-tune your search options or to filter your results.

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

This service targets the victims of alcohol-related domestic abuse/sexual violence and alcohol abuse - awareness raising sessions and one to one support are available across the Southern Trust area alongside a specialised programme for children and young people

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

This service targets the victims of alcohol-related domestic abuse/sexual violence and alcohol abuse - awareness raising sessions and one to one support are available across the Southern Trust area alongside a specialised programme for children and young people

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

NSES is an completely confidential service that provides free sterile injecting equipment to injecting drug users (of any type i.e. illegal opioids or stimulants, steroids or tanning solutions), alongside health promotion information or advice - the services can then safely dispose of any used injecting equipment on your return visit

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

NSES is an completely confidentail service that provides free sterile injecting equipment to injecting drug users (of any type i.e. illegal opioids or stimulants, steroids or tanning solutions), alongside health promotion information or advice - the services can then safely dispose of any used injecting equipment on your return visit

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

The 12-week Residential Programme offers a range of therapeutic interventions (individual, group and family) followed by aftercare support

Region: SHSCT/SDACT, WHSCT/WDACT

The Regional Drug and Alcohol Service User Network (RSUN) supports individual service users, and service user groups, to be involved in the planning of drug and alcohol services

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

Services provided include - one to one counselling, extended (non residential) 6 – 12 week treatment programmes, relapse prevention and family support

Region: SHSCT/SDACT

Cuan Mhuire NI offers a comprehensive abstinence based, residential, addiction treatment and support programme to persons (male and female) who are eighteen years of age and over and who are suffering from (Alcohol, Gambling) addiction in a supported environment.
In addition to our addiction recovery support services, Cuan Mhuire NI provides a professional, effective and efficient housing support service to those who are most marginalised and who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless because of their addiction.

Region: BHSCT/BDACT, NHSCT/NDACT, SEHSCT/SEDACT, SHSCT/SDACT, WHSCT/WDACT

This free national helpline supported by the National Lottery Community Fund aims to provide confidential advice, information and support to anyone aged over 50 who may be worried about their drinking, or anyone worried about a loved one over 50. The helpline number is 0808 801 0750. This will be available 7 days a week from Monday to Friday at 12pm - 8pm and 10am to 4pm at weekends.