Drug and alcohol services

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Alcohol and Drugs Services and Recovery Communities in Scottish Borders 

There are three commissioned drug and alcohol services in the Scottish Borders 

Borders Addiction Service; Withyou and CHIMES. These services provide a range of harm reduction, treatment and psychological interventions, as well as wider support including employment, housing and family members support. Injecting equipment is available from nine services in the Borders.  

There are drop in clinics across the Borders in Galashiels, Peebles, Kelso, Eyemouth and Hawick staffed by Borders Addiction Service and WithYou.  These are available to anyone looking for assessment into treatment, harm reduction advice and information around drugs and alcohol.  People can also access injecting equipment and take home naloxone at the drop ins.  

Borders In Recovery is a Lived Experience Recovery Community and a member of the Scottish Recovery Consortium. The group run weekly Recovery Cafés in Galashiels, Eyemouth, Kelso, Hawick and Peebles and are open to anyone over 16 years and is run by people with lived experience of recovery. The café offers recovery support, meaningful activities, socialisation opportunities and health and wellbeing activities as well as many other leisure and personal development opportunities. 

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Contact Details

Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Coordinator 

Susan Elliot 

Susan.elliot1@borders.scot.nhs.uk 

01835 825900 

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ADP.borders@borders.scot.nhs.uk 

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Sandra Wayness 

Sandra.wayness@borders.scot.nhs.uk 

01835 825900