Drug and alcohol treatment services
There is a wide range of local treatment services and support groups for people affected by drugs and alcohol.
Oldham Alcohol and Substance Intervention Service (OASIS@Connexions)
- Service for people up to 19 years of age
- Provides help, advice and information to support young people to resist pressures to misuse
- Confidential advice and information for those young people who are already using substances
- Offers advice and support for young people who are affected by other people’s substance misuse
- Provide support and advice for parents and carers and have a dedicated parenting worker
- There is a drop in service at the Centre and a free phone number for help any time
- Clients will receive counselling and one-to-one support from an identified key worker
- Alternative therapies
- Outreach worker
- Work with REAL Peer Mentors
- Work with Challenge and Support Team
Medtia Place
80 Union Street
Oldham, OL1 1DT
Tel: 0161 621 9600
Free phone: 0800 988 2208
Access
Service for young people aged 18 - 25 years olds using alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, steroids, legal highs and other stimulants..
Each client will be allocated a dedicated key worker for one to one work, advice and support
There is a dedicated Employment, Training and Education worker to help with CVs, job applications, interview techniques and volunteering opportunities.
Offers a range of diversionary activities:
- Boxing
- Football
- Walking
- Rock climbing
- Badminton
- Cycling
- Various other gym and leisure activities
- Acupuncture
- Meditation
- Drama workshop
- A variety of structured groups
- And other activities on request.
- Drop-in session
- Outreach worker
Oldham, OL1 1BA
Tel: 0161 621 9191
Fax: 0161 621 9192
Oldham Drug and Alcohol Service (ODAS)
- Service for people aged 18 years and older using heroin, opiates and crack
- Provides advice and information
- Each client allocated a dedicated worker for counselling and support
- Needle exchange
- Safer injecting advice
- Wound care advice
- Hep B, Heb C and HIV testing and Hep B vaccinations
- Substitute prescribing programmes
- Detoxification programmes
- On-ward referral
- Women’s only drop-in/group
- Female staff and female only waiting area
- Female only needle exchange
- Drug-liaison midwife
- Health advice and information
- Various activities including arts and crafts
- User Forum Oldham (UFO) - Service user consultation group
- Service User Book Club
5 Horsedge Street
Oldham, OL1 3SX
Tel: 0161 716 3666
Fax: 0161 716 3667
Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS)
- Service for people aged over 18 years old who are using alcohol, benzodiazepines, prescription or OTC medicines
- Single point of contact for Community Alcohol Service
- Provide brief intervention and advice
- Referral to inpatient detox and residential rehabilitation for alcohol
- Alcohol Treatment Requirements/Alcohol Arrest Referrals - for those people involved with the criminal justice system where alcohol has been deemed a contributing factor
- Drug intervention programme - working with offenders using Class A drugs
- Benzodiazepine service
- Structured day care (holistic treatments, therapeutic, educational and social groups)
- Volunteer and mentoring programme
- ETE Support - including job club
- Concerned Others Group
- SMART Recovery Group
Oldham, OL1 1QN
Tel: 0161 624 9595
Fax: 0161 785 3727
Intuitive Recovery
'Re-education for Addictions’ via a short and focused OCN accredited course which arms students with an easily implemented toolkit to end addiction.
The course teaches the skills of self-recovery and allows people to end addiction without the need for treatment and continuing support.
It is focussed entirely on a plan to stop, the course is for anyone wishing to give a substance up.
The course consists of four 2 and 1/2 hour sessions.
The course is held at ADS, 5 Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1QN or The Gateway, 5 Horsedge Street, Oldham, OL1 1QN and there are a choice of days and times to suit most people.
City View House5 Union Street
Ardwick
Manchester
M12 4JD
Tel: 0161 223 1094
Fax: 0161 241 5332
Email: info@intuitiverecovery.com
ACORN
RAMP - Reduction and Motivation Programme
A 12 week structured psychosocial intervention that looks at all issues connected to addiction.
Designed to be delivered to service users whilst they are still using substances.
Aims to empower service users to improve their quality of life through reducing their use.
Experienced facilitators allow the group to explore the thoughts and feelings that contribute to their substance use.
The groups are held on Mondays and Thursday at 2:00pm to 4:00pm at 14 Church Lane, Oldham, OL1 3BP.
The groups are also held on Tuesday and Fridays at 2:00pm to 4:00pm at The Gateway, 5 Horsedge Street, Oldham, OL1 1QN.
DEAP - Dependency Emotional Attachment Programme
Abstinent based service made up of 4 phases.
Treatment combines group work, 1:1 counselling, family conferencing and structured activities.
Therapy includes elements of Psychodynamic Therapy, Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and RET.
Run on a 5 day week basis for 20 weeks combining supported accommodation.
14 Church LaneOldham, OL1 3BP
Tel: 0161 622 1577
SMART Recovery Group
Oldham Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) facilitate a SMART (Self Management and Recovery Training) Recovery Group on Thursdays at 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
The group is held at ADS, 5 Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1QN.
The group offers free face-to-face mutual support and helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviours, including alcohol and substance misuse.
The programme provides specific tools and techniques to enable people to gain independence from addiction and is for those who desire, or are thinking about, abstinence.
The tools are based on scientific knowledge and the techniques used employ Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy.
For more information please call 0161 624 9595.
Concerned Others Group
Oldham Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) run a support and advice group for family and friends of those who use alcohol or drugs. The group is a place to talk and share experiences. There is also an opportunity to have acupuncture to help relaxation.
The group runs on Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
The group is held at ADS, 5 Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1QN.
Call ADS on 0161 624 9595 for more information.
Women's Group
Oldham Drug and Alcohol Service run a Women’s Group where women have the opportunity to meet and share experiences and support. The group offers information sessions, health and well-being support, plus a female only needle exchange. There is an opportunity to join in with arts and crafts, card making, poetry, relaxation techniques and other activities.
The group runs on Mondays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
The group is held at The Gateway, 5 Horsedge Street, Oldham, OL1 1QN.
The group is open to all female service users and their female friends and relatives - people can just come along to join.
If you would like more information then please call ODAS on 0161 716 3666.
UFO - Users Forum Oldham
This is a service user consultation group, where drug and alcohol clients are asked their opinions of the treatment service available in Oldham.
The group runs on Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 3:00 pm
The group is held at The Gateway, 5 Horsedge Street, Oldham, OL1 1QN
The group is also a place for members to discuss their substance use or to chat and make new friends. The group organises a number of activities and trips that are all free of charge. You do not have to be in treatment to attend and can just come along.
For more information call Mahmood (Carer and Service User Development Worker) on 07899 896 253.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcohol addiction and stay sober.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are several meetings in Oldham:
Meetings at Chadderton Court, 451 Middleton Road (Opposite the Town Hall), Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9LB are held on Sundays at 12:00pm, Thursdays at 10:30am and Fridays at 7:30pm.
Meetings at The Welcome Centre, Vaughan Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DL are held on Sundays at 7:30pm, Tuesdays at 7:30pm and Thursdays at 7:30pm.
Meetings at St. Patrick’s Church, Our Lady St. Carmel, 40 Union Street, Oldham, OL8 1DL on Sundays at 7:30pm.
Meetings at The Link Centre, 140 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DZ on Wednesdays at 7:30pm.
Meetings are held at The Salt Cellar, 10 Church Lane, Oldham, OL1 3AN on Saturdays at 11:30am.
For more information call the Alcoholics Anonymous National Helpline on 0845 769 7555.
Al-Anon Meetings
Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking. Al-Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience in order to solve their common problems.
The group runs on Wednesdays at 7:30pm.
The group is held at The Link Centre, 140 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DZ.
For more information or if you would like to speak to someone before a meeting call 020 7403 0888 for details.
Alateen Meetings
Alateen is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics. Alateen is part of Al-Anon. The meetings are attended by 12-17 year olds.
They meet to share their experiences of having, or having had, a problem drinker in their lives. They help and support each other.
Each Alateen meeting is sponsored by two experienced Al-Anon members who are screened and cleared to work with young people by the Criminal Records Bureau in England and Wales.
For Alateen meetings, phone the General Service Office on 020 7407 0215.
Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
NA is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. The group is made up of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using drugs.
Meetings held on Fridays at 7:30pm at St. Patrick’s Church, 40 Union Street West, Oldham, OL8 1DL.
Meetings held on Sundays at 7:30pm at Beulah Baptist United Reformed Church, Withins Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3QD.
For more information call 0800 10 76 299.
Oldham TRANX Support
Tranx (Oldham) is an independent support group to support people recovering from addiction to prescription drugs.
The group is run by ex- and partially withdrawn addicts who have experienced all symptoms and side-effects of benzodiazepine and other psychiatric drugs. The group also offers support to those involuntarily addicted to anti-depressants, SSRIs, Z drugs and pain killers.
The group meets on Mondays from 11:00am - 1:00pm.
The meetings are held at The Centre for Independent Living, 140 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DZ.
For more information please contact Barry Haslam on 01457 876 355.