- Dundee Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (DDARS)
Drug and alcohol treatment, harm reduction and counselling.
Open: Mon - Fri, 9am to 5pm
Phone: 01382 632542
Website: https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/OurServicesA-Z/TaysideSubstanceUseServices/PROD_347157/index.htm
Direct Access Drop-in Days
Monday and Tuesday, Constitution House, 9.30am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm (last assessment 2pm)
Tuesday and Thursdays, Women's Hub, 1pm - 3.30pm
Wednesday – planned assessments (booked)
Thursday, Wallacetown Health Centre, 9.30am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm (last assessment 2pm)
Signposting and Support
Friday, 118 Nethergate Meadowside St. Paul's Church (side entrance) 11am - 1pm
- Dundee Independent Advocacy Support
Advocacy services can help people navigate their way through life’s ups and down. The Independent Advocacy Support service can help build your confidence, by empowering you to speak up in situations where you would normally feel unable to, and will provide continued support until you feel you are able to on your own.
Phone: 01382 205515
Website: https://diasdundee.org/
- Hillcrest Futures
Hillcrest Futures provides services to people who have drug and alcohol dependencies as well as support for families impacted. The service recognises that individuals need different support at different times. Hillcrest provide a wide range of services to help people at whatever stage they are at. This includes harm reduction as well as recovery focused services. Some support options available are: one-to-one support, recovery group, harm reduction advise, Blood-Borne Virus testing/treatment, overdose prevention and Naloxone distribution.
Website: https://www.hillcrest.org.uk/futures/get-support/drug-and-alcohol-services/
- Tayside Council on Alcohol (TCA)
TCA is a service that supports individuals impacted by alcohol use. Support includes counselling and support groups. This service can be contacted whether you are seeking support for yourself or concerned about a friend/family.
Open: Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
Phone: 01382 456012
Website: https://alcoholtayside.com
- We Are With You
We Are With You are a service which supports people with their drug and alcohol use at a pace that suits the individual. Support can be one-to-one or in group settings. The service also help you to stay safe and healthy while working towards your personal goals, by offering support to access safe equipment and help to prevent overdose.
Open: Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
Phone: 01382 206888
Website: https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/services/dundee/
- Blood-Borne Virus Testing and Wound Care
There are several health risks associated with injecting drug use:
Abscesses, cellulitis, collapsed veins (injecting with a blunt needle, overuse of injecting sites) and increased risk of getting a blood-borne virus (BBV), particularly Hepatitis C.
BBVs are carried in the blood and can be spread from one person to another. Those infected with a BBV may show little or no symptoms of serious disease, but other infected people may be severely ill.
For more information on wound care and BBV testing you can contact your local Drug and Alcohol Services listed above.
- Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP)
Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) provides; clean needles, syringes and other injection paraphernalia such as water and citric acid. These services were previously known as Needle Exchanges.
IEP services can be found across Tayside. Look for the symbol below in their window. For more information about safer injecting please see HERE
Dundee Locations
Hillcrest Futures, 4 South Ward Road, Dundee, DD1 1PU
Your Local Boots, 94 Albert Street, Dundee, DD4 6QQ
Your Local Boots, 79 Macalpine Road, Dundee, DD3 8RE
Your Local Boots, 71 Lothian Crescent, Dundee, DD4 0HU
Richardsons Chemist, 181 Blackness Road, Dundee, DD1 5PH
Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 High Street, Lochee, Dundee, DD2 3BX
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- Naloxone
Naloxone is widely available across Dundee, both as part of the ‘take-home’ scheme and within a wide range of services. For more information about training and carrying naloxone please link HERE
- SafeZone Street Outreach
The Safe Zone Outreach provides immediate crisis support and will signpost to other support services including housing and substance use services. Small food parcels are also available.
Friday: Court Street, Stobswell from 6pm – 8:30pm
Saturdays: Farmfoods Car Park, Lochee from 6pm-8:30pm
More information can be found HERE
- All Women's Specific Support Services in Dundee
Please refer to the women's support services booklet for more options available. Services included cover both support with substance use and gender-based violence.
Violence Against Women Services for Vulnerable Women Booklet 2022 (dvawp.co.uk)
- Dundee Women's Hub
Dundee Women's Hub is a multi-agency support hub for women impacted by substance use and other disadvantages such as gender-based violence, homelessness, poor mental health, isolation and trauma. For weekly timetables please see their Facebook page: Dundee Women's Hub | Dundee | Facebook
2 Dudhope Street, Dundee, DD1 1JU
Email: dundeewomenshub@wrasac.org.uk
- TCA – Beyond Mentoring Project
Offers support to women who have had previous involvement in community justice or substance services and are ready to move on from these services, but still require a level of voluntary support. The Project offers 1-1 support, group activities and SQA accredited Peer Mentor training.
Phone: 07880382111
- TCA – Women Only Zone
The TCA women only zone brings together women who are seeking support in their recovery process.
Phone: 01382 456012
- Hillcrest Futures Young People’s Service Dundee
Provide 1:1 support and education focussing on issues relating to drugs and alcohol, relationships, sexual health and parenthood. Hillcrest work with young people aged 12 to 18 in group settings, via call, text or email support and face-to-face appointments. Young people up to age 25 can also call or drop-in to the office to make appointments for STI and pregnancy testing and free condoms.
Website: www.hillcrest.org.uk/futures
Email: youngpeopledundee@hillcrestfutures.org.uk
Phone: 01382 458128
- TCA - Support Groups for Young People
TCA provides weekly group input during term time for young people who are affected by substance use, and who may also be experiencing wider issues in the community, at school and in the home. Groups are aimed at varying age ranges and in some cases are gender specific, all groups offer the following monthly sessions: issue-based session, social activity, community sessions and in-house session. Groups at the Dundee office are:
Motiv8 – for young people aged 8 - 14 on Tuesday from 5 -7 pm
Boost is for young males aged 11 - 17 on Thursdays from 5 - 7pm
The Klub is for young females aged 11 - 17 on Thursdays from 5 - 7pm
Email: georgia.kinghorn@alcoholtayside.com
Phone: 01382 456012
- TCA - Young People’s Counselling
TCA provide one-to-one counselling for children and young people in primary and secondary school aged 10 - 18. Support is provided for a range of issues connected to mental wellbeing including the impact of substance use, loss and grief, risk-taking, self-harming behaviour, relationships, bullying and self-worth/identity.
Counselling can take place within the school, TCA office or by video call/phone.
Email: ashton.julien@alcoholtayside.com
Phone: 01382 456012
- TCA Youth Mentoring Service
TCA's Youth Mentoring Service is an early intervention programme that uses a voluntary mentoring approach to engage with young people aged 8 to 19 years who are affected in some way by drugs/alcohol or anti-social/offending behaviour. Our Mentoring services match young people with trained volunteers to build positive, trusting, supportive and secure relationships. These relationships are expected to last for the long term, with frequent and regular meetings.
We recruit a diverse group of volunteers with a range of skills and life experience, who are matched with a young person based on similar interests. Mentors develop positive and trusting relationships and work with the young people to set and achieve goals through trying new things and learning new skills in the community. This helps them to gain confidence, self-esteem and a positive perception of their community. Young people attend the mentoring voluntarily and referrals to the service mainly come from Social Work, schools and other third sector organisations.
The Youth Groups that facilitate at the moment are the Klub and Boost, here is the description for them:
We provide weekly group input during term time for young people who are affected by substance use, and who may also be experiencing wider issues in the community, at school and in the home. Although groups are aimed at varying age ranges and in some cases are gender specific, all groups offer the following sessions monthly: issue-based session, social activity, community session, in-house session.
Groups at our Dundee office:
Boost is for young males aged 10-15 on Wednesdays from 5-7pm
The Klub is for young females aged 10-15 on Thursdays from 5-7pm
As well as these term-time groups, we also offer holiday provision for the group members, and this can include residential trips to places outside of their local community, a summer programme or team-building activities.
Email: georgia.urquhart@tca.dundee.com
Phone: 01382 456012
- The Corner
The Corner is a young person's health and information service based in Dundee city centre. They offer a wide range of Health & Information services through the city centre drop-in and outreach work. Services are all free, informal and confidential. Services are for those aged 11-19 years (and up to 25 years for those in crisis).
Live chat box and confidential video call service on their website: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Drop-in: 13 Shore Terrace, Dundee, DD1 3DP (1pm - 6pm, Monday - Friday)
Office: 18 Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3NP
Website: https://www.thecorner.co.uk/
Phone: 01382 20 60 60
Email: tay.office.corner@nhs.scot
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