County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
We provide free and confidential support if you would like to make changes to your drug or alcohol use in County Durham
We're here to help
Phone us to speak to one of our friendly, trained experts. We’re here to help and will work with you to help you manage, reduce or stop your drug or alcohol use.
To help you make the changes you want to make our free and confidential service provides:
- support with any physical, emotional or mental health needs
- needle exchange
- recovery and Detox programmes
- one to one and group therapy
- social activities
- education, training and employment opportunities
We have a supportive recovery community that is made up of people with similar experiences to you.
Our needle exchange service provides you with clean injecting equipment, advice on preventing overdoses, naloxone and steroids. This service is completely confidential and you don’t need to be ready to stop or reduce to use this service.
We also offer support should you be worried about someone else’s drug or alcohol use.
The doctors and nurses in the service, along with local pharmacies in the community, help keep you safe and provide a needle exchange, detox and rehabilitation.
We have a dedicated young people’s service and we can work with your family to maximise their support. We will also support you practically with help to get your benefits in order, and with finding housing.
Please call us for a free, confidential chat if you or someone else needs support.