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Addiction Services
We provide alcohol services in Medway and drug and alcohol detoxification treatment services to people living across Kent and Medway.
Tier 2 Alcohol Services
Tier 2 Alcohol Services can help people who:
- Have less severe or less enduring drinking problems
- May be unsure whether their alcohol use is problematic
- Are likely to respond well to less intensive and specialist forms of help such as the provision of advice, information and other forms of brief intervention
- May need assistance in accessing more specialist forms of help.
Tier 2 Alcohol Services can also help people access more intensive forms of help for their alcohol-related difficulties, where appropriate.
Tier 3 Alcohol Services
Where alcohol problems require more intensive attention, people can access Tier 3 community-based services including:
- Individual therapies
- Group Therapy
- Specialist prescribing
- Medically assisted home detoxification
- Assessment for residential rehabilitation (‘Tier 4’)
Further information:
Alcohol Services provided by other organisations:
Leaflets
NHS alcohol leaflet
Substance Misuse Detoxification Service
Bridge House at Fant Oast in Maidstone provides substance misuse in-patient detoxification services for people living in Kent and Medway, and also to people living outside of the area.
Admission to the unit is organised by the providers of community-based specialist services for people who need more intensive forms of help for their addiction problems.
- Visit the Bridge House page to find out more about this service.
Information for Health Professionals
Patients are treated using the following tiers of interventions.
- Tier 1 general services are provided by GPs, Primary Care Trusts and other non-specialist agencies
- Tier 2 specialist services are directed at those likely to benefit from briefer, less intensive forms of intervention
- Tier 3 services are community based specialist services for people in need of more intensive forms of help for their difficulties
- Tier 4 services comprise facilities for in-patient detoxification from alcohol and Residential Rehabilitation.
Dual Diagnosis
A joint working protocol for agencies in Kent and Medway has been published.
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