Dumfries and Galloway Drugs Service

Dumfries and Galloway Substance Misuse Services comprises of Turning Point Stranraer, Annan, Kirkcudbright and Sanquhar.

The overall aim of the service is to provide service users and, where applicable, their families or carers, with a quality service which brings them into treatment or rehabilitation and offers individual person-centred plans based on an assessment of individual need.

The service we offer is within the agreed Dumfries and Galloway Integrated Care Model and is offered in partnership with other service providers as necessary.

All our services provide the following:
 

• A crisis intervention service
• One to one support and other psychosocial interventions
• Relapse prevention strategies
• An information resource for service users, their families and their carers
• Individual plans and programmes which may include group work as appropriate
• Links with local housing providers to ensure that service users can gain access to appropriate tenancies
• Housing support
• Support to enable service users to access employment and training opportunities
• Links with other statutory and voluntary agencies
  
  

In addition to the above, services delivered in the Wigtownshire area based in the Stranraer office includes the following harm reduction services:

• Substitute prescribing
• Needle exchange
• Supervised consumption of methadone or other prescribed medication.
  
  

Referrals:
Referrals for the service are accepted from any source and services offered are within the bounds of the agreed Integrated Care Model.

Contact details:

Dumfries & Galloway Substance Misuse Service
12 Church Street
Stranraer
DG9 7JG
T: 01776 700 666
F: 01776 706 467
E: dumfries&gallowaydrugsservice@tpsstranraer.co.uk

Dumfries & Galloway Substance Misuse Service
Garpel Cottage
St Mary's Street
KircudBright
DG8 4EL 
T: 01557 331 335

Dumfries & Galloway Substance Misuse Service
40 High Street
Annan
DG12 6AJ
T:  01461 206 891

Dumfries & Galloway Substance Misuse Service
32/34 High Street
Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
DG 6BL
T: 01659 50 191