5 Greaves Street
Oldham
OL1 1QN
Tel: 0161 624 9595
Fax: 0161 785 3727
Email: oldham@ADSolutions.org.uk
Service Manager: Stephen Samuels
We are conveniently located in Oldham town centre on Greaves Street facing the old town hall. Our building is an “Arts and Crafts” style property with leaded windows. We are a short walk from the train station and close to many bus routes. Click here for a map.
Our service is free to anyone over 18 who lives in the Oldham Metropolitan Borough area and has problems with alcohol or drug misuse, or is worried about a family member or friend.
Monday: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9.00am to 8.00pm
Thursday: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Saturday Mornings: 10:00am to 2.00pm
First we find out what you want and need. Then, together, we develop a plan to identify your needs and work out goals for your treatment. This plan might include one to one sessions, attending workshops, alternative therapies, or a referral to other appropriate treatments.
We provide advice, information and support. The first step following assessment may be one-to-one counselling, the option to attend various workshops, alternative therapies, plus social, leisure and educational activities. Where required, we arrange access into in-patient / community detox and residential rehabilitation.
We have staff based in GP surgeries and health centres to offer shared care in assessing, screening and supporting patients with a substance abuse or alcohol problem. We help those in the early stages of dependence to break the habit. We also train healthcare teams in assessment, screening and interventions.
We help people to understand and deal with drink problems, giving them and their family day-to-day support.
Getting into trouble with the law is often triggered or exacerbated by drug or alcohol problems. Our non-judgemental teams give intensive support and rapid access into treatment services, in custody suites, courts, probations offices, and prisons and in the community.
Preparing for life at the end of a sentence is crucial. We work with prisoners before and after discharge, offering support with housing, training and employment. We also operate a 24-hour helpline 0808 161 1221.
This service offers a help and support to individuals on prescribed benzodiazepines to embark upon a supported reduction programme giving access to acupuncture, relaxation, one to one. We work in collaboration with GP’s to compile individual reduction regimes.
This programme offers an assortment of workshops which are delivered in a supportive and comfortable environment. People with substance misuse issues can join a wide range of therapeutic, educational and social groups that are appropriate for their individual needs. Holistic therapies e.g. Acupuncture, Massage and Acu-stimulation are also provided. A support / advice group for friends and families is also available.
This service trains and supports volunteers to work alongside service users and partner agencies.
This service provides support with access to educational opportunities, training, voluntary work and paid employment.
Staff offer advice, information, screening and brief intervention in a variety of Non medical settings where anyone can go along to access information they may require either for themselves or for someone else. Please phone the centre for further information.