Addiction specialist medical practitioners provide assistance to people with opiate addiction and complex medical and/or psychiatric presentations with withdrawal, opiate replacement therapy and psychiatric management. Referral can be made by community GPs for specialist advice. Sessional GPs with specialist training in the prescribing of opiate replacement therapies treat people with opiate dependence with methadone, buprenorphine or suboxone.  Clients are referred to outreach workers, withdrawal nurses, allied health and dual diagnosis specialists (mental health and substance use) for further assessment and support.

Provision of education to organisations, schools and employers covering alcohol and drug use, its effects, harm minimisation and treatment options.

The Supporting Kids and their environment (SKATE) programs in conjunction with Glastonbury and Bethany family Services provides group programs for childrena ffected by substance use, brokergage money for children to access supports and secondary consulation to professionals. DAS run a group program developed by Family Drug Support for families affected by substance use, “Stepping Stones,” in conjunction with family workers, and provide single session work for families wishing to address substance use concerns by specialist AOD clinicians.

Provision of specialist AOD assessment & treatment to people with substance abuse problems coming into contact with the judicial system. Includes drug diversion, Credit Bail, Step Out, and treatment brokered as part of a person community corrections order (Counselling, consultancy and Continuuing Care, Withdrawal).

Provision of Alcohol and Drug interventions in a group format. Prograsm include:

Making Changes - run in conjunction with the Geelong Withdrawal Unit weekly and is an open ongoing therapeutic group for people with substance use difficulties.

Cautious with Cannabis program - provides education to assist people who are concered about their own or others cannabis use.

SHADES (Self help for anxiety and depression)  - assists people who have dual diagnosis of substance abuse and anxiety ro depression to manage both conditions more effectively.

Provision of Alcohol and Drug interventions on a one to one basis. Conducted by nursing, allied health (social workers, psychologists) or outreach clincians with specialist AOD training. Limited to a set number of planned sessions/contacts (up to 6) with specific client goals. Suitable for people who are not at significant risk of harm, or who can access generic counselling for other psychosocial issues. Includes harm reduction, drug education and relapse prevention.

Specialist AOD clincians provide an initial phone screening assessment to assist people work out what services they require. This may additionally include a single session to provide education, advice or linkage with other relevant services such as GPs and counselling or referral for specialist assessment and ongoing treatment.

Provision of clean injecting equiptment, disposal of used equiptment and safe sex items from fixed site at 40 Little Malop St as well as Barwon Health Community Centres.   Outreach worker provides advocacy, education on safe using, linkage to treatment and delivers equiptment off site if required.  Emergency equiptment available after hours through emergency department Geelong Hospital.

Outreach clinicans have specialist training in alcohol and drug treatment, with a special focus on illicit substance use, including harm minimisation, overdose prevention and safer using education. Outreach workers assist people to access to clean injecting equiptment, use more safely and link to treatment services.  They also provide advocacy and linkage to broader health and welfare services.

Transitional housing in addition to outreach support and counselling is provided to people who are at risk of homelessness and require stable supported accommodation in order to successfully recover from substance dependence or abuse. Advice, referral and support regarding housing issues is also provided.