Other AOD Services

Other AOD Services 

• Alcohol and Drug Information Service – 24-hour support line: 9361 8000 (metropolitan Sydney) 
• Drug and Alcohol Specialist Advisory Service – for health professionals only. Providing advice on “clinical diagnosis and management of patients with alcohol and other drug related problems”. Phone: 02 9361 8006.
• Australian Drug Information Network – National AOD Directory 
• Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA) – Directory of NADA Member Services in NSW 
• South East Sydney Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Services– providing a range of community and hospital based AOD treatment and assessment services 
• Sydney Local Health District - providing a range of community and hospital based AOD treatment and assessment services. Contact the centralised Intake Number 1800 793 466 or email SLHD-DHSIntake@health.nsw.gov.au or search for “Drug and Alcohol Treatment” in HealthPathways Sydney. HealthPathways Sydney is an online local health information portal for local GPs and Allied Health Professionals. 
• Family Drug Support Australia – Supporting families affected by alcohol and other drugs
• Hello Sunday Morning (the Daybreak Program) – The Department of Health is funding Hello Sunday Morning (the Daybreak Program), supporting Australians reduce their harmful alcohol consumption. The Daybreak Program is a free treatment and early intervention mobile-app designed to provide around-the-clock support to individuals who are seeking support for their at-risk drinking and reduce their harmful alcohol consumption. The Program provides access to provide chats with professional Daybreak health coaches, an anonymous and supportive community and a comprehensive library of behavioural experiments, built by clinicians and designed to help people develop the skills they need to change their relationship with alcohol.

•   pdf GLAD (49 KB) is a new collaboration with public Alcohol and other Drug (AoD) services in all three Local Health Districts within CESPHN: South East Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD); Sydney Local Health District (SLHD); and St Vincent’s Health Network (SVNH).

  Some drug and alcohol issues can be chronic and complex, and GPs may need specialist advice, support and referral options to assist patients with these issues. Our multidisciplinary team, made up of doctors and nurses very experienced in the management of alcohol and other drug problems, understands the challenges of managing people with complex multimorbidity.  We’re committed to assisting you help your patients to improve their health and wellbeing. We offer;

  • Advice, support and information
  • Referral consultation clinic 
  • Education. We run CPD events with CESPHN (please see usual CESPHN educational updates for details). We are happy to visit you at your surgery and run training and/or information sessions for you and your colleagues.