Drug & Alcohol Services
in the Mid West Region
Compiled by MWRDTF
Unit 5 Steamboat Quay
Dock Road, Limerick
Ph 061 445392
www.mwrdtf.ie
Ana Liffey Drug Project
The Gables, Fairgreen, Ballysimon Rd., Limerick
• Low Threshold Adult Service
– Outreach, key-working & case management (not counselling)
– Treatment Options Group Tues & Thurs 2.30pm (open group –
no referral needed)
– Coolmine Therapeutic Community: Assessment & Pre-entry
Group
– Needle Syringe Programme
– Hostel In-reach
– Phone Support
1800 786828 or 085 1559158 www.aldp.ie
• Mon – Fri hours 9.30 – 5.30pm
Bushypark Treatment Centre
Bushypark House, Ennis, Co. Clare
• 28-day Residential Treatment Service for adults (o/18yrs)
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Phone support service
Assessment/Screening Service
Pre-Treatment Programme
2yr Continuing Care programme
• Weekly Family Support Programme and Family Therapy
– Drop-In Family Support Groups in Limerick (Tues evenings & Wed afternoon)
– & Ennis (Tuesday evening)
• Weekly Counselling Support Groups for poly drug users in Limerick & Ennis
 065 684 0944 www.bushypark.ie
Cuan Mhuire
Bruree, Co. Limerick
• Residential Treatment Service for adults (o/18yrs)
• Alcohol Programme 12 wks
• Drug Programme 20 wks
• On site detox for alcohol & most illicit drugs
• 24hr nursing care and on-site doctor 5 days/ week
• Residents completing the programme have to access secondary
care in Limerick & nationwide in Cuan Mhuire Transition Houses
(subject to availability) ie.
– Teach Mhuire – men
– Santa Maria – women
 063 90555 www.cuanmhuire.ie
Mid West Drug & Alcohol Service
PO Box 486 Corporate House, Mungret St., Limerick
• Service works with:
– Young People 14 – 25yrs affected by alcohol or drug use
– People 25yrs + affected by drug use
• Service provides range of support including:
– 1-2-1 Counselling
– Outreach Service
– Harm Reduction Service including Needle Exchange
– Methadone Programme
– Drug Education & Training
• Accessing the service:
– The service offers walk-in screening every Monday (except bank holidays)
– 11.00 to 12.30 & 2.00 to 3.00 (no appointment or referral needed)
 061 318 633
www.hse.ie
 National Drugs Helpline: 1800 459 459
• Local Offices: Ennis, Nenagh, Newcastle West
Northstar Family Support Project
Unit 11c, Watch House Cross, Moyross, Limerick
• Community-based project providing support to families of people
suffering the effects of substance misuse
• Provides non-judgemental support
– through a process of self-empowerment and on-going coping skills ie. Life
skills training and space & time
– information to families and communities on services and supports available
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Peer led support groups
Outreach
Counselling
Remember & commemorate those who have died as a result of substance
misuse
 061 459260
• Mon – Fri hours 9.30 – 5.30
Novas Mid West Community Detox
c c/o McGarry House, Alphonsus Street, Limerick
• Provides Safe Detox from Benzo’s & methadone
on an outpatient basis (in the community)
– A national initiative supported by the HSE and the
Irish College of General Practitioners
– Available to anyone in the Midwest
– Links person with their doctor, through the support of
a key worker for a monitored and safe detox
– Individual care plans developed with person looking to
detox.
 061 467481
 083 1232378 www.novas.ie
Novas Respite House
Newport, Co Tipperary
• A safe space for families, without the substance misuser, giving
them time to reflect & to nurture their own needs
– Day, overnight & weekend respite available
– Family sized house with a large garden
– Children welcome & family fun activities organised: county walks
horse riding, swimming
• Enables families to develop new coping skills, gain insights into their
situation and implement harm reduction strategies in their lives.
• Alternative therapies available on site to support relaxation /stress
reduction
 061 624878 www.novas.ie
Saoirse Treatment Center
18B Davis Street, Limerick City
Non-Residential Treatment Center Based in Limerick City
Service is principally based on ‘Harm Reduction Leading to Total Abstinence’
– Addiction counselling(drugs, alcohol & gambling), Assessment, Case management
– Treatment Options include 1:1 counselling and both harm reduction and abstinence
based therapeutic groups/programmes.
– Provision of aftercare for a period of two years post-treatment.
– Family Support Programme
– Women’s Support Group
– Men’s Support Group
– Education and Health Promotion
 085 8184590 Web: www.saoirse.ie Email: saoirsetc@gmail.com
Opening Times - Mon – Fri Hours 9.00am – 5.00pm
Other MWRDTF Supported
Initiatives
• Helping Women Recover & Women in
Recovery Groups
• Strengthening Families Programme
• Let’s Learn About Drugs Together
• Certified Courses:
– FETAC 5 Drug & Alcohol Studies
– Cert. in Drug & Alcohol Studies (NUI Maynooth)
– Diploma in Drug & Alcohol Studies (UL)
• SHEP (Personal Development Prog.)
Drug Related Intimidation
Reporting Programme
• Intimidation is a Criminal offence
• National initiative to address drug related
intimidation (NFS & GNDU)
• Talk to a Support Worker or to Nominated
Garda Inspector
◦ Limerick: Insp. Seamus Ruane
061 212 400
◦ Clare: Insp. John Galvin
065 684 8100
◦ Nth Tipperary: Insp. Bernard Barry
◦ (Tipperary: Insp. Paul O’Driscoll
067 50450
052 6177640)
Miscellaneous
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Contact your Doctor
Crisis/ Emergency Situation: phone 999
AA, NA – support for those in recovery (check website)
Al Anon, Nar Anon – support for families (check website)
Safe disposal of needles: phone your local Council (Environment Dept.
role)
• Associated areas:
– Mental Health: CAMHS, GROW, Jigsaw, Mental Health Ireland etc.,
– Homelessness: Council, Refuge’s + Voluntary organisations ie. Novas,
VdeP, Focus, Simon, …
– Sexual Health: Red Ribbon Project
– Prison Support Services: Bedford Row,
• Support within Youth Services, Family & Community
Organisations ..
• Crimestoppers Dial to Stop Drug Dealing: 1800 25 00 25