Drug & Alcohol Support

Lucy, our Drug & Alcohol Worker provides specialist support for individuals experiencing addiction, problematic substance use, or lower-level drug and alcohol concerns. They work within a safe, confidential, non-judgemental and harm reduction approach, supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing while accessing the services they need.

The role acts as a bridge between sexual health and drug and alcohol services, ensuring individuals receive holistic, person-centred care.

Contact Lucy for more information:

• Lucy Smith

  • l.smith@mesmac.co.uk

Support available includes:

• One-to-one drug and alcohol support for people of all ages, and all addictions.
• Outreach and home-visits
• Chemsex assessments, education and ongoing support
• LGBTQ+ inclusive drug and alcohol support
• Harm reduction advice and safer using information
• Distribution of chemsex packs and harm reduction equipment
• Blood-borne virus (BBV) testing, including HIV and hepatitis testing, alongside STI screening, pregnancy testing
• Overdose prevention
• Group work, workshops and educational sessions
• Training for professionals on Chemsex, substance use and harm reduction
• Brief interventions for individuals wanting to reduce or better understand their drug or alcohol use
• Referrals and signposting to specialist treatment, recovery and community services
• Recovery planning and relapse prevention support
• Education on the links between substance use, sexual health and mental wellbeing
• Partnership working with sexual health, mental health and other agencies to provide coordinated support