Substance Misuse Service (Community)

Access
Address: Kingsway House, 130 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1LR
Telephone: 023 9229 1607. Fax 02392 291614
Fully accessible for wheelchair users
 
Referral Method
Via the Tier 2 services
Cranstoun 02392 751617
The Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) 02392 688678
Shared care referrals via GPs.
Out of area transfers from other Tier 3 providers.
 
History
The Portsmouth Drug and Alcohol Service opened their current base at Kingsway House in 1997, offering a range of specialist interventions ranging from Triage: Assessment; Substitute prescribing; 1:1 Counseling; Care management: and Referral to detox (Baytrees) and Residential Rehabilitation Centres, for people affected by problematic drug and alcohol use.
 
Current Activities
Kingsway House, the Tier 3 drug and alcohol resource centre based in Southsea offers a range of specialist interventions including:

• Comprehensive Assessment.
• Substitute prescribing.
• 1:1 drug and alcohol focused work.
• Group therapies.
• ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy)
• Care management.
• Community detoxification.
• Auricular Acupuncture.
• Access to Tier 4 residential detoxification.
• Referral to counselling services.
• Access to Residential Rehabilitation Centres.

The service is underpinned by a commitment to involving service users and Carers at every level of service delivery