In an emergency call 000. For alcohol and other drug support, the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline is 1800 250 015 — free, confidential, 24 hours.
DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES
New South Wales has one of the largest networks of addiction treatment services in Australia, from Sydney metropolitan clinics to regional residential programs across the Hunter, Illawarra and Central West.
Australian Government hotline: 1800 250 015LISTED IN THIS STATE
Private rooms onlyAston Private is a private, fee-paying residential addiction and mental health service operating from rented houses in the Byron Bay, Bangalow and Lennox Head areas of northern New South Wales.
Beachwood Supported Living is a sober living house in Curl Curl, next door to South Pacific Private hospital, for adults who have completed an inpatient program there or elsewhere.
Private rooms with ensuiteA private residential treatment centre at Myocum in the Byron Bay hinterland taking no more than twelve guests at a time. It treats adults for substance use alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, disordered eating and relationship difficulties.
A 28-day abstinence-based residential rehabilitation service at Callan Park, Sydney, run by the Construction Industry Drug & Alcohol Foundation and opened in 2000.
Get Help Global is a fee-paying, non-residential addiction and mental health service that sends clinicians and recovery coaches to the client rather than admitting them anywhere.
Gordon Clinic Sydney is a private psychiatry and clinical psychology practice at 748 Pacific Highway, Gordon, on Sydney's upper north shore. Around fifteen psychiatrists and clinical psychologists see patients by GP or specialist referral for ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, psychosis, young adult mental…
AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
These services are available nationally and can support people in New South Wales without a local premises listing.
A national mutual-aid fellowship, not a treatment provider. AA Australia coordinates more than 2,000 weekly face-to-face meetings across the country, plus online meetings, telephone support, live chat and member home visits, and runs a 24-hour national helpline.
Two non-residential day rehabilitation programs run by Uniting Vic.Tas for adults who have already completed withdrawal. Catalyst runs five to six weeks, Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm, at Coburg, Preston and Narre Warren in Victoria and North Hobart in Tasmania, using cognitive behavioural and motivational enhancement…
Counselling Online is a free national online service for people in Australia affected by their own or someone else's alcohol or other drug use. It offers 24/7 text-based chat counselling with qualified alcohol and drug counsellors, email support, a 28-day SMS support program, a moderated peer support forum and…
Dokotela is a national telehealth provider connecting patients to independent consultant psychiatrists, psychologists and geriatricians by secure video, with a stated focus on rural and regional Australia. A GP referral less than twelve months old is required for psychiatry; psychology needs a mental health care plan.
ExpertMinds is an Australia-wide online psychiatry and psychology service delivering consultations by video, with no treatment premises. Ten consultant psychiatrists are named, all FRANZCP, three listing addiction as a special interest.
Vessel-based private treatment operated by HARP Private Rehab aboard a yacht rather than at a fixed site. The provider describes it operating across the Caribbean, Coral Sea, Pacific, Mediterranean and Cayman Islands. It has no fixed address, so it does not appear in state or distance searches.
Narcotics Anonymous Australia is the Australian arm of a worldwide twelve-step fellowship for people for whom drugs have become a problem. It runs free member-led meetings in every state and territory, plus online meetings, and members support one another through sponsorship.
SMART Recovery Australia is a national charity running free, weekly peer-support meetings for people wanting to change problematic or addictive behaviour, including alcohol, other drugs, gambling and eating disorders.
The Street University is the Ted Noffs Foundation's network of eight non-residential youth centres, at Canberra, Liverpool, Mt Druitt, Newcastle, Penrith, Katoomba, Logan and Southport.
A residential therapeutic community for adults 18 and over with alcohol and other drug dependence, run by the charity Transformations Program Australia across five campuses in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania with 95 beds.
WHOS is a charity founded in 1972 by former consumers and became Australia's first therapeutic community for substance dependence in 1974. It runs residential therapeutic communities, opioid stabilisation and reduction programs, day programs and supported accommodation across Sydney, the Hunter, Goulburn and the…
THE FULL LIST
All 207 services available in NSW, alphabetically — the 196 located in New South Wales and the 11 delivered Australia-wide. The cards above are a selection; this is the whole list.
CHOOSING A SERVICE
Consider whether you may need medically supervised detox, residential rehabilitation, outpatient counselling, or a combination. Confirm clinical suitability directly with a qualified health professional or provider.
Government-funded services may be available through the public health system. Private health insurance may cover some residential stays. Confirm eligibility and cover directly with the service or insurer.
Some people benefit from staying close to their support network; others find that distance helps them focus on recovery. We list providers across metropolitan and regional New South Wales.
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