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.
TREATMENT SERVICE
THE SERVICE
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. Meetings run 60 to 90 minutes, are guided by a trained facilitator, and follow a set structure of check-in, discussion using cognitive behavioural tools, sharing solutions and checkout. Meetings run in person at partner venues and online by video, audio or chat. No referral is needed.
Published as not offered here: residential rehabilitation, counselling & therapy.
Ask the admissions team how withdrawal would be handled and how a transfer into treatment works.
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CARE & DAILY LIFE
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COST
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ONGOING SUPPORT
Details of ongoing support are not published here. Ask the service what support is available when your treatment ends.
PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS
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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…
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.
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…
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.