Tweed Heads, NSW
headspace Tweed Heads
A free youth health centre in Tweed Heads for people aged 12 to 25, operated by Social Futures under the headspace model and commissioned by Healthy North Coast.
TREATMENT SERVICE
Alcohol and Other Drugs Service - Tweed Community Health
THE SERVICE
About Alcohol and Other Drugs Service - Tweed Community Health
Northern NSW Local Health District runs an outpatient alcohol and other drug service from Tweed Community Health Centre on the former Tweed Hospital campus at Tweed Heads. It offers individual counselling to reduce or stop alcohol and other drug use, opioid treatment with methadone or buprenorphine, a needle and syringe program, family support, support groups and referral on to other services. Appointments are made through the Tweed Heads intake line. Inpatient withdrawal is provided elsewhere in the district.
Services offered
Published as not offered here: residential rehabilitation.
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Where it is
- Address
- Tweed Community Health Centre, Florence Street (The Tweed Hospital campus, 16-18 Powell Street), Tweed Heads, NSW, 2485
- Map
- Pinned to the published street address.
CARE & DAILY LIFE
What this service has published.
Conditions treatedOpioid dependence, Substance use
TherapiesNeedle and syringe program; support groups; MERIT court-referred case management; hospital consultation liaison; perinatal and infant AOD service across the district
Funding acceptedState funded
Aftercare formatNot published by this provider
Aboriginal-specific serviceOpen to all
Day-to-day arrangements
AccommodationNot published by this provider
PetsNot published by this provider
SmokingNot published by this provider
VapingNot published by this provider
Nicotine replacementNot published by this provider
Phone accessNot published by this provider
Internet accessNot published by this provider
Device accessNot published by this provider
TransportNot published by this provider
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COST
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Funding this service accepts
State funded
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ONGOING SUPPORT
Support after treatment.
Details of ongoing support are not published here. Ask the service what support is available when your treatment ends.
Questions worth asking
- Who will be my contact when treatment ends?
- Which sessions are individual, group or online?
- How long does the included support run?
- What happens when it ends, and what do further sessions cost?
PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS
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Where this information comes from.
Compiled by RehabFinder from this service’s own published material and public records, including nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au. The provider has not claimed this profile, so nothing here has been confirmed by them. Anything marked “not published” means exactly that — we do not guess. Corrections are free: admin@rehabfinder.com.au.
Last checked against the service’s own material on 7 September 2026. Services change what they offer, so confirm anything that decides your choice.
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