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 TASMANIA
Tasmania has a growing network of addiction services including Hospital-based withdrawal management, community residential rehabilitation and outpatient counselling in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.
Australian Government hotline: 1800 250 015LISTED IN THIS STATE
A 27-bed private psychiatric hospital on seven acres of gardens at Rokeby, on Hobart's eastern shore, run by the not-for-profit and ACNC-registered The Hobart Clinic Association Limited. It admits voluntary adults on GP referral, with most stays two to three weeks.
Alcohol and Drug Services North is the Tasmanian Government's community alcohol and other drug team for the state's northern region, based at 13 Mulgrave Street, South Launceston.
The north west arm of the Tasmanian Department of Health's Alcohol and Drug Services, based at 11 Grove Street, Ulverstone. The community team provides intake and assessment, brief intervention, counselling, group work and therapy, relapse prevention and case management, with access to addiction medicine specialists…
The northern arm of the Tasmanian Department of Health's Alcohol and Drug Services, based at 13 Mulgrave Street, Launceston. The community team provides intake and assessment, brief intervention, counselling, group work and therapy, relapse prevention and case management, with access to addiction medicine specialists…
The southern arm of the Tasmanian Department of Health's Alcohol and Drug Services, in the Carruthers Building at St Johns Park, New Town. It runs a community team offering assessment, brief intervention, counselling, therapy and case management, the statewide opioid pharmacotherapy program with a specialist pharmacy,…
Anglicare Tasmania runs free, non-residential alcohol and other drug services statewide for Tasmanians aged 14 and over and their families. The Anglicare Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service provides screening and brief support, ongoing counselling, case management linking people to housing, financial and health…
AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
These services are available nationally and can support people in Tasmania 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 32 services available in TAS, alphabetically — the 21 located in Tasmania 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 Tasmania.
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