The following services are available for GPs and medical professionals treating clients with drug and alcohol problems.
Community Program for Opioid Pharmacotherapy
This program provides education, training, support and resources to GPs and pharmacists who are, or who would like to become, authorised to prescribe methadone and buprenorphine to treat heroin and other opioid-dependent people.
Having a statewide network of authorised methadone and buprenorphine prescribers gives opioid dependent people better access to pharmacotherapy treatment.
The program is managed by the Next Step Drug and Alcohol Service in collaboration with the Department of Health. It is supported by the Clinical Advisory Service.
Please contact Next Step's Community Pharmacotherapy Program for more information by calling (08) 9219 1907.
Alcohol and Drug Information Service
Tel: (08) 9442 5000 or toll-free 1800 198 024
The Alcohol and Drug Information Service is a one-stop-shop for GPs and other professionals looking for quick access to information about drug and alcohol use, and the types of treatment services available. It also provides:
- care plan support for GPs in rural and remote areas
- debriefing sessions for those working in the drug and alcohol sector and blood born virus sector
- regular mentoring sessions via telephone for those who face drug and alcohol issues in their line of work or volunteering.
Alcohol Pharmacotherapies call-back service
An important part of the Alcohol and Drug Information Service is the call-back service, which offers GPs a simple way to refer alcohol-dependent patients to professional counsellors when they need it most.
All you need to do is complete a referral form and fax it to the call-back service. A counsellor from the service will contact your patient, negotiate a treatment plan and keep you informed along the way.