Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership Support Team is calling on everyone in Renfrewshire to help the community stay connected and caring this Christmas.
The ADP Support Team will be out and about – ready to chat and share information on the support available for anyone affected by alcohol and/or drugs.
The Team will be offering information and advice on harm reduction methods including the use of Naloxone (a life- saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose) and where to seek help and support throughout the festive season.
To ensure support is visible, the ADP Support Team and partners will host community events in a number of locations across Renfrewshire:
- Wednesday, 3 December, the team will be at West College Scotland, Renfrew Road, Paisley campus;
- Thursday, 4 December at the Tannahill Centre’s Community Market in Ferguslie Park, Paisley;
- Friday, 5 December at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.
Independent Chair of Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership John Goldie said: “Connected and Caring at Christmas is a great chance for us to remind people where to go for help for those affected by alcohol and/or drugs and that recovery is possible in Renfrewshire.
“At this time of year, many of us are wrapped up in the preparations for a Christmas spent with family and friends, but others may be looking at a different kind of Christmas.
“Organisations across Renfrewshire offer a wide range of support services that can help people who may be struggling at this time year.
“You might not be the person who needs support right now – but you may know someone who is, and that’s why it’s so important that the wider community in Renfrewshire knows where that person can find the support they may need.
“It doesn’t take too much to point someone in the direction of help and that’s why we’ll be helping spread that information this Christmas.”
The ADP Support Team will also be distributing care packages through Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service, CIRCLE and Street Connect – packages have been prepared, offering direct practical support for people, as well as further information on what support services and community resources available in the area.
- Renfrewshire ADP is working towards a Recovery-Orientated System of Care across the area by bringing together partner organisations working in the addiction and recovery fields, through community collaboration to promote harm reduction and raise awareness about recovery services by providing resources, educating stakeholders on vital harm reduction strategies and offering direct support to vulnerable populations.
