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    North Edinburgh Drug and Alcohol Centre

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    Complex and Multiple Needs Service

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Welcome to our website

Our philosophy of care is that every individual should have the opportunity to change their lives for the better and move away from dependence on any substances used as coping strategies and seen as injurious to health, well-being and social functioning..


The aim is for every client to experience a positive caring engagement where the service is an important part of recovery and progression.


The project’s vision, mission and values are based on four practical principles of operation, to: promote recovery, foster independence, reduce dependence on substances and improve lives.


Alert Synthetic Opioids


Nitazenes have been found in heroin and Benzodiazepines supplied in Scotland and may be present in other drugs including cocaine. Nitazenes are potent drugs and can cause overdose and death on their own or in combination with other drugs. Public Health Scotland first warned about these drugs in January. Their continuing presence suggests they have become an established part of supply and may prefigure the introduction of similar drugs including Fentanyls which have caused many deaths in the United States and elsewhere. 
 

These resources are intended for people at risk – their families, friends and service staff. There is always risk so long as drug supply is unregulated. But the core message is to try and reduce risk as far as people can and to carry and use Naloxone if someone overdoses.


Click here to view the resources on the

Stop the Deaths website

NEDAC – Complex and Multiple Needs Service - Annual Report – 1/4/23 – 31/3/24


This report gives an outline of the work we do with Complex and Multiple Needs clients. We would recommend reading the full report to gain a full understanding of the need for this specialist service.

 

The Complex and Multiple Needs Team at North Edinburgh Drug and Alcohol Centre (NEDAC) is a specialised team of professionals who provide support and treatment to individuals who have complex needs related to their drug and alcohol use, working in partnership with a range of professionals to provide a coordinated and integrated approach to care. By providing a range of coordinated and integrated input, the service aims to help individuals with complex needs improve their overall health and wellbeing and achieve or maintain their recovery.

 

According to data from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, the areas within the North West sector are in the top 20% of the most deprived areas in Scotland. This is based on a range of factors, including income, employment, health, education, and crime rates. People from the 20% most deprived areas are 15 times as likely to have a drug-related death as compared to those in the 20% least deprived areas.



Read the report here


Drug Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: access, choice, support


The Scottish Government have published new standards for drug treatment in Scotland. The standards apply to services providing medication assisted treatment.

The standards describe how people are to be encouraged and supported to engage and remain in treatment; how services are to be accessed and the treatment experience people will have, as well as the broader health and social supports people may access while in treatment.


Read the report here



Community and charity

Continuing support for the community


The Complex and Multiple Needs Service are continuing to support their community thanks to National Lottery funding. 


Young drinkers believe prominent health warnings on alcohol could boost risk awareness

Recent focus group research supports Alcohol Focus Scotland’s ask to mandate nutrition and health information on alcohol labels to enable people to make informed and healthier choices.

New research from the Institute for Social Marketing and Health (ISMH), commissioned by AFS, has concluded that current alcohol labelling is failing to inform Scottish consumers about the potential risks of drinking. It found that prominent warnings on alcohol packaging could help to capture attention, increase awareness of alcohol-related harms, and may support a reduction in consumption and alcohol-related harms.

Funding

Nedac have secured additional funding for 2 years from Alcohol and Drug Partnership and the Integrated Joint Board to reduce social isolation.



More

Crossover between addiction and mental health not recognised, MSPs told

The Scottish Government has not been good enough in reacting to the impacts of mental health issues on addiction, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has said.

Take Home Naloxone

Naloxone is available free at all pharmacies in Edinburgh who deliver injecting equipment provision services. It can also be obtained at the drop in at Spittal St Centre, Recovery Hubs and many drug treatment and associated areas throughout Lothian. If you are being treated for a drug problem by your G.P. or have a close contact who is at risk, ask your G.P. for naloxone.
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