Drug and Alcohol Services and Support

General Drug and Alcohol Services
Support Groups
Counselling
ACT Drug and Alcohol Residential Care Facilities

General Drug and Alcohol Services

ACT Government - provides a range of links to other useful resources the ACT community for women experiencing addictions.

Karralika Programs Inc: - provides alcohol and other drug treatments, long-stay residential rehabilitation and the only accredited drink-driver education program in the ACT.

Althea Wellness Centre - provides range of holistic free services for people with alcohol or other drug issues. Phone: 02 6122 8080

Family Drug Support - provides trained volunteers to assist in diffusing a crisis, facilitate positive decisions and refer to other services.
Phone: 1300 368 186 (24 Hrs)

Women’s Information Resources and Education on Drugs and Dependency (WIREDD) - provides information, resources, counselling and outreach to women to minimise the harm associated with dependencies and educate the community on understanding the needs of women affected by dependencies.
Phone: 02 6248 8600

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Support Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous Canberra/Queanbeyan - is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking.

Al-Anon Family Group - is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problem.

Alateen Al-Anon Family Groups Monaro District  - is a self-help group for children and adolescents whose lives are, or have been, affected by problem drinkers.

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ACT Drug and Alcohol Residential Care Facilities

Arcadia House - provides a 24 hour residential non-medicated detoxification, withdrawal centre from drugs or alcohol. Offers alternative therapies including massage, acupuncture, vitamins, aromatherapy, groups and counselling.

Centacare - The Sobering Up Shelter provides a safe environment for men and women aged 18 years or over to recover from drug and alcohol use.
Phone: 02 6162 6836

Karralika - provides a drug-free residential rehabilitative care for people with alcohol and other drug dependencies.

Lesley’s Place provides support for women with drug and alcohol issues. It maintains two residential services and outreach support for women in the community who are in recovery or have a desire to change their drug and alcohol use.
Phone: 02 6241 7233

The Salvation Army Bridge Program - provides long-term residential rehabilitation for people affected by an addiction, and offers a variety of outpatient services including telephone counselling.

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