Brisbane Based and needing assistance for addiction?
I have compiled this incomplete list for a friend who had a friend who's partner was in trouble...... so I decided to put the list here so that I can direct further enquires here.. and so that I only need to compile it once.. all comments are just my opinion and carry no professional backing.
An outline of what is known to me in regard to rehabilitation options in Queensland for drug and alcohol ( and in some instances gambling).. not a complete list but a start..
The client needs to have been through a detox to enter a rehab... there is a good list in the pdf document that is on the Goorie house (down the bottom of the list) website..
There are further options for individuals with private health cover.
This list is primarily for those without private cover. There is usually some intitial entrance cost and ongoing fee but it is the smallest you'll be able to find.. If you know of any other please comment here.
For a female the options are very limited.
Lucinda House
Ozcare ( St Vincents) has two residential rehabs for men… one in Ipswich and one in Cooparoo. Also ‘in house’ .. see web link above. Both co-ordinators of those services in May 08 are known to me and are highly likely to be of help to the client and family.
For women with Children… Karalika in Canberra
r Odyssey House in Sydney
Assistance for women with children to stay at home and receive home support visits. ..
Amend is run via Spiritus (St Luke’s)
AMEND (Assisting Mothers to End the Need for Drugs)138 Juliette Street, Greenslopes 4120PO Box 167 Stones Corner 4120Phone: 07 3421 2845 Fax: 07 3421 2888
A home-based relapse prevention and management service that is free of charge for pregnant and parenting women who want to deal with their use of alcohol and other drugs and the impact these have on their own lives and the lives of their families. Participation is voluntary and free of charge.
Rehab ….very good for heroin addiction…. The Buttery near Byron Bay- the only tricky bit I found there was to enter back into the community in Brisbane when so much of your support network has been manufactured in Byron.
To get into a rehab your client needs to have been detoxed… some rehabs have their own detox….
FAIRHAVEN DETOX UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5571 5248. Provide short term detoxification for people wanting to withdraw from alcohol. Introduction to the 12 step programme of AA.
FAIRHAVEN REHABILITATION UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5594 7288 longer-term residential programme for people with drug or alcohol problems.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN PRIVATE CLINIC – 37 Bilinga St, Currumbin. Ph: 07 5534 4944 or 1800 819 851. Private psychiatric clinic providing detox and treatment for people with drug and alcohol problems. Included is group therapy and introduction to AA and the 12 step programme.
MIRAKAI - West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads. Ph: 07 5535 4302 – provide a long term residential treatment programme for young people with drug and alcohol problems – 15 to 29yrs. Also offer telephone counselling; out client groups; family therapy; drug diversion initiatives and community awareness education courses.
I found the below publication suggested via Mirakai- book for sale for families.
http://www.zeus-publications.com/empowering_families.htm
The below link is to a pdf document in relation to Moonyah- in Red Hill – rehab which has the drug diversion program in place ( as does Mirakai)- so if the individual is in difficulty with the law this may be an option- depending on where the case is heard.. I know Ipswich and Beenleigh are part of the program.
This Rehab includes chapel so it does ‘sell’ Christianity and Salvation Army and is based on abstinence and 12 step programs… AA and NA… but if you can ‘take what you like and leave the rest’.. It does provide residential care and support – you can get a Dr’s certificate and can be given sickness benefits via centrelink- the rehab is then ‘paid’ from this benefit.
http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/2006-drugDiversion/10Day.pdf
Logan House
Logan House is 36-bed, medium-term Drug Rehabilitation Centre located on the Logan River midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and aimed at assisting individuals to better cope with life without drugs and alcohol.
Participants in the program enter following an assessment process People who come into the program may be self referred,or recommended by doctors, courts, or specialist medical practitioners.
Funding for the Logan House is provided by ADFQ with the assistance of Queensland Health, and the federal Department of Health & Ageing (DOHA)..
For more information contact:
Logan House Rehabilitation Centre
Postal Address : PO Box 65
KINGSTON QLD 4114
Phone : 07 5546 3900
Fax : 07 5546 8223
Email : loganhouse@adfq.org
Website : http://www.adfq.org/loganhouse
Appointment Required? Yes
Government Help Line
Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drug Branch
24 Hour Information &Counselling Service(07) 3837 5986
FREECALL1800 177 833
Indigenous Males
GOORI HOUSE RECOVERY CENTRE
PO Box 1186, CLEVELAND, QLD 4163
69 Haggup St Cleveland 4163
(07) 3821 7633
Fax
(07) 3821 1260
admin@goorihouse.org.au
www.goorihouse.com.au
An outline of what is known to me in regard to rehabilitation options in Queensland for drug and alcohol ( and in some instances gambling).. not a complete list but a start..
The client needs to have been through a detox to enter a rehab... there is a good list in the pdf document that is on the Goorie house (down the bottom of the list) website..
There are further options for individuals with private health cover.
This list is primarily for those without private cover. There is usually some intitial entrance cost and ongoing fee but it is the smallest you'll be able to find.. If you know of any other please comment here.
For a female the options are very limited.
Lucinda House
Ozcare ( St Vincents) has two residential rehabs for men… one in Ipswich and one in Cooparoo. Also ‘in house’ .. see web link above. Both co-ordinators of those services in May 08 are known to me and are highly likely to be of help to the client and family.
For women with Children… Karalika in Canberra
r Odyssey House in Sydney
Assistance for women with children to stay at home and receive home support visits. ..
Amend is run via Spiritus (St Luke’s)
AMEND (Assisting Mothers to End the Need for Drugs)138 Juliette Street, Greenslopes 4120PO Box 167 Stones Corner 4120Phone: 07 3421 2845 Fax: 07 3421 2888
A home-based relapse prevention and management service that is free of charge for pregnant and parenting women who want to deal with their use of alcohol and other drugs and the impact these have on their own lives and the lives of their families. Participation is voluntary and free of charge.
Rehab ….very good for heroin addiction…. The Buttery near Byron Bay- the only tricky bit I found there was to enter back into the community in Brisbane when so much of your support network has been manufactured in Byron.
To get into a rehab your client needs to have been detoxed… some rehabs have their own detox….
FAIRHAVEN DETOX UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5571 5248. Provide short term detoxification for people wanting to withdraw from alcohol. Introduction to the 12 step programme of AA.
FAIRHAVEN REHABILITATION UNIT – Lot 497 Parklands Dve, Southport. Ph: 07 5594 7288 longer-term residential programme for people with drug or alcohol problems.
PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN PRIVATE CLINIC – 37 Bilinga St, Currumbin. Ph: 07 5534 4944 or 1800 819 851. Private psychiatric clinic providing detox and treatment for people with drug and alcohol problems. Included is group therapy and introduction to AA and the 12 step programme.
MIRAKAI - West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads. Ph: 07 5535 4302 – provide a long term residential treatment programme for young people with drug and alcohol problems – 15 to 29yrs. Also offer telephone counselling; out client groups; family therapy; drug diversion initiatives and community awareness education courses.
I found the below publication suggested via Mirakai- book for sale for families.
http://www.zeus-publications.com/empowering_families.htm
The below link is to a pdf document in relation to Moonyah- in Red Hill – rehab which has the drug diversion program in place ( as does Mirakai)- so if the individual is in difficulty with the law this may be an option- depending on where the case is heard.. I know Ipswich and Beenleigh are part of the program.
This Rehab includes chapel so it does ‘sell’ Christianity and Salvation Army and is based on abstinence and 12 step programs… AA and NA… but if you can ‘take what you like and leave the rest’.. It does provide residential care and support – you can get a Dr’s certificate and can be given sickness benefits via centrelink- the rehab is then ‘paid’ from this benefit.
http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/2006-drugDiversion/10Day.pdf
Logan House
Logan House is 36-bed, medium-term Drug Rehabilitation Centre located on the Logan River midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and aimed at assisting individuals to better cope with life without drugs and alcohol.
Participants in the program enter following an assessment process People who come into the program may be self referred,or recommended by doctors, courts, or specialist medical practitioners.
Funding for the Logan House is provided by ADFQ with the assistance of Queensland Health, and the federal Department of Health & Ageing (DOHA)..
For more information contact:
Logan House Rehabilitation Centre
Postal Address : PO Box 65
KINGSTON QLD 4114
Phone : 07 5546 3900
Fax : 07 5546 8223
Email : loganhouse@adfq.org
Website : http://www.adfq.org/loganhouse
Appointment Required? Yes
Government Help Line
Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drug Branch
24 Hour Information &Counselling Service(07) 3837 5986
FREECALL1800 177 833
Indigenous Males
GOORI HOUSE RECOVERY CENTRE
PO Box 1186, CLEVELAND, QLD 4163
69 Haggup St Cleveland 4163
(07) 3821 7633
Fax
(07) 3821 1260
admin@goorihouse.org.au
www.goorihouse.com.au
posted by miss wendy at 4:54 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Wendy
I work for a not-for-profit that supports people with drug and alcohol problems....mothers against drugs, incorporated...(MAD,Inc) 38077665...our work is mostly arts-based (we also work with young graffiti offenders and employ them to do the murals on the highway) so congrats on the informative blog post....
started my own google blog (beenleigh community comment) but through lack of encouragement (boo hoo)have not posted for sometime....we sure do share the same taste in music and literature, i must say...
Hey Bartz- i did click on the name to link to see your space but it is closed to outside viewers... i am e-illiterate so maybe i have done something incorrectly.. but maybe that's why you haven't had much interest.. i presume you know of the AMEND program.. ST Lukes..
Moonyah now has places for women. ")
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