“A co-ordinated community based response to substance misuse”

Services Provided:

SMART Group 

• Building and Maintaining Motivation
• Coping with Urges, Managing Thoughts
• Feelings and Behaviours
• Help you to live a Balanced Life

Group held every Tuesday at 2.00pm.

Opiate (Methadone) Treatment Service

• Assessment for methadone
• Maintenance
• Detoxification/community/residential
• Regular urine analysis
• One-to-one counselling
• Group counselling

Available Wednesday & Friday, assessment needed.

Drop in Service

• Access service within a week, every Thursday 2.00pm – 3.00pm.

• Out of hours service (for clients working 9.00am -5.00pm) Referral needed, every Second Thursday 5.00pm – 8.00pm.

Counselling Service

• Adults/adolescents
• Concerned persons(CP): can attend even though their CP is not
• One-to-one
• Family
• Couples
• Group

Available Monday to Friday, following assessment.

Outreach/Community Based Drugs Initiative Work

• Outreach to chaotic substance misuse client to help them to access services.
• Community Drug Worker: base in youth service offering support to young people and families.

Available Monday to Friday, following assessment.

Interagency Working

• Care and case manage clients with multiple needs with agencies such as: Tusla, Probation Service, County Council and Treatment Centres.

Available Monday to Friday, following assessment.

Referral to Ardú:

• Self referral
• GP
• Hospital
• Probation
• Family
• HSE Depts
• Other

All services require a referral form to be completed followed by an initial assessment by a member of the team.

Ardu Referral Form 2024

Take The First Step Leaflet