What is the Moray Alcohol & Drug Partnership?

Arrows is a service for anyone worried about alcohol and drug use, whether their own or a loved one’s. Substance use problems can develop over time, and it is important for individuals to recognise where drugs or alcohol are having an impact on their well-being, relationships or lifestyle. Support is available to anyone with any concerns, no matter how small, about drinking, drugs or legal highs.

At times it’s the friends, family or other people around an individual who may recognise their drug or alcohol issue first. Arrows can support friends and family to understand and discuss problematic substance use with their loved ones.

23 High Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1EE

Tel: 01343 610 500
Text: 07812 228547

Email: arrows@quarriers.org.uk

https://www.quarriers.org.uk/services/arrows-drug-and-alcohol-support-2/

Circles Advocacy Moray delivers a free, independent advocacy service

Advocacy is about:

Safeguarding people who are in situations where they may be vulnerable

Speaking up for, or standing alongside people who may not be heard – supporting them to express their views and make their own decisions.

Enabling people to make informed choices about, and remain in control of, their own social and health care.

This is a professional and independent advocacy service, providing issue-based individual and collective advocacy support.

Info.moray@circlesnetwork.org.uk

01343559546

40-42 Moss Street

Elgin, Moray, IV301LT

MIDAS is based at 11 North Guildry Street, Elgin and is an integrated service that works in partnership with the Moray Council Social Workers, NHS Grampian Community Psychiatric Nurses and Arrows direct access service. You will only be referred to MIDAS after completing an assessment with Arrows.

What does the Moray Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service offer? 

Prescribing and MAT standard support. 

Residential Detox and assessment for Rehabilitation services 

Home detoxification, advice and support

Referral and Assessment Process (please note that all first assessments are conducted by Arrows and Arrows are the first point of contact)

Advice and support to people with complex health and social needs where substance use is a factor

Advice and support for people who use alcohol or drugs.

Supporting other services who are working with people who have drug or alcohol-related needs,

Information on how to access free needle exchange,

Mental Health support 

Open Monday to Friday – 9am-5pm

Services Offered

Adult Alcohol Treatment, Adult Drug Treatment Blood, Borne Viruses (HIV Hep C Hepatitis) Harm Reduction Needle Exchange 

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. AA has groups across Moray. To find a meeting visit their website- alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) help people recover from addictive behaviour and lead meaningful and satisfying lives. Their approach is secular and science based; using motivational, behavioural and cognitive methods. They run a network of self-help meetings and also partner with care professionals. Find a group at https://smartrecovery.org.uk Local Groups can be found at Arrows

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to drugs. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for NA membership.  NA has groups across Moray.  To find a meeting visit their website- ukna.org or www.eastcoastscotlandna.com

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs (SFAD) SFAD offers support to families including on line https://www.sfad.org.uk or by telephone 08080 101011

Families Anonymous: Families Anonymous is a world-wide fellowship of family members and friends affected by another’s abuse of mind-altering substances, or related behavioural problems. FA has groups, spread throughout the country, which meet regularly. To find a meeting visit their website famanon.org.uk

Al-Anon: Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not. There are Al-Anon groups in Moray.  To find a group visit the Al-Anon Website al-anonuk.org.uk

The Scottish Recovery Consortium exist to build and promote recovery from addictions in Scotland using means and messages that are consistent with the values and practices of recovery from addictions.

Recovery support groups: are places where people with similar interests can come together and pass some time learning, doing and engaging with others, these take place within Arrows and have the opportunity for informal peer support, volunteering and connecting with like-minded individuals.

From April 2023, the new Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards mean that all drug treatment services in Scotland that offer medication as part of their treatment must now offer the same minimum level of service.

You can find more information on the MAT standards below: https://www.matstandards.co.uk/

Our Residential Rehabilitation Pathway offers a structured and supportive environment for individuals seeking recovery from alcohol and drug use.

This pathway provides access to residential rehabilitation services, focusing on holistic care that addresses both the physical and psychological aspects of substance use. Through our partnership, we ensure that each individual receives personalized care, including pre-rehab support, detoxification, therapy, and aftercare planning.

Our goal is to empower individuals on their journey to long-term recovery, helping them build a foundation for a healthier, substance-free future.

Individuals seeking assessment for residential rehabilitation must be referred through one of the drug and alcohol services in Moray; MIDAS or Arrows.
In the case of external agencies such as justice social work, GP, mental health or housing
wishing to have someone assessed for residential rehabilitation, the initial referral should be directed to Arrows unless the individual is open to MIDAS.
Once in service, the individual’s key worker will assess whether they believe the individual meets the eligibility criteria.

To access Residential Rehab please contact Arrows – 01343 610 500 / arrows@quarriers.org.uk

Arrows is a service for anyone worried about alcohol and drug use, whether their own or a loved one’s. Substance use problems can develop over time, and it is important for individuals to recognise where drugs or alcohol are having an impact on their wellbeing, relationships or lifestyle. Support is available to anyone with any concerns, no matter how small, about drinking, drugs or legal highs.

At times it’s the friends, family or other people around an individual who may recognise their drug or alcohol issue first. Arrows can support friends and family to understand and discuss problematic substance use with their loved ones.

23 High Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1EE

Tel: 01343 610 500
Text: 07812 228547

Email: arrows@quarriers.org.uk

https://www.quarriers.org.uk/services/arrows-drug-and-alcohol-support-2/

Circles Advocacy Moray delivers a free, independent advocacy service

Advocacy is about:

Safeguarding people who are in situations where they may be vulnerable

Speaking up for, or standing alongside people who may not be heard – supporting them to express their views and make their own decisions.

Enabling people to make informed choices about, and remain in control of, their own social and health care.

This is a professional and independent advocacy service, providing issue based individual and collective advocacy support.

Info.moray@circlesnetwork.org.uk

01343559546

40-42 Moss Street

Elgin, Moray, IV301LT

Quarriers Carer Support Service (Moray) provides support to unpaid carers of all ages supporting a friend/family member using substances.

Support includes:

Young Carer Statement and Adult Carer Support Planning

Emotional Support

Advice and Information

Learning Opportunities

Peer Support

Respite

For more information:

01343 556031

carersmoray@guarriers.org.uk

www.quarriers.org.uk/morayvcc

44 High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BU

(Quarriers is a registered Scottish Charity No SCO01960)

https://www.quarriers.org.uk/how-we-help/carersmoray/

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. AA has groups across Moray. To find a meeting visit their website- alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) help people recover from addictive behaviour and lead meaningful and satisfying lives. Their approach is secular and science based; using motivational, behavioural and cognitive methods. They run a network of self-help meetings and also partner with care professionals. Find a group at https://smartrecovery.org.uk Local Groups can be found at Arrows

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to drugs. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for NA membership.  NA has groups across Moray.  To find a meeting visit their website- ukna.org or www.eastcoastscotlandna.com

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs (SFAD) SFAD offers support to families including on line https://www.sfad.org.uk or by telephone 08080 101011

Families Anonymous: Families Anonymous is a world-wide fellowship of family members and friends affected by another’s abuse of mind-altering substances, or related behavioural problems. FA has groups, spread throughout the country, which meet regularly. To find a meeting visit their website famanon.org.uk

Al-Anon: Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not. There are Al-Anon groups in Moray.  To find a group visit the Al-Anon Website al-anonuk.org.uk

The Scottish Recovery Consortium exist to build and promote recovery from addictions in Scotland using means and messages that are consistent with the values and practices of recovery from addictions.

Recovery support groups: are places where people with similar interests can come together and pass some time learning, doing and engaging with others, these take place within Arrows and have the opportunity for informal peer support, volunteering and connecting with like-minded individuals.

The Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership have 5 key priorities set out in the ‘Delivering Recovery through Sustainable Change’ strategy document. These are:

• Prevention
• Recovery
• Law Enforcement
• Children and Family Support
• Service Delivery

The MADP does not provide treatment services but commission’s statutory and voluntary agencies to provide the full range of drug and alcohol treatment services, both structured and open access, including services for those in the criminal justice system. The Support Team takes a lead involving service users and carers in developing services.

Practice tools & guides:

• International Overdose Awareness Day is 31st August each year. There are a selection of free resources released for the year over at – https://www.overdoseday.com/
• Alcohol Change UK have a selection of easy to understand fact sheets – https://alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-facts/fact-sheets
• Using Human Rights In Recovery – The development of this resource has been a collaboration between Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) and British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and has been created based on direct feedback from recovery communities, people with lived experience and those who attending the Human Rights in Leadership Programme delivered by SRC and BIHR – https://scottishrecoveryconsortium.org/resources/

Moray ADP provides free training for anyone living and working in Moray.

If you wish to be added to our mailing list to receive training notifications please email: MorayADP@moray.gov.uk

There are a variety of free Scottish Drug Forum e-learning modules available online for anyone who wants to increase their knowledge: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/e-learning

Fast Forward’s Gambling Education Toolkit provides free resources and information about youth gambling and gambling harms: https://gamblingeducationhub.fastforward.org.uk/gambling-education-toolkit/  

Re-Solv provides resources on Volatile Substance Abuse: https://www.re-solv.org/resources/  

Crew 2000 has an A-Z list of information on drugs and harm reduction advice: https://www.crew.scot/drugs-information/  Scottish Recovery Consortium online CPD courses: https://scottishrecoveryconsortium.org/src-activity/src-learning-platform/ 

 Our 2024/25 Training is now live and can be seen below:

National (Links to Strategies Guidance and Legislation)

• The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and Support in Drug and Alcohol Services – Scottish Government Quality of Care Document
• The National Mission – Scottish Government National Mission Policy Document
• Medically Assisted Treatment Standards (MAT) – MAT Standards Scottish Government
• Rights Respect and Recovery: Alcohol and Drug treatment – Rights, Respect & Recovery Action Plan
• Scottish Drugs Deaths Taskforce – https://drugstaskforce.knowthescore.info/
• Prison to Rehab Protocol March 2023 – Scottish Government Prison to Rehab Protocol Document
• The National Collaborative Charter of Rights – https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/resources/draft-charter-of-rights-national-collaborative/
• Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use in Scotland – Whole Family Approach & Inclusive Practice Document

Local Information (Document list of policy, guidance and protocols)

• MAT Interactive Map showing progress across Scotland for the standards – https://nss-phi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/808a05b02a8c4f1fac65c7c741bf0007
• MAT Benchmarking Report – https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/national-benchmarking-report-on-implementation-of-the-medication-assisted-treatment-mat-standards/national-benchmarking-report-on-the-implementation-of-the-medication-assisted-treatment-mat-standards-scotland-202324-revised-30-july-2024/

Strategies and Frameworks (Document list of local ones)

• MADP Local Delivery Plan –

The MADP is a strategic planning team made up of partners from key services including;

• The Moray Council
• NHS
• Police Scotland
• Third Sector Partners
• Moray Wellbeing Hub
• Scottish Ambulance Service
• Circles Advocacy
• Arrows
• Aberlour Youth Point
• SACRO
• Lived / Living Experience representatives

The partnership meets once per quarter. There is also a sub-group which meets to discuss future delivery and strategy plans. Both of these groups are influenced by our Lived and Living Experience Panel.