Cyrenians Drug & Alcohol Services provide support to people looking to recover from a period of drug & alcohol misuse.

Our Drug and Alcohol Service has been developed as a holistic recovery service, helping up to 100 individuals a year. The service provides key work support to people who have a history of drug and alcohol problems and are homeless or in insecure accommodation.

The definition set by Scottish Government in their "Road to Recovery" document: "Recovery is a process through which an individual is enabled to move from their problem drug and alcohol use towards a drug and alcohol free life and become an active and contributing member of society".

The service supports people who are experiencing difficulties from their harmful use of drugs & alcohol and may be experiencing homelessness or have a housing need. We aim to enable people to move towards a life, away from harmful drug & alcohol use.

Our main aim is to support people to build a life away form substance misuse and to access and maintain safe and secure accommodation. In addition, we can provide. We also aim to increase peoples self esteem, confidence & social capability, as well increasing engagement with educational, training & employment opportunities.

The service can engage with people, no matter where they are living and either support them directly or ensure they are able to access specialist treatment providers.

Who can apply? We can help people who:

• Live in West Lothian.
• Are aged 16+ years old.
• Are experiencing difficulties as a result of their Drug & alcohol use; and would like to make positive changes to their life.
• Homelessness & housing need; people who are homeless under the legislation or have a housing need (unsuitable housing, neighbourhood issues etc).