Contact details for services for patients who use alcohol or other drugs

Patients can contact national alcohol and drug services (listed in National alcohol and drug services—patient information) or state- and territory-based alcohol and drug services listed in State- and territory-based alcohol and drug services—patient information. The free confidential national Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) hotline 1800 250 015 provides information, support, counselling and referrals for alcohol and other drug services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Table 1. National alcohol and drug services—patient informationPrintable table
National counselling services
Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) 1800 250 015 Counselling Online provided by Turning Point KidsHelpLine 1800 55 1800—for people 5 to 25 years old Lifeline 131 114 13 YARN (13 9276)—a national crisis hotline run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (with the support of Lifeline) Quitline 137 848
National peer support services and information resources
Alcoholics Anonymous Australia Australian Drug Foundation DrinkWise Australia Narcotics Anonymous Australia SMART Recovery Australia Sober in the Country
National support services for carers and families
Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) 1800 250 015 Alcohol and Drug Foundation Path2Help1300 85 85 84 Breakthrough for Families Family Drug Support Australia 1300 368 186
Help with housing, food, money, legal problems and domestic violence
Services Australia has a list of services on their Homelessness page for you to find help in your area. You can search the AskIzzy website anonymously for crisis help on any of these issues.

Table 2. State- and territory-based alcohol and drug services—patient informationPrintable table
Services can be located in any state or territory through the: Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) on 1800 250 015 Alcohol and Drug Foundation website or on 1300 85 85 84. The state- and territory-based services listed below can also be contacted directly.
State or territory	Online service	Phone service
Australian Capital Territory	Alcohol and drug services from Canberra Health	(02) 5124 9977
New South Wales	Your Room from New South Wales Health	Sydney metropolitan: (02) 8382 1000 Other areas: 1800 250 015 Stimulant Treatment Line: 1800 101 188 Opioid Treatment Line: 1800 642 428
Northern Territory	Alcohol, drugs and tobacco from Northern Territory Health	1800 131 350
Queensland	Alcohol and other drugs services from Queensland Health	1800 177 833
South Australia	Drug and Alcohol Services from South Australia Health	1300 131 340
Tasmania	Alcohol and Drug Services from Tasmania Health	1800 250 015
Victoria	DirectLine from Turning Point	1800 888 236
Western Australia	Alcohol and Drug Support Service from Western Australia Health	Metropolitan: (08) 9442 5000 Country: 1800 198 024