Drug & Alcohol
Justice Health Drug and Alcohol services operate on a medical model of intervention, in collaboration with the Department of Corrective Services which is funded to provide case management, health promotion and relapse prevention services within the correctional setting.
The role of the Drug and Alcohol Service primarily involves:
- Risk assessment and management of intoxication and withdrawal from drugs and/or alcohol
for all clients on entry to the custodial system. - Provision and management of pharmacotherapy treatment programs such as Methadone; Naltrexone and Buprenorphine.
- Post release care arrangements for any client on a longer-term pharmacotherapy such as Methadone or Buprenorphine to ensure continuity of care.
In addition there are specific programs as follows:
- The Adult Drug Court Program (ADCP) places drug dependant offenders into treatment.
- The Connections Project aims to improve continuity of care for clients with histories of problematic drug use, who are being released to the community.
- The Compulsory Drug Treatment Program is a court ordered, abstinence based treatment program for offenders with drug and alcohol problems.
The Drug and Alcohol clinical stream works closely with community based Drug and Alcohol service providers to ensure continuity of care occurs for clients post release.