Adult treatment services for people with problems with drugs are divided into 4 “tiers”.
Please click on each tier for information:
Tier 1 services are self-referral and non-drug specific services such as GPs or drop-in centres. These services provide information, advice and referrals.
Tier 2 services are also self-referral open access services. Unlike tier 1 these services are drug-specific and can provide prescribing and ‘rapid access’ to clients.
Tier 3 services are also drug specific and operate structured programmes and care management services.
Tier 4 services provide rehabilitation, residential detoxification programmes and specialist treatment.