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Detox additional weekly charge
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Alcohol:
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Not yet supplied
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Opiates:
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Not yet supplied
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Benzodiazepines:
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Not yet supplied
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Stimulants:
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Not yet supplied
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Admission and discharge information:
Assessment and admissions:
Admission is gained via telephone assessment, application form and home/prison/institution assessments. We take referrals from all partnership agencies including self referral and having an information sharing protocol. During this assessment we use the Christo Inventory to assess risk, a comprehensive assessment document and motivational interviewing to assess willingness and motivation to engage in treatment. On admission an initial assessment is completed covering all aspects of risk and personal, social and psychological support that has been received and is ongoing throughout the assessment process. Individuals are screened for all substances of abuse including alcohol using saliva, urine and breath sampling. Residents sign a consent form for treatment which has been read out by the GP/Mental Health Nurse who will provide all information necessary in order to be truly informed and consensual for treatment to occur. Residents are searched for illicit substances and taken to our specialist GP by the mental health nurse so that an appropriate detox can be commenced based on individual need. Residents are asked to arrive alone and bring enough clothes for one week so as not to complicate admission. Medical needs are assessed and met. During a detox period residents are encouraged gently to participate in the therapeutic environment but their individual circumstances are taken into account. Within the first 48 - 72 hours once comfortable on detox, a comprehensive assessment document is completed to provide a basis for care planning and care delivery. Each new resident is assigned a buddy who will shadow and introduce the resident to the programme and rules within Livingstone House...continued below
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Additional admission services:
For the first 4 - 6 weeks, no contact with anyone from outside is allowed in order to not distract residents from their addiction and they only leave the house accompanied by staff or senior peers. After this period contact is discussed with the resident. Phone calls and home visits become more frequent as individuals progress and grow throughout the programme.
Prison and hospital assessments
Court assessments
Telephone assessments
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Discharge policies:
Livingstone House has a strictly enforced set of rules and expected behaviour. New residents are orientated to this within the first 24 hours of admission. Immediate dismissal includes using substances on the premises and acts of physical and verbal aggression of any kind towards another resident. Attitudes and behaviours are continuously challenged and therapeutic discharge will only occur after 3 written warnings. On the third warning people are asked to leave the programme. Residents also have a tailored individual contract which focuses on specific behavour issues related to their addiction which they are expected to adhere to including rules regarding non engagement...continued below
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