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If you've got a drug problem there is help available, and there's a wide range of services and support you can access.

This site provides information on treatment options available to those in the Doncaster area.

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Up and coming news and events

News of the Recovery World December edition available now.

Focus on Recovery

As part of the new integrated approach to deliver targeted interventions to a wider audience the first group of people have completed the new Focus On Recovery (F.O.R) programme. The new sessions are a joint effort between New Beginnings and Doncaster Alcohol Services and are for anybody who wants to move forward in their recovery who may be struggling with their current situation or have lost some focus. The programme is run over 8 weeks which includes 16 sessions within the DAS building on Hallgate, Doncaster town centre. The sessions are aimed at assisting people to regain or maintain some focus within their recovery, by using the tools/coping strategies and networks gained within these sessions. The sessions have been running since February and feedback from those that have attend has been really positive, with comments like “I wish the programme was longer” to “This has really helped me to move forward in my recovery”. The first group to complete celebrated in true recovery style by receiving graduation certificates along with cake and a toast of schloer.

MoodMaster - an upbeat approach to physical and emotional wellbeing.

MoodMaster is an upbeat approach to health and wellbeing and helps people deal with their emotions. The 12-week rolling workshops are based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and will cover areas such as depression, irritability and anger, emotional control, as well as stress and worry, panic and associated agoraphobia.

To join the sessions people can be referred by their key worker, alternatively they can self refer by ringing 01302 730956 or sending an email to moodmaster@rdash.nhs.uk

The New Beginnings Film Project

The idea of the project was for clients to make a film demonstrating that recovery was possible as well as showing how the process works within New Beginnings which is often extremely difficult to capture in a paper document as well as demonstrate.  Clients wanted the film to be shown within front line services to give hope and inspiration to other service users that New Beginnings is here and does work.

Doncaster New Beginnings from Real To Reel Media on Vimeo.

Wasted Years

In May 2010 a group of people with a history of substance misuse addiction got together with Andy Collins a Community Development Worker for NHS Doncaster Drug Strategy to help write lyrics for a song called Wasted Years. The song depicts the desperation and despair of drug use through to hope and the chance to change.

The following short film uses the lyrics of Wasted Years to tell real life stories of peoples struggle to overcome drug addiction and their journey to recovery. Wasted Years was filmed on location in Doncaster and current and ex service users were involved in the planning, filming and production of the film you are now about to see.

WASTED YEARS from Real To Reel Media on Vimeo.

For more information on above events please contact Jane Mundin on 01302 566506. “Open Morning – New Beginnings – 01302 571240- phone for a place”

Every month we will feature a topic related to substance misuse, this month we feature a short film titled Recovery Is which saw the combined efforts of New Beginnings and Doncaster Alcohols services, staff and service users join together to celebrate recent achievements on the Focus on Recovery programme as well as personal individual gains made throughout there own recovery.

New local drug and alcohol initiatives in Doncaster

Newly launched drop in centres for alcohol and substance misusers at:

Yorkshire Main Community Centre, Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1AB, Friday 11am til 2pm

Thorne and Moorends Regeneration Project, Bridge Street, Thorne, Wednesday 11am til 2pm

Holmescarr Community Centre, Grange Lane, Rossington, Tuesday 11.30am til 2.30pm

The drop in's offer free hot food and drinks available in a warm and welcoming environment. Support and advice available around housing accommodation, household budgeting, employment support and access to mentors.