Referral Method
Referral route through Tier 2 services (Spotlight)

History
The Portsmouth City Teaching PCT Substance Misuse Service opened their current Fareham base at the Avalon Centre in 1997, offering a range of specialist interventions ranging from Assessment; Substitute prescribing;
1:1 Counselling; Care management: Specialist Groupwork; and Referral to detox (Baytrees) and Residential Rehabilitation Centres, and CARE Psychosocial Counselling Interventions for people affected  by problematic drug and alcohol misuse.
 
Current Activities
We are delivering specialist treatment to people with a range of social issues, based on inclusion and self directed provision.
The service is underpinned by a commitment to involving service users and Carers at every level of service delivery.
 
Future Plans
The Triage service has been transferred to the voluntary sector (Spotlight, which will enable the service to provide the highest quality of treatment to its customers.