We provide support to inpatients of the RMH with drug and alcohol conditions.

Key points

  • Provide support for inpatients of the RMH
  • Manage alcohol and drug withdrawal in hospital

What we do

We provide advice to the RMH inpatient parent units on the following:

  • Identifying patients at high risk of alcohol problems in the wards
  • Management of alcohol withdrawal in hospital
  • Management of drug withdrawal in hospital, including opioids, psychostimulants, cannabis, benzodiazepines, and other mind-altering drugs
  • Advice on managing pain for patients who are opioid tolerant or resistant because of illicit drug use of opioid substitution pharmacotherapy
  • Advice on post-discharge management of patients with alcohol and/or other drug use

Who can use our service

If you are an inpatient of the hospital and require drug and alcohol support you will be seen by a member from the hospital's Addiction Medicine team.

Our clinics

Addiction Outreach Clinic
The RMH at cohealth Central City
Drug & Alcohol Liaison Clinic
The RMH Parkville
For patients
For health professionals
Head of service
Dr Nicolas Clark
Contact us
Addiction Medicine
Phone
1800 888 236
Direct line for GPs
Address
The RMH Parkville
Level 1 Centre
300 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria
Direct Line

Direct Line is a 24 hour service with a directory of alcohol and other drug services in the local community.

Contact Direct Line on 1800 888 236

Last updated 02 March 2023