Alcostop Programme: Care for road safety offenderswith alcohol abuse (Barcelona)

The Alcostop Programme is aimed at people from the criminal justice system who have difficulties related to the abuse of alcohol and other substances. The programme is subsidised by the Department of Justice of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The programme offers:

• Personalised support and design of individualised inclusion pathways.
• Group sessions to address the use and abuse of, and dependence on, toxic substances, as well as to provide tools that facilitate a change in one’s stance towards them.
• Group sessions aimed at promoting social circulation and participation in community life.

The Alcostop Programme also includes a Road Safety subprogramme, designed to inform participants and raise their awareness of the risks of driving under the influence of drugs, as well as of reckless and risky behaviour.

We offer a flexible programme with different treatment options:

• ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME:
  • Raise awareness of the seriousness of road traffic accidents.
  • Provide tools to foster sound decision-making and responsibility when driving.
  • Strengthen the basic skills and abilities for safe driving.
  • Identify risk factors in driving.
• RELAPSE PREVENTION PROGRAMME:
  • Strengthen one’s own skills and abilities that contribute to achieving personal goals.
  • Identify risk and protective situations.
  • Provide coping and conflict-resolution strategies.
  • Provide tools for emotional management.
  • Learn to identify the cues and signs that may signal a relapse process.
• ALCOHOL RELAPSE PREVENTION PROGRAMME:
  • Raise awareness of the health and social consequences of alcohol consumption.
  • Establish an action plan to prevent consumption.
  • Identify risk and protective situations.
  • Boost personal motivation to support the process of change.
  • Dispel false expectations and mistaken beliefs about alcohol.