Community Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (CADAS)

Community Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (CADAS) is a service for people requiring treatment for dependency on alcohol or illegal or prescribed drugs.

Treatment service offering harm reduction and abstinence-based initiatives according to individual need for people with drug and alcohol dependency problems
Working with adults aged 21 years and over (younger people will initially be referred on to the Young Person's Specialist Prevention Service (SPS) for initial assessment)
Comprehensive assessment of needs
Offers structured treatment with psychological and social support and where appropriate prescribed medication
Offers access to community and in-patient detoxification
Access to residential rehabilitation against Fair Access to Care criteria (FACS)
Provides local statutory service support to other statutory and non-statutory agencies who meet people with drug and alcohol related problems
Access to testing for HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and immunisation against Hepatitis A and B
Access to liver treatment services
Offers training and education about drugs and alcohol

If you live in or near Dorchester, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Bere Regis, Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Sturminster Newton or Sherborne areas contact:

Community Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (CADAS) North

If you live in or near Weymouth or Portland:

Community Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (CADAS) South