Alcohol and drugs
Community Drugs and Alcohol Service (CADAS)
CADAS is a friendly and confidential service for people in West Dorset affected by:
- alcohol
- illegal drugs and/or prescribed drugs
It offers help and support to people who feel they cannot be drug or alcohol free and those who choose abstinence as an aim.
The Weymouth office of CADAS is called Genesis.
For further information on the service please see the attached leaflets in related files.
Who are the CADAS staff?
The team is drawn from a variety of professional backgrounds and trained to help people with drug and alcohol-related problems.
What can the service offer me?
The team provide the following:
- counselling, advice and support
- support and counselling for families, friends and colleagues of people who have an alcohol or drug-related problem
- needle and syringe exchange
- support for people through their GP if prescribing is likely to be helpful in dealing with drug or alcohol problems
- community detoxification programmes and in patient detox if appropriate
- support from other agencies who advise people with drug and alcohol-related problems
- education and training about drugs and alcohol issues
- alternative therapies, including ear acupuncture
Who can seek help from CADAS?
Anyone can ask for help. We can see people at Dorchester, Weymouth, Bridport, Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Lyme Regis and Portland. For people in West Dorset who cannot get to us, we will willingly visit at home. The service gives priority to people with complex needs.
How to contact us?
You can contact CADAS by talking to one of the team by telephone, writing or calling in at the CADAS office in Dorchester. The office is open weekdays from 9.00am-5.00pm and has a 24-hour answerphone.
CADAS is based at:
28 High West Street
Dorchester
Dorset DT1 1UP
Telephone: 01305 265635
Fax: 01305 250285
E-mail: CADAS@northdorset-pct.nhs.uk
Genesis is based at:
5 Belle Vue
Weymouth
Dorset DT4 8DR
Telephone: 01305 779706
Addictions services for East Dorset
Referral is via your general practitioner (GP) or any other health or social care professional direct to the Eating Disorder Team at:
69 Haven Road
Canford Cliffs
Poole
Dorset
BH13 7LN.
- tel. 01202 492034 or 01202 492156
- fax. 01202 492019
Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust Addiction Services have information for people who live in South and East Dorset for example, Bournemouth, Poole and South East Dorset including Ferndown and Christchurch.
