Suitable for:

Individuals living in Waltham Forest who have a Community Care Assessment which shows that they need this service and who are motivated to address their drug/alcohol misuse

Offer:

• Advice and information on drugs and alcohol use and their effects and safer drug use
• Assessment and brief intervention/1:1 one key working
• Arrange detoxification programme, residential rehabilitation
• Community Detoxification
• Substitute Prescribing
• Confidential supervised consumption of opiate substitute medication can be arranged at specific local pharmacies
• Medical Consultation/Health Advice
• Advocacy Work/Legal Advice
• Alcohol Support Group/Alcoholics Anonymous

Harm Minimisation Service:

• Blood Borne Virus testing
• Hep B vaccination, HIV, Hep B & C information and testing
• Needle Exchange Scheme

GP Shared Care Scheme:

• CDAT can support appropriate clients in accessing drug misuse treatment from GP surgeries which are participating in this scheme
• We provide seamless healthcare interventions for clients with primary opiate misuse problems at GP surgeries
• Substitute prescribing for opiate dependant clients

Key working

• Liaison, consultation, advice and training to other professionals