Community Drug & Alcohol Team

Cwmbwrla Clinic,
Caebricks Road,
Swansea,
SA5 8NS
Tel: 01792 654630
Fax: 01792 301576
www.swansea-tr.wales.nhs.uk

What is CDAT?

The community drug and alcohol team is a multidisciplinary agency working in the statutory sector, whose philosophy embraces the concept of harm minimisation. Our holistic approach aims to provide the forum which can empower the client to achieve their full potential.

How do you access the CDAT?

The CDAT is an adult service which primarily targets 18-70 year olds.

We treat clients with substance misuse problems with one or more of the following:

• Complex prescribing needs.
• People with mental health/dual diagnosis issues.
• People with complex physical health needs.
• Pregnancy.
• Families with young children.
• Undertake mental health and physical health assessment for service users.

We do not accept self referral and we are not a crisis centre.
We do not provide services for people with recreational drug use issues.
We do not operate a drop-in service, but have open access for needle exchange during opening hours.

We provide:

• Prescribing service.
• A Home Detox Programme.
• In-Patient Detoxification.
• Specialist Interventions for people with co-occurrung/dual diagnosis mental health and substance misuse issues.
• Monitoring service.
• Psychosocial intervention with motivated enhancement.
• Relapse prevention.
• Problem solving.
• Supervised consumption in Pharmacy in a joint venture with participating pharmacies.
• Early Interventions including groups are in planning.
• Support networks for GP's.
• Education, advice and support.
• Prison In-reach.
• Liaison work with statutory services (GP's, Community Mental Health Teams, Health Visitors, District Nursing, Social Services etc).
• Liaison work with non-statutory services (WGCADA, ADP etc).
• A comprehensive needle exchange service incorporating Hepatitis B Vaccinations, assessment, sexual health advice, health promotion, a full and comprehensive range of injecting paraphernalia including citric, filters and cookers.
• Hepatitis C pre and post test screening which liaises with hepatology treatment services.

Who works for the CDAT?

The Community Drug and Alcohol Team is a multi-disciplinary agency in the Statutory sector working towards harm reduction and minimisation.

We are a secondary care service for substance misusers who require specialist interventions, encompassing their medical, psychological and social needs.

Confidentiality

Due to the work which is undertaken by the CDAT which is highly personal, there are strict guidelines to ensure that your confidentiality is maintained. These guidelines will be discussed fully with you at the onset of your assessment in line with Swansea NHS Trust Policies.

What can you do?

We do not want you to stop taking all of your drugs before your appointment as this could be very dangerous. We would however request that you minimise the amount of drugs and/or alcohol that you take before your appointment . We would ask that you take just enough to avoid feeling unwell because of withdrawal symptons.If you are intoxicated when you attend for assessment, you will be asked to leave and given a further appointment date. This will cause a delay to your assessment and your future treatment will be delayed.