North Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service
North Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service (NWDAS) is a free, confidential service for individuals and their families who are affected by drug and alcohol problems. This new integrated service is delivered in partnership with Westminster Drug Project (WDP) and CNWL.
What we do
At NWDAS we provide help to those who use our services in a number of ways.
At the main centre we offer:
- Information, advice and support
- Drop-In for Assessment
- Needle exchange and harm reduction services
- Substitute prescribing
- Specialist services for alcohol and crack users
- Group work & day programme
- Complementary therapies
- Access to detox and rehab services
- Legal, debt & housing advice
There is also a Structured Intervention Centre where people are referred for services. Here we offer:
- Services for individuals who are abstinent or who have stabilised their alcohol and/or drug use
- Families’ and carers’support
- Counselling
- Self help groups
- Education, training & employment support
- Aftercare service
Who NWDAS helps
Our service offers support to:
- People aged 18 and above
- Residents of London Borough of Westminster, living north of Oxford Street
- Clients using crack, cocaine or heroin
- Clients misusing Alcohol
- Family, friends and carers affected by an individual’s drug & alcohol use
How we work at NWDAS
Our dedicated team includes doctors, nurses, substance misuse workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health specialists, social workers, counsellors, family therapists and complementary health therapists as well as volunteers and peer advocates.
All interventions are evidence based. We support clients with achieving agreed treatment goals, working within the reality of the service user’s circumstances rather than imposing expectations on them. This means we work both with Harm reduction and detox/abstinence based approaches. We provide sessions in Harm Reduction strategies, Relapse Prevention and Aftercare support or prescribe.
Referral
Open access for assessments: Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (on appointments also workday evenings and Saturdays). Referrals by other services possible.
