
Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) Athlone
Services
Services provided included the following:
· Methadone Maintenance Programme including Urinalysis (assessment, viral screening and vaccination, weight monitoring, advice, dual diagnosis management, Detoxification, harm reduction, relapse prevention)
· GP Liaison Services - transition from Treatment Centre to the Shared Care Programme with the Community GPs
· Alternative Therapy is on site
· Counselling (incl. assessment, counselling for drug, alcohol & gambling, family/concerned persons, early intervention, 1-1 counselling, dual diagnosis, CBT, relapse prevention etc)
· Case Conferences
· Out Patient Community Detox for Benzodiazepines and/or Methadone
· Referrals to other Statutory, Voluntary and Community services as deemed appropriate
· Out patient psychiatric assessment & treatment for clients who have mental health issues in conjunction with addiction issues (in-patient treatment may be provided where deemed necessary)
Satellite counselling clinics are provided in Moate upon request
Address
Primary Care Centre
Clonbursk
Athlone
Co. Westmeath
Telephone
09064 24820
Fax
09064 24899