Drug and Alcohol Service for London

Newham Services

At Capital House, you can access the following services, if you live in Newham.

  • Community Alcohol Detoxification
  • Alcohol Detoxification Support Groups
  • Alcohol Counselling if you are experiencing problems around your own drinking, if you are affected by the drinking of someone close to you, if you care for someone who is drinking
  • Structured Drug Day Programme  - Mon – Fri Group based and 1-1- support
  • Alcohol and Drug Aftercare Programme – Mon – Fri Group based and 1-1 support
  • Criminal Justice Service
  • Young Person’s Domestic Violence Service – counselling for young people between the ages of 11 – 21, who are affected by domestic violence and substance use
  • Women only service on Tuesday’s between 10.30am – 1.30pm
  • A Men’s Group
  • An Evening Aftercare Group – Tues 6.00pm – 7.00pm
  • A longer term Aftercare support group

A Central & Eastern European service (Russian and Polish speaking

Late Night drop-in service for women sex workers – Monday and Wednesday 9.00pm – 11.00pm

To find out more or to make an appointment please contact us at:

DASL
Capital House
134 - 138 Romford Road
Stratford
London E15 4LD

Tel: 020 8257 3068
Fax: 020 8257 3066
Email: services@dasl.org.uk

Spark

In Newham, you can also find Spark, which is DASL’s Young Person’s Substance Misuse Education & Training Service.

Spark provides packages of substance use training and education to schools and professionals and also to parents, carers and vulnerable young people. You can find out all about Spark at www.spark-newham.org.uk or contact us at:

Tel: 020 8257 3068
Mobile: 07981 945 508
Email: info@spark-newham.org.uk

NEWHAM COMMUNITY ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION SERVICE

The Community Alcohol Detoxification Service can help people come off alcohol using medication to manage withdrawals. Generally, a planned detoxification takes 5-8 days. During this time, people are supported by the Community Detox Team(except on weekends) to monitor progress. This is done on an ambulatory basis whereby clients come in to DASL offices or under special circumstances visiting clients at home. They will also discuss future options and support to help maintain abstinence.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

  • An initial assessment to discuss if home detoxification is the best option, if not, then we will inform you of other options.
  • We will contact your GP to discuss suitability of community detoxification and prescription of medication for detox regime in accordance with the DASL detox  protocol. We will also liaise with your GP during the detox  period and on completion. We will request a Liver Function Test prior to detox.
  • In Newham, for clients who do not have a GP, DASL will approach one of the Local Enhanced Service GPs to prescribe for the alcohol detox treatment.
  • We also offer a daily monitoring of the detox treatment during the detox programme, discuss any concerns, and provide advice and support.
  • Information on and access to follow-up support/other services, which might be useful after detox.
  • Access to complementary therapies during detox.
  • Follow up Counselling or Structured Day Programme at DASL if appropriate.
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