Drug and Alcohol
Team
To access any of our services you must be 18 years or over and be a permanent
resident of the London Borough of Bexley. If you are unsure whether you
qualify or require any further information on any of our services please contact the
address or telephone numbers at the bottom of this page.
Who do we help?
The Drug and Alcohol Team provides a service
to people who are experiencing difficulties with their drug and/or alcohol
use.
Services available within our Team include:
Care Management
The Care Management Team provides a service to people who are experiencing substantial difficulties with their drug and/or alcohol use and are requesting help in remaining abstinent following a recent detoxification.
In some cases day programmes or residential treatment programmes may be
suitable and this can be arranged by the Team. You can self refer into this
service or be referred by another professional, ie GP.
Day Programme
The Day Programme helps those residents of Bexley who are dependent on Class
A drugs, ie heroin, crack or cocaine. You must be able to commit to attending
for two full days per week, plus an individual session on a third day, for
a 12 week period and/or are required to undertake treatment as part of a court
order. You can self refer or be referred by another professional, ie GP.
Drug Intervention Programme (DIP)
DIP is a specialist service for people who are currently involved with the criminal justice system and have Class A drugs issues. DIP workers regularly visit the Police cells at Bexleyheath and also the cells at Bexleyheath Magistrates court where they can give advice and information on the type of support DIP is able to give. Alternatively your Probation Worker may refer you to us for help.
We can also refer you to other services that may be helpful to you:
How to contact us
You can contact us directly, or if you prefer your GP,
probation officer, housing officer, keyworker or social worker can refer
you.
When you contact us, we will ask you for some information about your
current situation, which will give us a better understanding of how our
service can best meet your needs.
Our office is open Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm, with an answerphone
in operation at all other times. Our address is:
 298 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 8AH
 Tel:
020 8294 6686 / 020 8294 6688
 Fax: 020 8303 1291
For Required Assessment bookings and information outside of 9am -
5pm please contact:
0800
954 8114
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