Need help? Call 0800 2 54 56 58 (11am-8pm, Mon-Sat) or email contact@cadas.co.uk

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Services for Adults
OUR SERVICES
We are running a special Addiction Helpline (0800 2 54 56 58) for advice and support during the lockdown period and also taking referrals for 1-1 support and online groups as usual on our countywide number (0300 111 4002).

Are you 18 years old or over? Is your substance use affecting your life in a negative way? We support people who are ready to make a change.
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Services for Young People
OUR SERVICES
We are running a special Addiction Helpline (0800 2 54 56 58) for advice and support during the lockdown period and also taking referrals for 1-1 support and online groups as usual on our countywide number (0300 111 4002).

Are you under the age of 18? We offer free and confidential advice about alcohol and drug use - and can provide more intensive support where necessary. Whether you're worried about yourself, a friend, or someone in your family, we are here to help.
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Support for Family and Friends
OUR SERVICES
We are running a special Addiction Helpline (0800 2 54 56 58) for advice and support during the lockdown period and also taking referrals for 1-1 support and online groups as usual on our countywide number (0300 111 4002).

We understand the impact a person’s substance use can have on their loved ones or carers. Our Parent, Carer, Family Support Service is designed to support people who are caring for, or who are affected by, someone experiencing problematic drug and/or alcohol use.
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Services for Professionals
OUR SERVICES
We are unable to offer placements, training or consultancy to professional clients at the moment, owing to the coronavirus. We look forward to working with you when the restrictions are lifted again. Please call us on 0300 111 4002 to discuss your future requirements.

We work with and train a variety of professionals across all sectors, offering high quality training, consultancy and professional placements.
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Volunteers
OUR SERVICES
We are unable to recruit or train new volunteers at the moment, owing to the coronavirus, but our trained recovery volunteers are continuing to support their clients over the phone. Please get in touch on 0300 111 4002 or contact@cadas.co.uk if you are interested in volunteering with us in the future.

Volunteers are at the heart of what we do. We recruit and train volunteers to support our services in a variety of different ways, from administrative support to delivering our 1:1 recovery support to our adult clients.
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Welcome to CADAS

Here at CADAS we provide drug and alcohol services to individuals, family members and carers to support recovery in the community.

Our aim is to promote harm reduction and support people and communities coping with problematic substance use across all ages and geographical areas of Cumbria.

We support anyone from the age of 10+, who feels their substance use is problematic. We do not require people to be abstinent but we do focus on the reduction of harm to themselves or others.

We also understand the impact a person’s substance use can have on their loved ones or carers. Therefore we also offer a Parent, Carer, Family Support Service, which is designed to support people who are caring for, or who are affected by, someone experiencing problematic drug and/or alcohol use.

Finally, we work with and train a variety of professionals across all sectors, offering high quality training, consultancy and professional placements.

CADAS

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CADAS

We thought we'd start Volunteers' Week by saying THANK YOU to Glenn, who's going through a particularly tough time at the moment. Glenn usually helps run our volunteer intro courses but during lockdown he's been doing all sorts of things including designing posters about our services, hunting down contacts of local community groups for us to talk to and even delivering a bunch of flowers to our volunteer receptionist, Anne. Thanks, Glenn. You're a real friend and we're sending you our love and prayers. ... See MoreSee Less

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Testimonials
CADAS Carlisle
"I have enjoyed my first meeting. It is a relief to talk to people who know how you are feeling and to listen to other people"
- Parent, Carer and Family Support Group
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CADAS Carlisle
“Really pleased with the content and structure of the course. Allowed time for much needed discussion and debate.”
– Drug and Alcohol Awareness for Practitioners Course Attendee
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CADAS Carlisle
"My support from Collette and CADAS over the last few weeks has been very helpful. I really don’t know how I would have managed without the support”
- Parent, Carer and Family Support Group
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Our Impact

835

Adult clients intensively supported last year

952

Young people reached through our drug awareness and emotional resilience activities

560

Professionals received training from us last year

1534

Volunteer hours logged by 22 dedicated volunteers

Latest News from CADAS

Making the hidden carers visible – and offering support

Making the hidden carers visible – and offering support

For this week’s Carers Week (8-14 June) CADAS is shining a light on ‘hidden carers’ supporting loved ones who are using alcohol or drugs problematically and urging them to get in touch for support, either from our dedicated weekly carers’ online group or for one-to-one sessions over the ‘phone or internet. The slogan for this… Continue Reading

Did you know about the Carlisle experiment?

Did you know about the Carlisle experiment?

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, the CADAS ‘Horrible History’ elves have looked into the boozy heritage of Cumbria, from the huge number of pubs that one graced the streets of Barrow to the Whitehaven Rum Story. For example, did you know that Carlisle munitions workers used to get so drunk that in 1916 the Government… Continue Reading

Helplines active during C19 restrictions

Helplines active during C19 restrictions

It’s amazing how much support is out there at the moment – whatever you’re struggling with from problem gambling to getting urgent medical supplies during lockdown. We’ve compiled a list of just a selection of countywide and national helplines, with their hours of operation and different ways of making contact, to share with callers to… Continue Reading

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