Cumbria Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service
40 Years of Supporting Local Communities!
1979 - 2019
We work with a variety of professionals including health professionals, teachers, social care teams, universities and statutory children’s services.
We offer high quality training and consultancy across all workforce sectors, ensuring we support professionals with their substance use knowledge and awareness, as well as delivering workshops to therapists.
We work in partnership on commissioned projects and may work closely with colleagues from other agencies on a wide variety of issues.
We have a wide variety of professionals from across all sectors who refer potential clients to us for our 1:1 recovery services.
We also offer professional placements – giving students opportunities to support people via our frontline services.
Our Services
Training and Consultancy
We offer high quality training and consultancy across all workforce sectors, ensuring we support professionals with their substance use knowledge and awareness. Click here for more information.
Referrals
Professional Placements
Commissioned Projects
We work in partnership with other organisations on commissioned projects. If you would like to discuss working collaboratively, click here to get in touch.
Make a referral
For information on how to make a referral on behalf of someone else, please get in touch. Contact us here.
Useful Resources
Unit Calculator
Think you might be drinking too much? Use DrinkAware's handy unit calculator to work out how many units of alcohol you are consuming along with recommended weekly guidelines.
Drug A-Z
Want to know more about drugs? Their nicknames, effects and risks? FRANK has a fantastic drug A-Z where you can find all of the information you need.
Self-Help
Are you waiting for recovery support? Would you like to know how to support yourself in the meantime? We have 10 self-care tips that could help you.
Legal Highs
Want more information on New Psychoactive Substances (legal highs)? Including the effects, risks and their legality? FRANK has some fantastic information for you.
Contact us
If you would like a member of staff at Cadas to call you back for information or to refer yourself into our service, then please get in touch.
Donate
MAKE A DONATION
Lend much needed financial support which assists with the ongoing delivery of our vital support services. Click here to donate.
Contact us
If you would like a member of staff at Cadas to call you back for information or to refer yourself into our service, then please get in touch.
Donate
MAKE A DONATION
Lend much needed financial support which assists with the ongoing delivery of our vital support services. Click here to donate.
Company registration number: 2585199 | Charity number: 1002201