If you think you need treatment, you will need to ask for an initial (triage) assessment with a drugs worker who can then help you to identify and access the right service(s).

To access a drug treatment service you will need an initial assessment (triage). You can be assessed for treatment in one of the following ways: -

Through the Oxfordshire Community Drug Agencies: -

Oxford City
205 Cowley Road, Oxford
Telephone: 01865 723500

North Oxfordshire
Old Physiotherapy Unit, HortonHospital, Oxford Road, Banbury
Telephone: 01295 273511

South Oxfordshire and Vale
Write to: CDA, South Oxfordshire District Council, Crowmarsh Gifford, Walllingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8QS
Telephone: 01491 823119

West Oxfordshire
Marlborough House, Marlborough Lane, Witney
Telephone: 01993 774892

Through an open access Resource Centre:-

Abingdon Community Hospital,
Marcham Road, Abingdon
Tuesdays from 4.30 to 6.30pm

Didcot Baptist Church Centre,
43 Wantage Road, Didcot
Tuesdays from 4.45 to 7.30pm

Witney Resource Centre,
Mount House, Church Green, Witney.
Wednesday from 5 to 6:30pm

By appointment with your GP who will arrange an assessment with a drug worker in the surgery or a local clinic.

If you are not registered with a GP and are homeless you can still be seen for an assessment at:

Luther Street Medical Centre,
Speedwell Street, Oxford.
Weekdays before 10.30am.
Telephone: 01865 726008

If you are arrested, you can get an initial assessment from the Substance Misuse Arrest Referral Team, which offers support for clients awaiting treatment and during crises; liaison with solicitors and probation staff.

SMART,
4a East Avenue, Oxford
Telephone: 01865 243530 or
client free-phone: 0800 854782.

If you are imprisoned ask to see the Counselling Assessment Referral Advice and Throughcare Service (CARATS).

If you are a client of the Probation Service in Oxfordshire and have serious drug problems you may be assessed by the Drug Treatment and Testing Order (DTTO) Team.

The Police, the DTTO Team, SMART CJS and CARATS work together to move drug using offenders out of crime and into treatment as part of Oxfordshire’s Drug Interventions Programme (DIP)

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