Pilot prog ran in three areas for one year.
Alcohol-related harm costs the State an estimated €3.7 billion every year and can have a devastating personal impact on drinkers and their loved ones. However a new community-based alcohol treatment programme, which ran in three Dublin areas for just one year, recorded major success, with many clients achieving and maintaining abstinence.
The Community Alcohol Response and Engagement (CARE) pilot programme ran in the three areas of Ballymun, Finglas and the North Dublin Region, which included areas such as Swords, Balbriggan, Lusk and Malahide, between June 2014 and June 2015.
CARE was developed to provide alcohol treatment options in the community by utilising a range of local services that are already available, such as community GPs, HSE addiction services and local pharmacies. These worked with a dedicated team of clinical nurse specialists.
An evaluation report on the CARE project, which has just been published, has revealed just how successful it was. It shows that between June 2014 and June 2015, 142 people were referred to CARE, mainly by community-based GPs, 105 of whom presented for assessment.
Source: Deborah Condon, IrishHealth.com, 27/10/15
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