In an emergency call 000. For alcohol and other drug support, the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline is 1800 250 015 — free, confidential, 24 hours.
From caaapu.org.au, September 2026. Not supplied by the service.TREATMENT SERVICE
THE SERVICE
CAAAPU is an Aboriginal community controlled residential rehabilitation service at 290 Ragonesi Road, Alice Springs, operating since 1991. It runs separate men's (20 beds) and women's (9 beds) eight-week residential programs for Aboriginal people affected by alcohol and other drug use. Treatment combines one-on-one counselling and group therapy with cultural healing alongside Elders, bush trips, health and fitness activities, and life skills work in literacy, budgeting and employment readiness. Family visits are weekly.
Ask the admissions team how withdrawal would be handled and how a transfer into treatment works.
From caaapu.org.au, September 2026. Not supplied by the service.
CARE & DAILY LIFE
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COST
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AFTER THE STAY
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PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS
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