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.
TREATMENT SERVICE
THE SERVICE
The Sobering Up Unit is a Salvation Army service at 62A Whitmore Square, Adelaide, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It takes adults aged 18 and over who are intoxicated by alcohol or other drugs, including people apprehended under South Australia's Public Intoxication Act. Staff assess intoxication, provide a bed, bathing, clothing and meals, monitor recovery, arrange medical intervention if needed, and refer on to accommodation, medical, welfare, counselling and rehabilitation services. No referral is required.
Published as not offered here: counselling & therapy.
Ask the admissions team how withdrawal would be handled and how a transfer into treatment works.
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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Last checked against the service’s own material on 13 August 2026. Services change what they offer, so confirm anything that decides your choice.
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A residential alcohol and other drug rehabilitation service in inner Adelaide run by the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA), an Aboriginal community controlled organisation. It takes voluntary clients aged 18 and over through two separately contacted services, Whitmore for women and Hilton for men.
SA Health's inpatient withdrawal service at Glenside provides assessment and medication-assisted withdrawal in a closed, secure unit for people dependent on alcohol, other drugs or certain prescription medications. Admissions average five to seven days.
A private inpatient psychiatric hospital at Gilberton in Adelaide's inner north, operated by Ramsay Health Care and described as its South Australian flagship.