Drug and alcohol service provider, The Lyndon Community, is working with Dubbo-based organisations to work towards bringing a similar program to Dubbo.
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Lyndon Community has been working with organisations across government and non-government including the legal sector in Dubbo to develop suitable drug and alcohol treatment options for the Dubbo community, said Lyndon Community CEO Ed Zarnow.
"We go to Dubbo, but only very sporadically because we only have limited services out there," he said.
"There is currently no adult rehab or withdrawal service in Dubbo.
"Lyndon Community with support of legal and Aboriginal agencies and after consultation with local health clinicians has recently submitted an application to establish a drug and alcohol day rehabilitation program in Dubbo.
"The Indigenous Advancement Strategy funding from Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has identified drug and alcohol services as a necessary part of the strategy."
The outcome of the tender is expected to be known around March 2015.
Mr Zarnow said Western Local Health District provided some local services but had identified in a formal review that demand for treatment and support far exceeds what was currently supplied.
About 70 per cent of clients who utilise the drug and alcohol treatment services of Lyndon Community are from western NSW, but Mr Zarnow said people came from a lot further for the service.
"The Lyndon Community has been around for over 30 years," he said.
"We provide a good service and people come from all over the state to get it."
If approved it is hoped the Dubbo day rehabilitation program will be expanded to include detox and residential options similar to those available in Orange if funding is made available.
The proposed service aims to close the significant gaps in services in Dubbo, Mr Zarnow said.
"A service in the town where those seeking drug and alcohol treatment is ideal," he said.
"It is more likely to get clients if it is in their local area.
"And the day program allows clients to live a normal lifestyle."
Mr Zarnow said the recent funding round would only provide a start towards improved drug and alcohol treatment services in the Dubbo region.
The establishment of the services in Dubbo would not immediately solve problems with drug-related crime in Dubbo, said Mr Zarnow, but it could reduce crime and violence over time.
"What it will do is provide treatment options for those with drug and alcohol addiction," he said.
"Any treatment process takes time and clients can cycle through a program many times before they are able to manage their addictions without support.
"Right now they don't have the option of that support and the consequences are seen in the courts."
Mr Zarnow said strong community support existed for the establishment of drug and alcohol treatment services in Dubbo.
"Lyndon Community and supporting agencies collectively agree that appropriate treatment and referral services will give the Dubbo community the opportunity to address some of the underlying causes and drivers of crime," he said.
"Ideally funders and government and non-government agencies will work together to make this a reality."