Action on Addiction
Helpline: 0845 126 4130
Web: www.actiononaddiction.org.uk
Provides help and information to families and individuals who are worried about alcohol or drug misuse problems.
Drug addiction
Families Anonymous- to support friends and families of addicts
Web: www.famanon.org.uk
The Recovery Network
Web: www.trntv.co.uk
Battle Against Tranquillisers (BAT)
Tel: 0117 966 3629 (every day 9am-8pm)
web: www.bataid.org
Aims to help people who wish to withdraw from tranquillisers or sleeping pills. Provides individual counselling and local support groups.
No Panic
Helpline: 0808 808 0545 (10-00am-10.00pm daily, plus overnight crisis line answerphone)
Web: www.nopanic.org.uk
Aims are to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, other related Anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilliser & Drug Withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers.
FRANK
Helpline: 0800 776600 (24 hours)
Web: www.talktofrank.com
Provides young people and their parents with the facts about drugs, but can help anyone with a concern about drugs.
CodeineFree
Web: www.codeinefree.me.uk
a small self-help group set up and run by people who understand the effects of Codeine addiction first hand.
Cocaine Anonymous
Helpline: 0800 612 0225
Online meetings: www.ca-online.org
web: www.cauk.org.uk
A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem, and help others to recover from their addiction to cocaine and all other mind altering substances.
Know Cannabis
Web: www.cannabishelp.org.uk
Helps you assess your cannabis use, its impact on your life and how to make changes if you want to. There's a good self-help section and a quiz to help you work out if you're smoking too much.
Narcotics Anonymous
UK Helpline: 0845 373 3366
Web: www.ukna.org
A non-profit Fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.
We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean, details of local groups on website.
Rethink
National advice service: 020 8974 6814
Web: www.rethink.org
Rethink is the largest severe mental health charity in the UK. They have a section of the website devoted to their recent cannabis campaign.
SANE
Saneline: 0845 767 8000
Web: www.sane.org.uk
Provide help and information to those experiencing mental health problems, their families and carers and including investigating the link between cannabis and psychosis.
Re-Solv
Helpline: 01785 817885
Web: www.re-solv.org
Offers help and information for anyone concerned about solvent or volatile substance abuse problems.
Release
Helpline: 0845 4500 215
Web: www.release.org.uk
Offers support and information for people with drug problems, including prescription drugs.
Benzo.Org
Web: www.benzo.org.uk
Comprehensive website on addiction to and withdrawal from benzodiapines, good links to other support.
CITA (The Council for Information on Tranquilisers and Antidepressants)
Helpline: 0151 932 0102
Web: www.citawithdrawal.org.uk
Provides support and information for people who have become involuntarily addicted to their prescribed tranquillisers.
Parents Against Drug Abuse
Helpline: 0845 7023 867 (24 hours)
Web: www.pada.org.uk
Umbrella organisation for parents and families of drug-user groups. Can put parents in touch with local groups across the UK.
First Steps to Freedom
Helpline: 0845 120 2916
Web: www.first-steps.org/
Aims to help, in a practical way, those who suffer from phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder general anxiety, panic attacks, anorexia and bulimia, and those who wish to come off tranquillisers and prescription drugs, together with help for their carers.
Alcohol
Drinkline
Helpline: 0800 917 8282
Offer advice and information for people worried about their own drinking and support to the family and friends of people who are drinking.
Al-Anon Family Groups UK and Eire
Helpline: 020 7403 0888, 10am to 10pm daily
Web: www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Helpline for family and friends of problem drinkers, whether the person is still drinking or not. Contact for details throughout the UK and Eire.
Alateen
Helpline: 020 7403 0888
Web: www.al-anon.alateen.org/english.html
Telephone support to people aged 12 to 20 affected by someone else's drinking, usually that of a parent. Part of Al-Anon Family Group.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Helpline for London: 020 7833 0022 (10am to 10pm daily)
National helpline: 0845 7697 555, 24 hours, daily
Web: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Post: PO Box 1,
Stonebow House,
Stonebow,
York YO1 7NJ
Helpline for people with drink problems, staffed by recovering alcoholics. Open 365 days a year. Can give details of local AA groups and contact with local member.
Drinkline
Helpline: 0800 917 8282 (Freephone)
9am to 11pm weekdays, 6pm to 11pm Sat & Sun
Advice and information for people with alcohol problems or anyone concerned about alcohol misuse. Provides advice on sensible drinking and information on services to help people cut down on their drinking.
Gambling
Gamcare
Helpline: 0845 6000 133
Web: www.gamcare.org.uk
A confidential counselling, advice and information service for people affected by a gambling dependency, including family and friends of compulsive gamblers.
Gamblers Anonymous (UK)
Helpline: 020 7384 3040
PO Box 5382 London W1A 6SA
National Debtline
Helpline: 0808 808 4000
Web: www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Provides a free, confidential and independent helpline for people with debt problem.
Parentlineplus
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Web: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Minicom (for the hard of hearing): 0800 7836783
Mon to Fri, 9am to 9pm, Sat, 9.30am to 5pm, Sun, 10am to 3pm
Parentline is a free phone helpline provided by Parentlineplus
Youth2Youth
Helpline: 020 8896 3675
Web: www.youth2youth.co.uk
Open Mondays and Thursdays 6.30pm to 9.30pm Helpline run by young people for young people.
