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About addiction Local Information Useful Websites
The following links take you to the information pages about Addiction. These pages are rated as good quality information.
NHS Website: provides information about different types of addictions
Patient UK - Information about Alcohol, Drugs and addiction, Gaming addiction
Around Hounslow & Isleworth
Alcohol/Drugs Team Direct: help people who are experiencing drug or alcohol problems. It works in partnership with a variety of health and voluntary sector staff for people seeking detoxification and rehabilitation. Contact: Isleworth Social Services Office, 78 St Johns Road, Isleworth ,TW7 6RU.Telephone (020) 8583 3365.
Drug and alcohol advice, treatment and recovery support for under 18's - Telephone: 018955 488 675
Drugs & Alcohol Team Hounslow ( social work team) - Telephone: 020 8583 3614
Addiction Support and Care Agency: Offers counselling for alcohol problems. Can provide training in alcohol issues as well as training in general counselling and development planning to other voluntary/community organisations.Contact: 233 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2LL, Tel: 020 8940 1160. Fax: 020 8940 7204.email: info@addictionsupport.co.uk.
Da Spot - Young Person's Resource Centre :Da Spot is a resource centre for looked after children and young people.
Contact: 33 Lampton Road, (off Balfour Road),Hounslow,TW3 1JG. Phone: 020 8583 2349. email: daspotenquiries@hounslow.gov.uk
DAIS (Drugs Service): Provides Advice, information & support, drop – in service and individual support. Contact: Unit 2, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road, Hounslow, TW3 1JS. Tel: 020 85381700.
Visions - Drug & Alcohol Service (U18):Visions is a service that works with young people on their own terms and offers straight no-nonsense information about drugs or alcohol and the problems that may sometimes result from using them.
Contact: 33 Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 1JG, Telephone: 020 8583 6440.
London
Addaction:
Greater London service offers a community-based harm reduction
service for people involved with problematic drug and alcohol use.
Contact Details: Addaction, 67-69 Cowcross Street, London,
EC1M 6PU. Tel: 020 7251 5860
email:
dayprogramme@addaction.org.uk
Adfam: Adfam
is the leading national organisation working with and for families
affected by drugs and alcohol.
Adfam provides direct support to families through publications,
training, prison visitors' centres, outreach work and signposting
to local support services. Contact: 27 Swinton Street London WC1X
9NW Email admin@adfam.org.uk
Telephone 07442 137421.
Alateen: Alateen
is part of the Al-Anon fellowship and is for young people, aged
12-20, who are affected by a problem drinker.
61 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YF. Tel: 020 7403 0888 - 24
hour helpline. Fax: 010 7378 9910
Alcohol Change UK :
contact email:
contact@alcoholchange.org.uk.
Tel:020 3907 8480
Drinkline (National Alcohol Helpline): Drinkline is the national alcohol helpline. If you're worried about your own or someone else's drinking, you can call this free helpline in complete confidence. Call 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm).
Families
Anonymous: Self-help groups
for families and friends of those with a drug or related behaviour
problem.
Contact Families Anonymous to find out about local groups.
Contact:Doddington & Rollo Community Association, Charlotte Despard Avenue, Battersea, SE11 5HD.
Helpline
0207 4984 680 Email: office@famanon.org.uk.
Tel:
0845 1200 660
Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon: Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have joined together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.
Contact: Tel: helpline: 0330 094
0322 info@gamblersanonymous.org.uk
Institute of Alcohol Studies:The IAS is an educational body with the basic aims of increasing
knowledge of alcohol and the social and health consequences of its
misuse.
Kirklees Alcohol Advisory Service –
KAAS , Alliance
House, 12 Caxton Street, London SW1
0QS
Tel: 02072224001 Email: info@ias.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous:
Narcotics Anonymous (UKNA) is a non-profit
fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major
problem. NA is for recovering addicts who meet regularly to help
each other stay clean. The only requirements for membership is the
desire to stop using. contct: Helpline: 0300
999 1212.helpline@ukna.org
Release: Release offers a range of specialist services to professionals and the public concerning drugs and the law. They provide a Legal and Heroin Helpline. Advice and information for drug users, their families, friends, and statutory and voluntary agencies. Contact: Release, 61 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN .Helpline: 0207 324 2989. email: ask@release.org.uk.
Other Local information can be found at London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow - Alcohol and drug misuse information
See also separate pages on Alcohol addiction ; Drug addiction ; Smoking ; Eating disorders ; Mental health
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
National Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation Directory
Please let us know if links are not working or any comments/suggestions /add any other local support group information.
This page was last modified on: 30 March 2011 07:24:01
