Addictions in general

Accept Services: Accept Services offers a Day Treatment programme which is phased and open-ended and is suitable for individuals with a history of serious alcohol abuse.

Contact:724 Fulham Road, Fulham, London, SW6 5SE.Tel: 020 7940 0623. Hepline: 020 7371 7477.

email: info@accept.services.demon.co.uk

Addiction Support and Care Agency: Offers counselling for alcohol problems. Can provide training in alcohol issues as wellas 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.

Drugs & Alcohol Team Hounslow (social work team) - Telephone: 020 8583 3614

Drug and alcohol support for adults . If you're over 18 and would like support or advice around your own drug or alcohol use, or you are concerned about someone else, please contact ARC Hounslow. ARC Hounslow is a service provided in partnership by CNWL and Phoenix Futures as a free and confidential service for people who live in the London Borough of Hounslow. Telephone: 01895 488675 Email cnw-tr.archounslow@nhs.net

Drugs Advice Intervention & Skills (DAIS): DAIS offers information and support to anyone affected by drugs and alcohol. Contact: Unit 2, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Rd, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 1JS. Tel: 020 8538 1700. email: daishounslow@cri.net.co.uk

Connexions: Connexions provides information, advice and guidance to all young people aged 11-19 in Hounslow and up to 24 with a learning difficulty or disability. It is available in schools and in other centres throughout the borough.
Contact: 24 Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1ES. Tel: 020 8577 5478. email:connexions@hounslow.gov.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care : Central office for Cruse providing support services for people who have been bereaved. Helpline offering listening support and practical advice on bereavement related issues.

Contact: Cruse Bereavement Care, Unit 0.1 One Victoria Villas, Richmond TW9 2GW, helpline: 0808 808 1677

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. Tel: 020 8583 2349. email:daspotenquiries@hounslow.gov.uk

Drinkline: Drinkline offers advice for people with alcohol problems, or concerns about alcohol misuse. They can put you in touch with local services if necessary.Tel: 0300 123 1110.

Drugs, Advice, Intervention & Skills (DAIS): DAIS is a welcoming, open access centre in central Hounslow available to anyone experiencing difficulty with substance misuse or affected by substance misuse issues.

Contact: Unit 2 Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road, Hounslow, TW3 1JS.Tel: 020 8538 1700. email:dais@crinet.co.uk

Drug and alcohol support for young people . Advice or support for people under 18 around drugs or alcohol, you can get free help through HYPE. One to one support is given, using a non-judgemental approach, for as long as it is needed. The service meets young people in a safe and appropriate place that they feel comfortable in, be this at school, college or a youth centre. Contact the team Telephone: 01895 488675 Email cnw-tr.archounslow@nhs.net

Ethnic Alcohol Counselling in Hounslow (EACH): Services for people with alcohol and mental health problems in the minority and other communities, offering information, counselling, structured day-care and home visiting as well as complimentary therapies such as shiatsu, reiki and acupuncture to help rehabilitation. Contact: EACH Head Office 4th Floor 84 Uxbridge Road W13 8RA Tel : 020 8577 6059 email: info@eachcounselling.org.uk

Frank: Frank provides information and advice for anyone concerned about their own, or someone else's drug use. Frank can send out literature or signpost to other local services.

Contact: Phone: 0300 123 6600. Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Harmony: Harmony works with young people aged 11-16 years from a broad range of differing backgrounds, the young people must be Hounslow residents referred by Children's Services Best Team and the Youth Offending Service. Contact:537a Staines Road, Bedfont,TW14 8BP.Tel: 020 8890 1920.

Hounslow Substance Misuse Team(Alcohol): Consultation and treatment for people with alcohol misuse problems. Assessment and prescribing service. Detox, counselling and support, harm minimisation, HIV testing and counselling. Referrals to other services. Community alcohol detox and relapse prevention.

Contact: 729 London Road, Hounslow, TW3 1SE. Tel: 020 8814 6100.

Hounslow Youth Service - Senior Youth Inclusion Support Programme: 77 Boundaries Road, Feltham, TW13 5DT. Tel:020 8583 2918. Email: hounslow.youth@hounslow.gov.uk

LB Richmond Social Services - Drug and Alcohol Services: Services for adults aged 18 and over experiencing problems with alcohol or drugs. Advice and information on alcohol issues, assessment, individual counselling and group work. Aftercare and follow-up

Contact: The Richmond Healthcare Hamlet, Kew Foot Road, Richmond Upon Thames, TW9 2TE. Tel: 020 8940 3331 ext 3361.

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: Grove House, 551 London Road, Isleworth, TW7 4DS. Tel: 020 8583 6440.

Youth Offending Service: The Youth Offending Service (YOS) is a multi-agency team made up of staff from Children's Services, the police, the probation service, and the health service.

Contact: Redlees Centre, Redless Park, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6DW. Tel: 020 8583 6363. email: youthoffendingservice@hounslow.gov.uk

London

Adfam (National Charity for Families of Drug Users): Adfam is a national charity working with families affected by drugs and alcohol and is a leading agency in substance related family work.

Contact:: 27 Swinton Street, London, WC1X 9NW. Telephone 07442 137421. Email admin@adfam.org.uk

Al-Anon Family Groups (UK and Eire): Al Anon is worldwide and offers understanding and support for families and friends of problem drinkers, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

Contact: 57B Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BB. Tel : 020 7593 2070. email: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcohol Change UK : Contact: Alcohol Change UK, 27 Swinton Street, London, WC1X 9NW. email: contact@alcoholchange.org.uk. Tel: 020 3907 8480

Alcoholics Anonymous: Need help with drinking problem? -call National Helpline: 0800 9177650. email; help@aamail.org

Alcohol Recovery Project: ARP works to reduce the harm caused by problem drinking to both the individual and society.

Contact: 68 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6DF.Tel: 020 7403 3369. email: info@arp-charity.demon.co.uk

Bedford Centre Alcohol Project: Offers information, advice and treatment for people with alcohol related problems, as well as anyone concerned about another persons drinking. Services include assessment therapeutic day programme,individual counselling.

Contact: Bedford Hall, Bedford Road, West Ealing, London, W13 0S. 020 8567 1215 Answerphone Available. Tel: 020 8579 2154. email: bedford.centre@dial.pipex.com

Richmond Fellowship: Providing care and rehabilitation for people with mental health, addiction and other problems through over 100 long and short stay residential facilities, advocacy, community outreach projects and back to work services nationwide.Contatct: 80 Holloway Road, Highbury and Islington, London, N7 8JG. Tel:020 7697 3300. email:enquiries@richmondfelloship.org.uk

Other Local information can be found at London Borough of Hounslow

London Borough of Hounslow - Support information on Alcohol, drugs and substance misuse

There are separate pages of information on Addiction in general; Drug addiction; Smoking

Useful Websites

The following links contain information about alcohol addiction.

Recovery.org.UK - a UK site of information and advice for people with drug or alcohol problems.

Hepatitis C Trust -The Hepatitis C Trust offer a range of friendly and professional peer-led support services that may be of assistance

Drink Aware: Drinkaware aims to increase awareness and understanding of the role of alcohol in society

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - has the medical rules for driving with specific health problems.

Institute of Alcohol Studies - publishes news and information and fact sheets on alcohol-related issues in the United Kingdom.

Gov.UK - Information about alcohol and drug statistics and alcohol related information

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