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Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking, Gambling Addictions and Misuse
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Information on a range of addictions & substances
- Addaction - helping individuals & communities to manage the effects of drug and alcohol misuse by providing effective services in areas of England, site includes information on drugs, legal rights & policy issues, a parent's guide to drugs, publications, events & links. Also has a very useful list of additional links to those on this site
- Addiction Search - addiction information & research on the Internet
- BBC Health - the addictions guide - general information about support, addiction, treatments, causes & effects, personal stories from family & friends, patients & health professionals
- Centre for Addiction Research and Education Scotland (CARES) - Scottish based multi-disciplinary academic centre working in the development of research and education in the field of drug, alcohol and tobacco dependence
- Daily Dose - news & reports concerning drug & alcohol misuse (abuse) & drug addiction, updated twice daily, UK based
- DASH - drugs advice & helpline in the Isle of Man, with clear information on various drugs including solvents & alcohol, & useful information & advice for parents
- Detached Drug Project - helpful information on drugs facts, including alcohol & tobacco, the law, first aid, quiz & discussion board & information for parents
- Drinkand drugs.net/ - news, research & guidance, training, standards directory, from the Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals (FDAP)
- Drugworld - image based & interactive website on alcohol, tobacco, tranquillisers & other legal & illegal drugs, UK site
- International Council on Alcohol & Addictions (ICAA) - including news, events, policies & links to other websites
- Intervention Center - US site covering alcoholism, alcohol and drug addiction, computer addiction, internet addiction & compulsive gambling, including self-diagnosis questions
- Jonny Longlife - aimed at young people, an image based & interactive, with text alternative site, on substance education, sex & relationships, fitness & health, what to do in an emergency, street safety, safety on the internet, underage sales
- Lifebytes - cartoon style interactive website on a range of lifestyle issues, including alcohol, smoking, drugs, emotional health & wellbeing, sex & relationships, healthy eating, health conditions, safety & physical activity
- Mind, Body & Soul - aimed at 14 - 16 year olds, covering alcohol, drugs, emotional health & wellbeing, healthy eating, physical activity, safety, sexual health & smoking
- UK Patient Support Groups for Addictions - useful link to most UK self-help groups
- Web of Addictions - includes factsheets & links
Drugs & Chemical Substances
- Cocaine Anonymous World Services Online - includes a range of information, 12 step recovery program
- Crack Cocaine - where to get help in London - directory of help agencies & services
- Crystal Recovery - information & support for methamphetamine addicts, American site
- Drug Education & Prevention Services (DEPIS) - projects, resources & links from the Department of Health
- Drug Screening - general information & specific information on a range of available legal & illegal drugs, from commercial provider of tests
- Drugs in sport - news, reports, resources, links
- Erowid - online library of information about psychoactive plants & chemicals & related topics
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs & Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)- includes FAQ, sections on key indicators for monitoring drug use, policy, law, epidemiology, demand reduction, development of a database, REITOX (European Network), publications, work programmes, call for tenders
- HIV prevention & injecting drug use - from AVERT, general information, site includes other resources on HIV & AIDS
- Lifeline - non-statutory drugs agency & drugs awareness site, news items, newsletters, research, publications, projects
- National Drugs Helpline - UK helpline with online questions & answers, facts, leaflets, news, links. Freephone: 0800 77 66 00
- Narcotics Anonymous - information on activities around the world
- The National Addiction Centre - (UK) treatments, preventive interventions, research, training & courses, publications, clinical services, links to Drug Action teams & national, local & regional services, also good list of UK drugs information websites
- NE Choices - interactive story following family members to show the effect of drugs on family members
- O.C.A.D.U.'s Libra Project - information & help for those who use drugs legally or illegally
- Preventing Overdose - online guide, also other multi-media resources available
- Release - information, campaigns & links from long established UK organisation, also 24 hour helpline (London number) Tel: 020 7729 9904
- Solvent Abuse Resource Group - UK information, contacts, resources & links
- sorted4.info - aimed mainly at young people, including an interactive questionnaire & quiz & information on drug related information including your mind & body, sex, safety, safe clubbing & the law
- SubstanceMisuse.net - news, articles & information for the general public, practitioners & problem users
- Talk to Frank - National Drugs Helpline - 24 hours a day confidential advice helpline, a detailed A - Z of drugs, where to get help, how to help if you are worried about someone Freephone: 0800 77 66 00 Textphone: 0800 917 8765
- Treatment Works - includes different types of treatment, where to get treatment & other resources, from the major treatment organisations in the UK
- Urban75 - independent UK resource on drug information including wide range of resources & debates
Alcohol
- Alcohol Concern - national agency for England and Wales, includes information on the Alcohol Concern Network, alcohol problems + alcohol units ready reckoner, alcohol & crime, directory of services & a range of factsheets on issues related to alcohol
- Alcoholics Anonymous - site of the international organisation
- Current daily guidelines for sensible drinking - useful table & checklist for recommended limits for different drinks for men & women
- Dry Out Now - Free downloadable information for both professionals and family and friends of alcoholics
- If you do drink, don't get drunk - helpful information about the issues & dealing with relationships
- International Council on Alcohol & Addictions (ICAA) - including news, events, policies & links to other websites
- Think about Drink - HEA site, includes information, interactive drinking guidelines chart for different drinks, drinking quiz with prizes, other information
Smoking
- ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) - includes wide range of resources for stopping smoking, taking legal action, agencies & organisations, factsheets & links
- Givingupsmoking - large amount of information & advice from the NHS, including how to give up, how to stay without smoking, secondhand smoke, smoking & pregnancy, young people & smoking & resources including a section for south asian communities, also helplines & local support services
- Give up smoking & gaining weight - information & practical advice on avoiding gaining weight, also, dietician's Q & A, & a wide range of advice & tools to deal with healthy eating
- Nicotine Anonymous - (US) organisation to help stop smoking along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Quit - strategies for giving up, sections for teenagers, pregnant women, health professionals, employers, teachers & students, counselling service in community languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish
- Sensible drinking & giving up smoking - advice & information for over 50's, with UK helplines listed
- Smoking - helpful suggestions from Oxford Brookes University
- Smoking - more information & advice on smoking including sections on your relationship with cigarettes, what cigarettes do to you, why give up smoking, get ready to give up, including dealing with cravings & a month of tips, & choosing your way of giving up
- Smoking & lung cancer - information, advice & self-care suggestions & helplines from NHS Direct Online
NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 169 0 169. Lines are open seven days a week from 7am to 11pm .Specialist advisors are available from 10am to 11pm
NHS Pregnancy Smoking Helpline. 0800 169 9 169. Lines are open seven days a week from 1pm to 9pm
NHS Asian Tobacco Helpline Lines are open from 1pm to 9pm every Tuesday.
0800 169 0 881 - (Urdu)
0800 169 0 882 - (Punjabi)
0800 169 0 883 - (Hindi)
0800 169 0 884 - (Gujerati)
0800 169 0 885 - (Bengali)
Turkish & Kurdish speaking smokers can ring every Thursday & Sunday, 1pm-9pm on 0800 00 22 99
- Smoking calculator - find out how much money you've saved, or could save
Gambling
- Gamblers Anonymous UK - questions & answers & support for partners, family & friends, information for students, questionnaire
- Gam-anon UK & Ireland - for the friends & families who have been affected by a gambling problem
- GamCare - provides counselling & advice, education & training resources, information & advice, publications & research, information on the gambling industry
- Gambling Addiction - US site considering aspects of gambling addiction
- Gordon House. Association - online counselling service, self-assessment & where to find help, personal stories, news, outreach support services & residential treatment
- NTU International Gaming Research Unit - research in the area of gaming, risk taking & interactive technologies from Nottingham Trent University, publications & links to national & international organisations
- Society for the Study of Gambling (UK)- newsletter & meetings
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