Established 2005 Registered Charity No. 1110656

Scottish Charity Register No. SC043760

If you would like your service to be included, please download and complete an entry form

current issue

February – March 2024 : The little things READ ONLINE

DOWNLOADS

Your rights

The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact   Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!

SERVICES

you are viewing "Drugs/alcohol in Nationwide"
Alcoholics Anonymous

Phone: 0800 9177 650

Fellowship of people who help each other to recover from alcoholism. Call their national helpline free on 0800 9177 650 or email help@aamail.org, or enter your postcode to find your nearest support meeting.

Counselling

Anxiety UK

Phone: 03444 775 774 (infoline)

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm

Advice and support people who suffer from anxiety. Phone the infoline or text 07537 416 905.

Mental health, Counselling, Drugs workers

Battle Against Tranquillisers

Phone: 0117 9663629

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm (depending on staffing levels)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30pm-7:30pm (depending on staffing levels))

Information, support and and help for people who are addicted to benzodiazepines, sleeping pills and drugs with similar effects. Calls to the helpline from a BT line cost 5p per minute on weekdays; calls from other service providers and mobiles may be more. You can also email support@bataid.org.

Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers

Cocaine Anonymous (UK)

Phone: 0800 612 0225

Monday-Sunday: 10am-10pm (phoneline)

Fellowship of people who help each other to stay off cocaine, crack and other drugs. Contact them to find your nearest meeting.

Counselling

Drink Coach

Download the free app to help you track and change your drinking habits.

Forward Trust

Phone: 020 3981 5525

Empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction. Services are tailored to individuals' needs, strengths and motivations. Harm reduction, care and assessment, plus motivation, inspiration and support to transform your life.

Alcohol workers, Counselling, Drugs workers

Frank

Phone: 0300 123 6600

Monday-Sunday: 2pm-6pm (live chat)

Drug advice for young people. Web: www.talktofrank.com; SMS: 82111; email: frank@talktofrank.com.

Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links

Marijuana Anonymous UK

Phone: 0300 124 0373 (helpline)

Marijuana Anonymous follows the 12-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous. They have no opinion on issues of legalisation (or not) or on marijuana as a medicine. They are there to help those who have become addicted to or dependent upon marijuana, and who wish to recover from that condition. Helpline: 0300 124 0373; Email: helpline@marijuana-anonymous.org.uk; URL: www.marijuana-anonymous.org.uk

Counselling, Drugs workers

Narcotics Anonymous

Phone: 0300 999 1212

Monday-Sunday: 10am-12am (helpline)

Fellowship of recovering addicts who help each other stay clean. Online meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays in the online chatroom.

Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Medical/health

No Panic

Phone: 0844 967 4848

Monday-Friday: 10am-10pm

Support for those suffering from panic attacks, phobias, OCD, general anxiety disorder and tranquilliser withdrawal. Info, advice, counselling, listening, befriending and referrals. Helpline: 0844 967 4848; youth helpline: 0330 606 1174; email: info@nopanic.org.uk.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links

Over-Count

Phone: 07454 867 539

Tuesday: 7pm-10pm

Information for people addicted to over-the-counter drugs.

Re-Solv

30a High Street, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8AW

Phone: 01785 810762

Monday-Friday: 10:30am-4pm (helpline - not public holidays)

Information about inhalant abuse (aka sniffing, glue sniffing, tooting and huffing). Outside helpline hours, an answer phone message gives an emergency contact. Good leaflets and sites for children. Phone or email (information@re-solv.org). Works closely with Solve It, who offer an online counselling service (01536 414690).

Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links

Release (drug & legal helpline)

Phone: 020 7324 2989

Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm (drugs helpline - 0845 4500 215)
Monday-Friday: 2pm-4pm (drugs helpline)

Specialist advice on drugs and drugs law. Information on your rights on arrest. Complete the web form, ring or email ask@release.org.uk Helpline 0845 4500 215 ask@release.org.uk (open 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, Monday-Friday)

Advocacy, Legal advice

SMART RECOVERY

National

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (call-back service)

SMART Recovery is an international non-profit organization that provides assistance to individuals seeking abstinence from addiction. SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. The SMART approach is secular and science-based, using cognitive behavioral therapy and non-confrontational motivational methods. Online meeting at the times listed on their website. Use their call-back service between 9am – 5pm, leave your name and number and they'll return your call. Or request support by emailing your name & number to: support@smartrecovery.org.uk

Counselling, Drugs workers

UK Hepatitis C Resource Centre

Phone: 0870 242 2467

Excellent online information centre on hepatitis C. Runs the Hepatitis C Information Line for patients and professionals alike.

WE ARE WITH YOU (National)

National

Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm (online chat)
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm (online chat)

We offer free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health. Online chat available, and local services placed across UK. This is not a crisis service - in an emergency call NHS 111 or Samaritans on 116 123 (jo@samaritans.org)

Mental health, Medical/health, Counselling, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers

YMCA

Housing, training and community health organisation that runs hostels for homeless young people. Check the website for details.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Education/training, Medical/health, Mental health, Counselling, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers