DRUGFAM – (OUR COLLEAGUES IN HELPING SUPPORTING FAMILIES): 0845 388 3853
This registered charity runs support services for those affected by substance misuse. Set up by Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, author of ‘Mum can you lend me twenty quid?’, DrugFam offers a Helpline (9-9, 7days a week) run by volunteers who have personal experience of addiction: 0845 388 3853. A trained counsellor is also on-hand for free, confidential support sessions. See website for more details: www.drugfam.co.uk

REHABILITATION – Referral and Psychotherapy Services: Terence McGinnie MSc 07971 086566 (highly recommended) email: mail@apstherapists.co.uk

Garden Route Recovery Centre - economical rehab in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa- www.gardenrouterecoverycentres.com Email: david@gardenrouterecoverycentres.com

Families Anonymous -
for relatives & friends of people with drug problems. Self-help groups nationwide welcoming those affected by drug and substance abuse of a relative or friend. 0845 1200 660
www.famanon.org.uk

SANE
meeting the challenges of mental illness
1st Floor Cityside House, 40 Adler Street London E1 1EE m: info@sane.org.uk
t: 020 7375 1002 f: 020 7375 2162
www.sane.org.uk
SANEline: 0845 767 8000

PSYCHOTHERAPY AND LIFE COACHING
Ms Jadzia Kopiel MBA email: jadzia@jadziakopiel.com
www.jadziakopiel.com

CLEARHEAD ORGANISATION
for anyone looking to quit cannabis.
www.clearhead.org.uk
Includes message board which allows users and ex-users to communicate with one another. Also a forum for parents and partners.

Marijuana Anonymous
for those who wish to stop using cannabis. 07940-503438 www.marijuana-anonymous.org

Narcotics Anonymous
for all drug problems
0845-373 3366
020-7824 8924.
www.na.org

CHILDREN IN FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ADDICTION
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF ADDICTED PARENTS AND PEOPLE
www.coap.co.uk
Founder: Emma Spiegler

NATIONAL DRUG PREVENTION ALLIANCE
contains excellent facts about cannabis.
www.drugprevent.org.uk

EUROPE AGAINST DRUGS
dedicated to prevention across Europe.
www.eurad.net
www.eurad.net/publications – a Drugs Question and Answer Forum with the useful ‘How can I tell if my child is on drugs?’ among other reading and research papers.

ADDICTION TODAY
An ‘online newspaper’, created to promote, support and enhance long-term sustainable recovery from addictions/dependencies of all kinds. 020-7233 5333
www.addictiontoday.org

RETHINK
Working for people affected by severe mental illness.
www.rethink.org – contains excellent facts about cannabis.

Addictions Anonymous
020-7584 7383

Samaritans
for anyone feeling low, depressed or suicidal
Helpline 24/7: 08457-909090

MIDDLEGATE – residential rehabilitation for teenagers – the only one in the UK. Tel: 01472 851540 www.middlegate.co.uk – NOW CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.

SARAH GRAHAM – ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST
Sarah Graham Solutions Ltd
mob: 0754 591 5038
sarah@sarahgrahamsolutions.com
www.youtube.com/sarahgdirects

other useful contacts for self-help and support

Adult children of alcoholics
PO Box 1576, London SW3 1AZ
www.adultchildren.org

Al-aNOn…
for families and friends of problem drinkers
…and Alateen
for people aged 12-20 affected by someone else’s drinking. Information & helpline for both:
020-7403 0888, 10am-10pm.
www.al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous
UK helpline: 0845-7697 555
Enquiries: 01904-644026
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Bullying
& National Bullying helpline:
0845-2255787
www.bullyonline.org

CITA
(Council for Information on
Tranquillisers & Antidepressants)
Helpline, Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm:
0151-932 0102 0151-474 9626
www.citawithdrawal.org.uk

Cocaine Anonymous
for cocaine/crack and other substances
helpline: 0800-612 0225
www.cauk.org.uk

Coda
(Co-Dependents Anonymous)
www.codependents.org

Cosa
for recovery from sexual codependency.
07986-697987
www.cosa-recovery.org

Cruse Bereavement Care
0870-167 1677
www.cruse.org.uk

Debtors Anonymous
www.debtorsanonymous.org

depression Alliance
Self-help groups, workshops & conferences.
020 -7633 0557
www.depressionalliance.org

Depressives Anonymous
0870-7744 320

DrinkLine
0800-917 8282

Eating disorders association
Youth helpline: 0845-634 7650
Adult helpline: 0845-634 1414
www.edauk.com

Emotions Anonymous
www.emotionsanonymous.org
020-7498 4680
www.famanon.org.uk

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS
food obsessions, anorexia, bulimia.
01903-520369
www.foodaddicts.org

frank
The Government help and support line (not highly recommended for cannabis advice to parents)
0800-776 60
www.talktofrank.com

Gamblers Anonymous
Gam-Anon
for relatives of those affected by gambling
For information:
020-7384 3040
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

HEROIN Anonymous
www.heroin-anonymous.org

Heroin Helpline
020-7749 4053 (office hours)

STOP MARIJUANA ADDICTION FORUM
WWW.FORUMMATTERS.COM

Nacoa
(National Association for Children of Alcoholics)
0800-358 3456
www.nacoa.org.uk

Net
internet addiction
001-814-451 2405
www.netaddiction.com

Nhs direct
0845-4647; 24 hours/7 days a week
www.nhsdirect.com

Nicotine Anonymous
020-7976 0076.
www.nicotine-anonymous.co.uk

OBSESSIVE EATERS Anonymous
www.obsessiveeatersanonymous.org

ocd action
020-7253 5272
www.ocd-uk.org

pan fellowship
any dependency/codependency with emphasis on steps 4&10
7pm Fridays at Methodist Hall,
Fulham Broadway, London

S-Anon
for families and friends of sex addicts
07000-725463
www.sanon.org

Sex Addicts Anonymous
07000-725463
www.sauk.org

Sexaholics Anonymous
020-8946 2436

Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
07951-815087
www.slaauk.com

STOPPING OVERSHOPPING
www.stoppingovershopping.com

SPEAR
Supporting people who self-harm
www.projectspear.com

SURVIVORS OF INCEST ANONYMOUS
www.siawso.org

uk self-help
website containing hundreds of listings
www.ukselfhelp.info

violence initiative
offering violent people a chance to change
Meetings, one-to-one sessions, conflict resolution training:
020-8365 8220
www.tviccv.org

Workaholics Anonymous
Celia 01993-878220
or George 020-7498 5927
www.workaholics-anonymous.org

Useful Reading:

The Great Brain Robbery	Tom Scott and Trevor Grice	Aurum Press 1998
The Truth About Drugs	Dr Patrick Dixon	Hodder and Stoughton 1998
Dangerous Drugs	Carol Falkowski	A Hazelden Guidebook 2000
It’s Time To Know – Ten marijuana users tell their story	Joanne Baum PhD	Johnson Institute 1996
Help Your Kids Stay Drug-Free - 1.00 Hour Survival Guide	Paul Francis	Harper-Collins 1999
Drug Affliction	Dr Ian Oliver	Robert Green Univ of Aberdeen ISBN 1901085880 available from Amazon
You can heal your life	Louise L Hay,	Hay House
Feel the Fear and do it anyway	Susan Jeffers
The Science of Mind	Ernest Holmes Tarcher	Penguin
Reviving Ophelia, saving the selves of adolescent girls	Mary Pipher PhD
The secret of happy children	Steve Biddulph
Mum Can You Lend me 20 Quid?	Elizabeth Burton Phillips.

Media Features

Saturday January 19,2008 from Daily Express online
CLICK HERE TO READ
Profile of a teenage cannabis dealer and user

Drug Prevention Websites

CASA (Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse)

http://www.casacolumbia.org/

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CESAR)

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/

Connecticut Families For Drug-Free Youth

http://www.CCDFY.org

Cool Youth anti-drug website

http://www.freevibe.com

Courage to Speak Foundation (CT)

http://www.couragetospeak.com

DAMMAD

http://www.dammad.org

DAMMADD Soros Monitor

www.sorosmonitor.com

DEA , Just Think Twice – Street smart prevention

www.justthinktwice.com

Doctors For Life (South Africa)

http://www.dfl.org.za

Drug Advisory Council of Australia, Inc.

http://www.daca.org.au.

Drug Free American Foundation (FL)

http://www.dfaf.org

Drug Free Australia

http://www.drugfreeaustralia.org.au/

Drug Watch International

http://www.DrugWatch.org

Drug Dealers Liability Act

http://www.modelddla.com/

ECAD [European Cities Against Drugs]

http://www.ecad.net/

Educating Voices, Inc.

http://www.educatingvoices.org

Florida Higher Education Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention

http://www.fau.edu/student/aod/sympos.htm

Hassela Nordic Network

http://www.hnnsweden.com

Illinois Drug Education Alliance

http://www.bestofidea.com

Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership

www.informedfamilies.org

MARIJUANA – everything you need to know

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/marijuanainitiative/index.html

Mt. Hood Coalition Againt Drug Crime

http://www.hadit.org

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI – Reality Check)

http://www.theantidrug.com/

http://www.health.org/reality/

National Drug Intelligence Center

http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/topics/ffacts.htm

National Families In Action

http://www.nationalfamilies.org

http://www.addictionstudies.org

http://www.parentingisprevention.org

http://www.studentsinaction.org

http://www.nationalfamilies.org/guide

National Family Partnership (NFP)

www.nfp.org

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

http://www.nida.nih.gov/

National Institues of Health (NIH)

http://www.nih.gov/

National Drug Prevention Alliance

http://www.drugprevent.org.uk

National Narcotic Officers Association

http://www.natlnarc.org

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

http://www.theantidrug.com

NIDA for Teens

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/

NIDA Notes

http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNIndex.html

Northwest Center for Health & Safety

http://www.DrugandHealthInfo.org

Office of National Drug Control Policy

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

Partnership for a Drug Free America

http://www.drugfreeamerica.org

PRIDE Omaha

http://www.pride.org

PUSHING BACK, ONDCP

www.PushingBack.com

SAMSHA – National Clearing House for Drug and Health Information

http://www.health.org/

SOROS Monitor, DAMMAD

http://sorosmonitor.com

UNITED STATES DRUG NEWS

http://www.united-states-drug-news.com/

U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime, UDCCP

http://www.undcp.org

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