Substance Abuse

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• Health: Addictions: Substance Abuse  (2,534)
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Action on Addiction - - Charity researching the causes of substance addiction. News and details of current national and international activities, together with advice and suggestions on how to help.

Adfam - - National organisation working with and for families affected by drugs and alcohol. News, events and publications.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Ltd - - A Charity established to reduce drug, solvent and alcohol abuse and violence by teaching children the consequences and resistance skills.

Drug and Alcohol Action Programme - - Drug and alcohol education, prevention and treatment programmes for ethnic minority communities, including South Asian and African families, affected by substance misuse, drug addiction and alcohol abuse.

Drug and Alcohol Education Services - - Company specialising in providing training and awareness programmes for individuals, groups or organisations.

Drug Treatment Monitoring Unit - - The Drug Treatment Monitoring Unit is one of nine National Drug Treatment Monitoring System regional centres across England, hosted by the South East Public Health Observatory in Oxford.

Drug-Aware - - Provides on-site drug and alcohol testing products and assists in the implementation of drug and alcohol policies in the workplace.

Drugscope - - Charity providing an online encyclopaedia of drugs and directory of help sources.

EPRA (UK) - - The Employment Project for Rehabilitation of Alcoholics and other Addicts is a registered charity. Provides a 6 phase programme to get addicts back to work.

European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) - - Charity working to provide treatment facilities for addictions. Web site contains information about the organisation. A directory of treatment services is promised but not online yet.

HIT - - Organisation providing training, consultation and information on drug-related issues. Aims to reduce harm caused by drug use.

Know the Score - - Scotland's drugs information gateway with information on the effects of drug misuse.

Narcotics Anonymous - - Official UK website of the international organisation, Narcotics Anonymous, run by recovering addicts. Uses a 12 Steps programme.

NORCAS - - Drug and Alcohol information and services for East Anglia.

Parents against Drug Abuse - - Voluntary support group helping the families of drug abusers.

Re-Solv - - Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse. A charity providing information for parents and young people.

UK-Rehab - - Directory of UK based addiction rehab service providers. Information on the subject of addiction and related matters. Guestbook and Forum.

Worcestershire Drug Action Team - - Information on services, drugs, FAQs, and case studies.