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Drug and alcohol misuse
Misuse of drugs and/or alcohol can seriously affect individuals,
families and communities.
If you are affected by this, our specialist
teams can provide support.
To speak to someone about getting help, contact the Community Care Advice Centre.
Drug and Alcohol Service
The Drug and Alcohol Service is for people wishing to stop
using drugs or to establish stability in their
pattern of drug and/or alcohol use.
This service is provided by the North East London Foundation
Trust (NELFT).
Drug Intervention Programme
The Drug Intervention Programme is a service aimed at offenders
with Class A (heroin and cocaine) drug misuse
problems.
The service works with offenders who present
themselves within the criminal justice system and aims to
break the cycle of crime and drugs by providing appropriate
treatment.
The team can offer help with:
- drug assessments
- referrals into drug treatment
- referrals to help people re-build their lives such as housing,
education training
- liaising with criminal justice services and treatment
agencies
- counselling
- support for families and partners
Visit the Home Office,
Drug Intervention Programme website for more
information on this programme.
Useful websites
- Alcohol,
know your limits - NHS website designed to warn about the
dangers of excess drinking
- Addiction -
drug and alcohol treatment charity
- DrugScope -
provides information on all aspects of drugs, drug use and the
harms they cause
- FRANK - free confidential 24 hour
drug information helpline
- Adfam -
supports families affected by drugs and alcohol
- Adult Information
Directory (AID) - information on services in Redbridge for
adults living and working in the borough
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