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- Alcohol and Drug Partnerships
- Bloodborne Viruses
- Childhood Sex Abuse
- Children and Young People
- Criminal Justice Services
- Data Collection
- Drug Prevention
- European/International sites
- Families and Carers
- Health Education
- Information
- Peer Education
- Recreational Drug Use
- Research
- Self Help/Mutual Aid
- Training
- Other Substances
Bloodborne viruses
Hepatitis Scotland - National voluntary sector organisation helping to improve responses to viral hepatitis prevention, treatment and support.
Hepatitis C Scotland - Provides information on all aspects of HepC in scotland including where to get help.
Hepatitis C Trust - The Hepatitis C Trust offers information, support, advocacy and representation for people affected by hepatitis C.
HIV-AIDS Carers & Family Support Group - Support and services to carers, families, partners, friends.
British Liver Trust - National charity for adult liver disease.
National AIDS Trust - A national policy development and campaigning organisation, covering HIV and AIDS.
HIV Scotland - A voluntary sector policy and support organisation, providing HIV information and advice.
C~Level - A peer led one stop information and advice centre.
Childhood Sex Abuse
Children and Young People
YouthlinkScotland - Aims to support the development of high quality youth work services which promote the well-being and development of young people.
Fast Forward - A national voluntary organisation based in Edinburgh. It promotes health through education by, with and for young people, focusing on the prevention of drug, alcohol and tobacco misuse.
Purple Youth - An online resource for professionals working with young people
Criminal Justice Services
Apex Scotland - National agency working with offenders, ex-offenders and young people at risk addressing employability needs.
SACRO - National agency safeguarding communities/reducing offending.
Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) - Scotland's drugs and serious crime law enforcement agency's website features information on policing, current drug enforcement and non-enforcement issues, and research in the area of problem drug use.
Data Collection & Statistics
Drug Misuse Information Scotland - Provides information statistics and research on drug use in Scotland.
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) - The website of the organisation established by the Scottish Executive to strengthen and co-ordinate health protection in Scotland. It provides Information and statistics on communicable diseases including HIV and HCV.
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) - The special health authority, created by the Government in 2001 to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England.
Alcohol and Drug Partnerships
Drug Prevention
Scotland Drug Recovery Consortium - A charity established to drive and promote Recovery for individuals, family members and communities affected by drugs across Scotland.
European/International sites
Correlation - A European network for social inclusion and health which works to improve the access to health and social services for social excluded people.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction - Provides information on drugs and drug use in Europe.
European Harm Reduction Network (EuroHRN) - Has been formed by ten organisations with a shared interest in advocating for and sharing knowledge on harm reduction within Europe.
EWODOR - European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research.
International Harm Reduction Association - Works with local, national, regional and international organisations to assist individuals and communities in the areas of public health advocacy, collaboration and communication, best practice, and education, research and training.
Democracy, Cities and Drugs (DC&D) - This organisation is an alliance of 300 European cities and organisations involved in seven European civil society networks and it aims to promote local and democratically participative responses to the issue of drugs use.
Families and Carers
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs (SFAD) - The network of support groups for families and carers of drug users in Scotland. SFAD, 2nd Floor, Ingram House, 227 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1DA. Tel 0141 221 0544 or email cathy@sfad.org.uk
FASS (Family Addiction Support Service) - Confidential support service to parents and family members in Glasgow affected by or concerned about someone's alcohol or drug use. Tel 0141 420 2050.
Parentline - A comprehensive telephone advice service (0808 800 2222) with dedicated staff and volunteers trained in kinship care issues.
Parents Against Drug Abuse (PADA)
24-hour telephone helpline Tel: 08457 023867
National family support group organisation, based in Cheshire.
ADFAM - Organisation exists to raise awareness about the problems faced by families affected by drugs and alcohol.
Families Outside - Acts as a voice for families affected by imprisonment in Scotland.
VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) - Provides information, advice, support, counselling and advocacy to carers, former carers and anyone working with carers.
HIV-AIDS Carers & Family Support Group - Support and services to carers, families, partners, friends.
Families Anonymous - For relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems.
Parentline - A comprehensive telephone advice service (0808 800 2222) with dedicated staff and volunteers trained in kinship care issues.
Health Education
NHS Health Scotland - Scotland's national agency for health education,promotion,advice and information.
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives - Includes information on drug testing and drug policies.
Information
Council for Information on Tranquillisers and Antidepressants (CITA) - A Liverpool-based information and self-help group - including telephone helpline - to help patients and their families to cope with addiction to benzodiazapines and withdrawal from these drugs.
Benzodiazepine Addiction Withdrawal and Recovery
Drugscope - Centre of expertise for England and Wales.
DS Daily - A daily drug and alcohol news service from Drugscope.
FEAD - Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs is an online resource that brings short video presentations from leading figures in the alcohol and drugs field.
HIT - Liverpool-based drugs information and training agency.
Lifeline - Online catalogue of Lifeline publications.
Know the Score - A network of drug-related organisations that provide information and advice on drug issues.
Release - Provides a range of specialist services to drugs users, family friends and professionals concering drugs and the law.
Mainliners - A charity working with ex and current injecting drug users.
Coca - An information, advice and training charity supporting drug professionals and organisations with issues relating to stimulant drugs such as crack cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and ecstasy.
Exchange Supplies - A social enterprise aiming to improve and prolong the lives of drug users by reducing drug related harm through the development and supply of effective equipment, resources and information exchange for drug users and drug workers and by providing employment and training for drug users.
Daily Dose - Website featuring links to key news stories and research on drug and alcohol from around the world.
Thinking Drugs - To help people develop opinion on drugs policy - supported by Release.
Peer Education
Fast Forward - A national voluntary organisation based in Edinburgh. It promotes health through education by, with and for young people, focusing on the prevention of drug, alcohol and tobacco misuse.
Recreational Drug Use
Crew - Information about how to reduce the risks involved in using drugs.
Cannabis help - HIT, the Liverpool-based drugs information and training agency's self-help website to enable cannabis users to cut down or stop using cannabis.
Coca - An information, advice and training charity supporting drug professionals and organisations with issues relating to stimulant drugs including amphetamine and ecstasy.
Research
Centre for Addiction Research and Education Studies, (CARES), University of Dundee - A multi-disciplinary research centre based in the Department of Psychiatry, Ninewells Hospitals, Dundee and Medical School, Dundee.
University of Glasgow Centre for Drug Misuse Research - Research on various aspects of problem drug use in Scotland.
Scottish Addiction Studies, University of Stirling - A teaching, information and research capacity within the Department of Applied Social Science on problem drug and alcohol issues. Incorporating EWODOR, the European Working Group on Drugs Oriented Research
The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (BFDPP) - An initiative dedicated to providing a rigorous, independent review of global drug policy. A partnership between the Beckley Foundation and DrugScope, its aim is to develop and distribute evidence and analysis to inform the international debate in this sensitive area.
Drug-misuse-research discussion forum - A discussion forum and information source.
Self Help/Mutual Aid
Addictions UK - Offer a Specialist Home-based Addictions Recovery Programme including detox.
Cocaine Anonymous Scotland - Contains information on meetings; stories of recovering users; a self-test for drug problems; information about its helpline; a downloadable poster and links to other sites.
Counselling Directory - This is a free, confidential service for those looking for support or general advice about counselling.
Oasisonline - Aimed at helping people who fear they may be developing alcohol and/or cocaine problems assess their use and take steps to cut down or stop.
Cannabis Help - Website which aims to enable users to cut down or stop using cannabis
Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction (CITA) - A Liverpool-based information and self-help group - including telephone helpline - to help patients and their families to cope with addiction to benzodiazapines and withdrawal from these drugs.
Peer Involvement EU - Peer involvement website. Involves some key figures from INPUD (International Network of People who Use Drugs) and HRI (Harm Reduction International).
SMART Recovery UK - SMART supports individuals who want to abstain from any type of addictive behaviour through a four-point programme using tools and techniques based on scientific evidence tel 01463 729548.
Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium - A charity established to drive and promote Recovery for individuals, family members and communities affected by drugs across Scotland.
Wired In to Recovery - An online community/resource which aims to provide an environment of opportunity, choice and hope, to enable individuals and families to find their path to recovery from substance use problems.
Training
Coca - An information, advice and training charity supporting drug professionals and organisations with issues relating to stimulant drugs such as crack cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and ecstasy.
Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA) - Aims to improve the skills of professional staff addressing drug and alcohol use throughout Scotland
Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP) - The training section of FDAP'se web-portal for people working in the drugs and alcohol field.
The Centre for Alcohol and Drug Studies, University of Paisley - A teaching, research and consultancy organisation (click on Schools and Depts tab on homepage)
Scottish Addiction Studies - University of Stirling - A teaching, information and research capacity within the Department of Applied Social Science on problem drug and alcohol issues.
Other substances
Alcohol
Alcohol Concern - Works to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm
Alcohol Focus Scotland - National voluntary organization for alcohol issues in Scotland.
Tobacco
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland - The leading voluntary organisation in Scotland tackling tobacco use
Volatile Substances
Educari - Information about volatile substances
Re-Solv - National charity solely dedicated to the prevention of volatile substance use
Lee O'Brien Solvent Trust (LOST) - Scottish charity based in Fife working to prevent volatile substance use through education and campaigning
Solve It - Northamptonshire-based charity which provides education, training and awareness for young people, parents, professionals and the community and young people on volatile substance misuse
St George's Hospital Medical School - Information about volatile substance use-related deaths
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