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Drug Awareness & Substance Misuse Resources

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Information on various drugs
Information for the professional
Government sites
Local drugs related services
Help for drug users
Help for relatives or friends of users
Healthy living
Reports, statistics and library
Information on various drugs
FRANK – The A-Z of drugs
A good introduction to the range of drugs, also searchable on many street names
– aimed at young people

http://www.talktofrank.com/
DrugScope – Drug search
A comprehensive drug index, including names you may have never heard of before

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/
StreetDrugs (USA) – Drug Index
Another description of many of the drugs of abuse

http://www.streetdrugs.org/
Release – Drug facts
Well-presented drug index of the main drugs

http://www.release.org.uk/
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Information for the professional
DrugScope
The main national source of reliable information about drugs and drug use in the UK (which includes alcohol), with an excellent library and information service

http://www.drugscope.org.uk
Alcohol Concern
The leading national organisation concerned with issues surrounding alcohol use, containing a wealth of information about related issues and useful links to many other alcohol related websites

http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Wired
Grass roots initiative to tackle drug and alcohol through information, providing support, education and research

http://www.wiredinitiative.com/
Substance Misuse.net
Aiming to raise awareness and understanding of substance misuse, the problems it creates and the ways to deal with these problems

http://www.substancemisuse.net/
Re-Solv – Solvents
National charity dedicated to the prevention of solvent and volatile substance abuse (VSA)

http://www.re-solv.org
FDAP – Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals
Professional body for practitioners in the substance use field

http://www.fdap.org.uk
DANOS (Standards)
Drug and Alcohol National Occupational Standards (Skills for Health) – not only for drug and alcohol workers but also for so-called 1st tier workers, such as schoolteachers, youth workers, social workers, police officers, probation officers, prison officers and employers

http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/danos/

Lindesmith Centre – Drug Policy Alliance
Large USA based organisation, particularly concerned with promoting harm reduction approaches to drug use

http://www.lindesmith.org
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Government sites

Tackling Drugs Changing Lives
The cross-government drug strategy website for drug professionals and others interested in the strategy

http://www.drugs.gov.uk
Home Office - Drugs
Dedicated drugs section on the Home Office website

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/
Department of Health – Substance Misuse
Dedicated substance misuse section on the Department of Health website

http://www.dh.gov.uk
DATs – Local Drug Action Teams
Find contact details of any local Drug Action Team here

http://www.drugs.gov.uk/dat/
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Local drugs related services
FRANK – Search for Local Services
Finding details of organisations offering practical help and support in your area

http://www.talktofrank.com/multimap.aspx?id=278
DrugScope – Helpfinder
Finding organisations who’s primary function is to provide services to drug users

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/

PADA – Search for local services
Search for services in your area

http://www.pada.org.uk/
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Help for drug users
Release – for help with legal aspects
Offering legal advice amongst other information

http://www.release.org.uk/
AA – Alcoholics Anonymous (UK unofficial website)
The very well known self-help groups, using the 12-steps programme

http://www.aa-uk.org.uk
NA – Narcotics Anonymous
Organisation of self-help groups, working with 12-steps programmes, comparable to the AA – the site can be searched to find the UK groups

http://www.na.org

Know Cannabis – Self Help Programme
Online help to stop or cut down cannabis use - the entire course is completed via the web

http://www.knowcannabis.org.uk
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Help for relatives or friends of users
PADA – Parents Against Drug Abuse
National organisation delivering support, information and help to families of substance users across the country

http://www.pada.org.uk
Adfam
A community committed to helping families, struggling with drugs and alcohol problems

http://www.adfam.org.uk

Families Anonymous
Aiming to support relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems

http://www.famanon.org.uk
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Healthy living
NHS - Go Smokefree
A good starting point if you are considering giving up smoking

http://www.gosmokefree.co.uk/
QUIT
Independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop

http:// www.quit.org.uk
How’s Your Drink?
Designed to help people work out whether they're drinking too much, and if so, what they can do about it

http://www.howsyourdrink.org.uk
FAS Aware
About Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, or the effect of alcohol on the un-born baby

http://www.fasaware.co.uk

British Liver Trust
National charity for adult liver disease, providing excellent information and advice on hepatitis and liver disease connected to drug and alcohol use.

http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk
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Reports, statistics and library
National Statistics (UK)
United Kingdom's official statistics

http://www.statistics.gov.uk
DrugScope – Information & Library
Extensive information and library services

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/
VSA Deaths Statistics (Solvent Abuse)
UK statistics of deaths resulting from Volatile Substance Abuse (Solvent Abuse)

http://www.sgul.ac.uk
DrugText - Library
“Dutch connection” with a harm-reduction agenda. Go to the home page, then open the drop down menu to click on the section you want to search.

http:// www.drugtext.org
Home Office – Research, Development & Statistics
Home Office reports and statistics

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/
Department of Health – Smoking, Drinking & Drug Use
Various reports on smoking, drinking and drug use among pupils (11-15 yrs old) and various other population groups.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/
EMCDDA (European Union Agency)
Publications/reports page of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, which was set up in response to the escalating drug problem in Europe

http://www.emcdda.eu.int
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Worldwide aspects of drug use

http://www.unodc.org

WHO (World Health Organisation)
Publications/reports page of this United Nations agency for health

http://www.who.int
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DANOS - the Drugs and Alcohol National Occupational Standards - specify the standards of performance that people in the drugs and alcohol field should be working to. They also describe the knowledge and skills workers need in order to perform to the required standard.

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All People in Vision courses are mapped to DANOS standards. The various course outlines explain which DANOS units are supported.

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