Advice and information
The BBC Radio 1 website has an excellent section on drink and drugs aimed at young people
The Talk to Frank website has a very good advice page on alcohol
The Talk to Frank website has a good page outlining the different kinds of drugs
The NHS offers advice on alcohol abuse
The NHS offers advice here on drug addiction
If you want to know about the law and alcohol
Did you know?
There were 268,251 adults in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2018 and March 2019, which was very similar to last year.
Did you know?
Drug use is a significant cause of premature death in England – the number of deaths from drug misuse registered in 2018 increased by 16% to 2,670. This is at the highest level ever, with deaths of middle-aged heroin users being one of the main causes of the increase in drug poisonings. There was also a large increase in deaths involving powder cocaine or crack.
