Drugs advisory service
Please note that this service is not available from Stafford Borough Council. For further information please contact Staffordshire County Council using the contact details below.
Advice and Support
We provide a service for people affected by illegal drugs and/or prescribed drugs. We offer a friendly confidential service that offers help and support to those who feel they can't be drug free and also those who choose abstinence as an aim.
| Service ID: | 730 |
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| email: | webmaster@staffordshire.gov.uk |
| telephone: | 01785 223121 |
| sms: | not available |
| fax: | 01785 215153 |
| complaints: | SCC Feedback Form |
For further information please contact the Staffordshire County Council Website at www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Our staff are drawn from a variety of professional backgrounds and who are all trained to help people with drug related problems.
We provide the following help:
- counselling, advice and support for people affected by prescribed or illicit drugs
- support and counselling for families, friends and colleagues of people who have a drug related problem
- needle and syringe exchange
- support for you through your GP if prescribing is going to be helpful in dealing with your drug problem
- community detoxification programmes and in-patient detox if appropriate
- support from other agencies who advise people with drug related problems
- education and training about drugs issues
- alternative therapies
For further information about the service we offer, please use the contact details above.
The following organisations help those who have a problem related to illegal drugs or volatile substances.
Talk to FRANK
For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day
Department of Health - Substance Misuse
Information about preventing, treating and identifying cases of substance misuse, for health professionals, parents and young people.
UK National Drugs Helpline: 0800 77 66 00
The National Drugs Helpline is a 24-hour, seven-days a week, free and confidential telephone service that offers advice and information for those who are concerned, or have questions, about drugs. The service is available to anyone.
Re-Solv Helpline (volatile substance misuse): 0808 800 2345
Telephone enquiry service for anyone concerned about solvents or volatile substance abuse problems.