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Alcohol, drugs and substance use

The Community drug and Alcohol Team provide a service for :

  • people affected by illegal drugs and/or prescribed drugs,
  • people affected by alcohol.

The team is based at:

Wolstenholme House 4 Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 OEG

Telephone:  0161 253 6488
Fax No: 0161 797 7434

Please click here for more information on the Drug Action Team

People affected by illegal drugs and/or prescribed drugs

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.

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

People affected by alcohol

We provide a service for people affected by alcohol. We help and support to those who feel they can't be alcohol free and also those who choose abstinence as an aim.

Our staff are drawn from a variety of professional backgrounds and who are all trained to help people with alcohol related problems.

We provide the following help:

  • counselling, advice and support for people affected by alcohol
  • support and counselling for families, friends and colleagues of people who have an alcohol related problem
  • support for you through your GP if prescribing is going to be helpful in dealing with your alcohol problem
  • community detoxification programmes and in-patient detox if appropriate
  • support from other agencies who advise people with alcohol related problems
  • education and training about alcohol issues
  • alternative therapies