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Websites and helplines

Drugs

Talk To Frank (opens in a new window)  provides general information on drugs and alcohol.  Helpline (24 hour) Tel: 0800 776600

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) (opens in a new window)  provides information about Narcotics Anonymous meetings, materials, publications and events.  Helpline Tel: 020 7730 0009

Cocaine Anonymous (CA) (opens in a new window)  provides information about Cocaine Anonymous meetings, materials, publications and events.  Helpline Tel: 0800 6120225

Ketamine information (opens in a new window)

Legal highs (opens in a new window)

Solvent Abuse

Re-solv (opens in a new window)

Alcohol

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (opens in a new window)  provides information about Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, materials, publications and events.  Helpline Tel: 01202 296000

Alcohol Concern (opens in a new window)  is a national agency providing information and encouraging debate on public policy issues and supporting service providers to tackle alcohol problems at a local level.  Tel: 020 7264 0510

Drink Aware (opens in a new window)  is a charitable organisation providing information on alcohol consumption and responsible drinking.  Tel: 020 7307 7450

Drink Safe (Dorset Police) (opens in a new window)

Patient UK - Drinkline (opens in a new window)  is a 24 hour phone line which provides information and advice for anyone worried about their own or someone else's drinking.  Tel: 0800 917 8282

Know Your Limits (opens in a new window)

Know your units (opens in a new window)

Driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Drinkaware - Drink driving (opens in a new window)

Think! Drink driving (opens in a new window)

Think! Drug driving (opens in a new window)

Drink Spiking and Drug Rape

Drink spiking - how to avoid (The Roofie Foundation) (opens in a new window)

Information about drug-assisted rape (Rapecrisis England and Wales) (opens in a new window)

Information about drug-assisted rape (TheSite.org) (opens in a new window)

Information about Rohypnol (Talk To Frank) (opens in a new window)

Dorset Rape Crisis (opens in a new window)

Report A Crime (Dorset Police) (opens in a new window)

Health issues

British Liver Trust (opens in a new window)  Helpline Tel: 0800 652 7330

Sexual Health Information Line (opens in a new window)  Tel: 0800 567123

Terrence Higgins Trust (opens in a new window)  Helpline Tel: 0845 1221 200

NHS Direct (opens in a new window)  Helpline Tel: 0845 4647

World AIDS Day (opens in a new window)

Avert (opens in a new window)  information about HIV and AIDS

Pregnancy

NHS - Pregnancy and Alcohol (opens in a new window)

Giving up smoking cigarettes

Dorset Smoke Stop (opens in a new window)

NHS Choices - Smoke Free (opens in a new window)

Smoke Outside (opens in a new window)

Legal Issues

Community Legal Advice (opens in a new window)

Release (opens in a new window)  is a national centre of expertise on drugs and drug law, providing free and confidential specialist advice to the public and professionals.

Changes to Cannabis and the Law (opens in a new window)

Young people's advice and information

Information about drink and drugs (TheSite.org) (opens in a new window)

Dorset young people's advice and information centres offering information and advice to young people on many subjects including drugs and alcohol.