Addictions
If you drink alcohol in excess, take drugs or smoke you will be putting your health at risk.
For information on the recommended intake of alcohol, its risks and benefits, and who you can contact for help and advice check out the links below.
If you want to know more about the danger of drugs, how the law classifies them and how to get help, the listed sites provide extensive information.
Trying to give up smoking? The BBC Health site has a questionnaire to assess your level of addiction and ASH and Quit both offer help and advice on how to stop.
Alcohol
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BBC Health|
The BBC Health pages contain vast amounts of information from illnesses and conditions to healthy living advice, to asking real GPs health questions. Information about relationships, online quizzes and calculators can also be found here.
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Alcoholics Anonymous|
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
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Alateen|
Alateen is part of the Al-Anon fellowship and is for young people, aged twelve to twenty, who are affected by a problem drinker.
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Al-Anon UK|
Al-Anon offers understanding and support for families and friends of problem drinkers, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
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The Site.org|
TheSite.org aims to be the first place all young adults turn to when they need support and guidance through life. They provide factsheets and articles on all the key issues facing young people including: sex and relationships; drinking and drugs; work and study; housing, legal and finances; and health and wellbeing.
Drugs
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BBC Health|
The BBC Health pages contain vast amounts of information from illnesses and conditions to healthy living advice, to asking real GPs health questions. Information about relationships, online quizzes and calculators can also be found here.
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Talk to Frank|
Information and advice for anyone concerned about drugs. Includes advice for worried parents and friends, a search for local drug services and a 24 hour helpline number. If you need help with drugs talk to FRANK.
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Parents Against Drug Abuse|
PADA are an award winning national organisation that delivers support and services to the families of substance users across the country.
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Drugscope|
DrugScope provides authoritative and reliable information on all aspects of drug policies and problems. We publish a wide range of reference guides, books and journals for professionals and the general public. The unrivalled DrugScope Information Service allows access to a multi-disciplinary library of over 90,000 documents from around the world.
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The Site.org|
TheSite.org aims to be the first place all young adults turn to when they need support and guidance through life. They provide factsheets and articles on all the key issues facing young people including: sex and relationships; drinking and drugs; work and study; housing, legal and finances; and health and wellbeing.
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Falkirk Council|
Information from the Council on substance misuse - What to do in an emergency.
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Falkirk Council|
Information from the Council on drugs and their effects.
Smoking
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BBC Health|
The BBC Health pages contain vast amounts of information from illnesses and conditions to healthy living advice, to asking real GPs health questions. Information about relationships, online quizzes and calculators can also be found here.
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ASH|
ASH is a campaigning public health charity working to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
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Quit|
QUIT is an independent charity whose aim is to save lives by helping smokers to stop.
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No Smoking Day|
NSD aims to help people who want to stop smoking by creating a supportive environment for them, and by highlighting the many sources of help available to people who want to quit.