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If you, or someone you know, have been affected by addiction, the following organisations may be able to help.
Drinkline is a confidential helpline for those worried about their own or someone else's drinking. They can put you in touch with your local alcohol advice centre for help and .
Phone: 0300 123 1110
NHS information on alcohol abuse
Visit the NHS website
Alcoholics Anonymous provides opportunities to share experience, strength and hope to recover from alcoholism.
Phone: 0800 9177 650
Visit the Alcoholics Anonymous website
AddictionNI provides and treatment to people affected by alcohol or drug addiction in Northern Ireland.
Phone on 0289 066 4434
Visit the AddictionNI website
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs provides information and to anyone concerned about someone they care about who is misusing alcohol or drugs.
Phone: 08080 10 10 11
Visit the Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs website
The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline is a bilingual helpline providing information or help to individuals, their families, carers, and workers.
Phone: 0808 808 2234 (24/7)
Visit the Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline website
WithYou provides free and confidential to adults and young people experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol, or their mental health. An online webchat service is available seven days a weekVisit the We Are With You website
Al-Anon Family Groups provide to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, through regular meetings throughout the UK, where share their own experience of living with alcoholism.
Alateen is part of Al-Anon, for teenage (12-17) relatives and friends of alcoholics.
Phone: 08000 086 811
Visit the Al-Anon website
Nacoa (The National Association for Children of Alcoholics) provides information, advice and for everyone affected by a parent's drinking.Phone: 0800 358 3456Visit the Nacoa website
FRANK provides a confidential service to anyone wanting information, advice or about any aspect of drugs.
Phone: 0300 123 6600
Webchat available
Visit the Talk to Frank site
Know the Score provides confidential drugs information and advice across Scotland.
Phone: 0800 587 5879
Visit the Know the Score website
The following organisations provide opportunities to share experience, strength and hope to recover from addiction to mind-altering substances.
Phone: 0300 030 3000
Visit the Drug Addicts Anonymous website
Phone: 0800 612 0225
CA Scotland: 0141 959 6363
Visit the Cocaine Anonymous website
Phone: 0300 999 1212
Visit the Narcotics Anonymous UK website
Addiction Family provides to those affected or bereaved by a loved one’s harmful use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling.
Phone: 0300 888 3853
Visit the Addiction Family website
The National Gambling Helpline, operated by GamCare offers confidential , advice and free counselling to people concerned about their gambling, or the gambling of friends or family.
Phone: 0808 8020 133
Visit the GamCare website
Information and advice for young people
Visit the Big Deal website
The London Gambling Service (including the National Children and Young People Clinic)Central and North West London NHS FoundationVisit the NHS website
The Northern Gambling ServiceLeeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation TrustVisit the NHS website
The Southern Gambling ServiceSouthern Health NHS Foundation TrustVisit the NHS website
The West Midlands Gambling ServiceWest Midlands Gambling Harms ClinicVisit the NHS website
These organisations may refer to other services that the BBC has not necessarily verified.
Gam-Anon is a fellowship of men and women who have been affected by someone else’s gambling.
Visit the Gam-Anon website (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Visit the Gam-Anon website (Scotland)
Gamblers Anonymous provides a list of meetings for promblem gamblers.
Visit the Gamblers Anonymous website (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Visit the Gamblers Anonymous website (Scotland)
If you have also been affected by debt, organisations listed on our Debt page may be able to help.
You can find current information and for issues covered by Action Line on the BBC Action Line website.