Drug and Alcohol Problems
What you can do if you're worried about your own or someone
else's drinking
If you are worried about your own or someone else’s drinking,
you can seek confidential information, advice and counselling. Your
Doctor can tell you what services are available in your area or you
can contact Drug and Alcohol
Organisations directly.
What you can do if you’re worried about your own or someone
else’s drug addiction?
The risks of taking illegal drugs will vary depending on the
person taking them and the actual chemical content of the drug. The
manufacturing of illegal drugs means that there are no safety
controls over what substances are used to make up the drug. These
conditions increase the risks to the drug user.
Drug and Alcohol Action Team
The Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is a partnership of
organisations that works to co-ordinate and implement the National
Drug Strategy in East Cheshire.
These organisations offer the following services:
- 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