Drugs and alcohol – helplines and local services
Getting help – local substance misuse services
Helplines in East Sussex
Other local services – East Sussex Safer Communities Partnership
- Help and advice – click 'Drugs' to download a directory including information about needle exchanges and support for ex-users, and 'Alcohol' to read the alcohol harm reduction strategy.
National helplines
Talk to Frank: National Drugs Helpline – 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)
Free from landlines. Calls won't show up on the phone bill. Calls from a mobile vary in cost and might show up on the bill. You can talk to Frank in 120 languages.
Phone: 0800 77 66 00
Textphone: 0800 917 8765
Email: frank@talktofrank.com – Frank will reply within 24 hours
Website: Talk to Frank
Release Emergency Service – 020 7729 9904
Legal advice line Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm. For anyone concerned with a drug problem, including friends and family.
Phone: 020 7729 9904
Alcoholics Anonymous – 0845 769 7555 (24 hours)
Advice line if you, or someone you know, needs help with a drink problem. Charged at local call rates, calls are confidential and not monitored.
Phone: 0845 769 7555
Website: Alcoholics Anonymous
DrinkLine – 0800 917 8282
Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 1pm, and Friday 9am to Monday 11pm. National service providing counselling, support, advice and information.
Phone: 0800 917 8282
Smokers Quitline – 0800 002 200
Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm. Advice and encouragement to anyone trying to quit or thinking about quitting. Written information pack available.
Phone: 0800 002 200
Website: Smokers Quitline
East Sussex Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT)
East Sussex Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) brings together representatives of all the local agencies involved in tackling the misuse of drugs and alcohol. These include:
- Primary Care Trusts
- the Local Authority
- the Police
- the Probation Service
- Social Services
- Education and Youth Services
- the voluntary sector.
We also work with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) to help the police and communities tackle local drug and alcohol problems and associated crime.
The DAAT is responsible for delivering the Government's National Drug Strategy 'Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain' and the National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.
For further information, visit the East Sussex Safer Communities Partnership website.
