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Alcohol and drugs support in Adur
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need help dealing with my own drug use
There are places you can go for help if you want to address your own drug (or alcohol) use. Unfortunately most of the agencies which can help are based in Worthing, but there are sometimes ways you can receive help with your travel costs if you are on benefits.
If you want more details you can either contact the agencies below directly or contact Norma Buss, Community Alcohol and Drugs Worker.
Agencies offering help and advice :
- Options
- West Sussex Young Persons Substance Misuse Service
- St. Clare's Day Centre
- Addaction
- Worthing Social Day Care Programme
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Needle Exchanges
Options
24 Grafton Road, Worthing, BN11 1QP
Tel : (01903) 843550
Options is the community drug and alcohol service for this district. The
service provides help, advice, information and treatment for people with
drug or alcohol related problems. The service is free to all users.
To access Options you will need to contact the Triage assessor
on (01903) 216883
West Sussex Young Persons Substance
Misuse Service
5 Liverpool Terrace, Worthing, BN11 1TA
Tel : (01903) 230600
This service offers treatment and support to young people aged 10-19 who
have serious and complex drug and alcohol problems. They accept referrals
direct from the young person and their families.
There is no drop-in service. Please ring for an appointment.
St. Clare's Day Centre
Worthing Churches Homeless Project, 7 Marine Place, Worthing
Tel : (01903) 832920
Located behind the Iceland Freezer Shop, near the pier.
Drop-in for advice and information for homeless people. Substance misuse
worker available. Subsidised breakfasts (until 10:30am) and showers for
the homeless.
Addaction
6-8 Marine Place, Worthing (behind the Iceland Freezer Shop)
walk in for appointment or phone (01903) 216883
Advice, information and support for drug and alcohol users.
Worthing Social Day Care Programme
Emel House, Rear 1st Floor, 30-32 Tevill Road, Worthing
Tel : (01903) 232473
The day programme offers a non-residential, community based support service for people motivated to live drug and alcohol free lives. The schemes combine detoxification programmes with complementary therapies, social, leisure, educational and employment activities. Telephone for an appointment.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
NA is a self-help group for drug users. They offer empathy and support
in a drug-free environment. Many drug users who are struggling to become
or stay drug free find the support of others who have coped with similar
problems to be invaluable. There are meetings throughout Sussex. There is
a weekly meeting on Mondays at 7.30, at the Church of St. Mary of the Angel,
corner of Crescents and Richmond Roads.
For more details telephone (01273) 604604, or log on to their
website at www.sussexna.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
24 hour helpline : 0845 769 7555
Needle Exchanges
If you are an injecting drug user you should be aware of the dangers of sharing works (not just needles). Apart from the well-publicised risk of HIV, many intravenous drug users are carriers of the Hepatitis C virus. This is much more virulent than HIV, and prevention requires much more stringent precautions. To keep yourself (and others) safe use the free and confidential needle exchanges in the district :
- Bakhai Pharmacy, 7 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea
- Greens Pharmacy, 103, St. Mary's Street, Shoreham-by-Sea
- Rowlands Pharmacy, 31 North Road, Lancing
- Martin’s Pharmacy, 6 Southwick Square, Southwick
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