Addictions

Welcome to the Addiction Information area.

Addiction is the compulsive, chronic need for or use of a substance or activity, despite harmful physical or psychological consequences.

This may impact you as a person or as a family member who has an individual with an addiction.

There are two main types:

Substance addiction: Involves the compulsive use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.

Behavioural addiction: Involves an inability to stop engaging in a behaviour, such as gambling, shopping, eating, or working.

Click into announcements and read about some of the services available.

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  • Dealing with Addiction - Teens Health

    Dealing with Addiction - Teens Health

    People can get addicted to all sorts of substances. When we think of addiction, we usually think of alcohol or street drugs. But people become addicted to prescription medicines, cigarettes, even sniffing glue. Addiction means a person needs a drug, ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Drinkaware

    Drinkaware

    If you would like support with reducing your alcohol drinking, then Drinkaware have plenty of tips and advice to help you on your way. Drink Aware provides digital tools to help to assess, track and set goals to reduce drinking. Finding out your risk...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Turning Point

    Turning Point

    Turning Point currently work in over 270 location across the UK providing knowledgeable, confidential and experienced support. They provide a range of services and the website link below allows you to find the right support for you in your area. FIND...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Gambling Addiction Support - Gamcare

    Gambling Addiction Support - Gamcare

    GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. They operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide structured support for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambl...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Alcoholics Anonymous

    Alcoholics Anonymous

    Alcoholics Anonymous are there for you if you are struggling with an addiction. They welcome you whatever your gender, sexual orientation, income, religion, or race. Anyone with a desire to stop drinking, one day at a time, is welcome. It is free to ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Al - Anon Family Groups

    Al - Anon Family Groups

    Al-Anon Family Groups UK & Eire is for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else’s drinking. Al-Anon members provide one another with mutual support, by sharing their experiences with each other at an Al-Anon meeting. These ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • We Are With You - Support for the Armed Forces Community

    We Are With You - Support for the Armed Forces Community

    'With You' offer tailored support for military personnel, veterans and their families who have challenges with drug or alcohol use. Their Armed Forces Community programme (formerly 'Right Turn') provides specialist support for military perso...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Gambling Addiction Support - Beacon Counselling Trust

    Gambling Addiction Support - Beacon Counselling Trust

    Beacon Counselling Trust are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and have developed a collaborative partnership programme aimed at supporting the Armed Forces Community (AFC) concerning gambling-related harms, who are identified as a ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Tom Harrison House

    Tom Harrison House

    Tom Harrison House provides a specialist addiction recovery programme for UK Armed Forces serving personnel, veterans and emergency services personnel. Their 12-week residential programme is designed specifically for those who are or have served and ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Anxious Minds

    Anxious Minds

    Anxious Minds provides immediate and long-term support through a wide range of evidence-based, person-centred interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges, suicidal crises, trauma, abuse, addiction, and poverty-related distress...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Addiction Family Support - Support for Armed Forces Communities

    Addiction Family Support - Support for Armed Forces Communities

    Addiction Family Support provide a specialist service and are there to talk to and understand the unique challenges the armed forces community face when affected or bereaved by a loved one's harmful misuse of alcohol, drugs or gambling. FIND OUT ...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • FLAGS (Forces Linking Alcohol and/or Gambling with Support Services) - Run By: Society of St James

    FLAGS (Forces Linking Alcohol and/or Gambling with Support Services) - Run By: Society of St James

    A unique service delivered for the Royal Navy/ Royal Marines by an independent charity organisation, The Society of St James. They specialise in supporting people to make their lives better as well as having expertise in behaviour change interventio...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Addiction Support - Signposting by the NHS

    Addiction Support - Signposting by the NHS

    The NHS website (link below) provides links for help and support including drug and gambling addictions. There is also help and advice for families. FIND OUT MORE: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Bet Know More

    Bet Know More

    Bet Know More work tirelessly to raise awareness and deliver support services about gambling harms. They can offer awareness training to professionals so that there is a network of knowledge on what to watch out for, common age groups and characteris...
    • 27 Oct 2025
  • Addiction - what is it? - Advice and guidance from the NHS

    Addiction - what is it? - Advice and guidance from the NHS

    Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you. Addiction is most commonly associated with gambling , drugs , alcohol and smoking , but it's possibl...
    • 27 Oct 2025
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