Information and Support - Addiction (alcohol, drugs and gambling)
If you, or someone you know, have been affected by addiction, the following organisations may be able to help.
Alcohol Addiction
Drinkline
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 support.
Phone: 0300 123 1110
NHS Information
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous provides opportunities to share experience, strength and hope to recover from alcoholism.
Phone: 0800 9177 650
Inspire
Inspire provides support services including addiction and mental health across Northern Ireland.
Phone: 0808 189 0036
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs provides information and support 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
The Wales Drug And Alcohol Helpline is a bilingual helpline providing information or help to individuals, their families, carers, and support workers.
Phone: 0808 808 2234 (24/7)
WithYou
WithYou provides services that help adults, young people and their families recover from addiction and substance misuse problems. A webchat facility is available.
Visit the We Are With You website
Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, through regular meetings throughout the UK, where members 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
Nacoa
Nacoa (The National Association for Children of Alcoholics) provides information, advice and support for everyone affected by a parent's drinking.
Phone: 0800 358 3456
Visit the Nacoa website
Drug Addiction
FRANK
FRANK provides a confidential service to anyone wanting information, advice or support about any aspect of drugs.
Phone: 0300 123 6600
Online chat facility (2-6pm weekdays)
Know the Score
Know the Score provides confidential drugs information and advice across Scotland.
Phone: 0800 587 5879
Webchat available
The following organisations provide opportunities to share experience, strength and hope to recover from addiction to mind-altering substances.
Drug Addicts Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous UK
DrugFAM
DrugFAM provides support to families, friends and carers who are struggling to cope with a loved one’s addiction to drugs or alcohol, including addiction related bereavement support.
Phone: 0300 888 3853
Gambling Addiction
The National Gambling Helpline
The National Gambling Helpline, operated by GamCare offers confidential support, advice and free counselling to people concerned about their gambling, or the gambling of friends or family.
Phone: 0808 8020 133
Information and advice for young people
Other sources of information on gambling
These organisations may refer to other support services that the BBC has not necessarily verified.
Gam-Anon
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
Gamblers Anonymous provides a list of support meetings for promblem gamblers.
Visit the Gamblers Anonymous website (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Visit the Gamblers Anonymous website (Scotland)
Support from the NHS
The London Gambling Service (including the National Children and Young People Clinic)
Central and North West London NHS Foundation
Visit the NHS website
The Northern Gambling Service
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Visit the NHS website
The Southern Gambling Service
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Visit the NHS website
The West Midlands Gambling Service
West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic
Visit the NHS website
Related Information and Support
If you have also been affected by debt, organisations listed on our Debt support page may be able to help.
You can find current information and support for issues covered by Action Line on the BBC Action Line website.