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A ~ Z of Drugs ~ FRANK's got the facts on drugs.
Addaction ~ Britain's largest specialist drug & alcohol treatment charity.
Alcohol & Drug services ~ ADS help people find the best within themselves and to provide quick response to help and advise people and families suffering from the shattering effects of alcohol abuse.
AIVL ~ Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users’ League.
Alcohol Concern ~ work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related problems.
ANEX ~ Association of Needle and Syringe Programs.
Australian Drug Information Network ~ ADIN provides a central point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organisations in Australia and Internationally.

Barca Leeds ~ Delivers a variety of much-needed services to the communities of Leeds.
Black Poppy ~ Drug user's health and lifestyle magazine.
Bolton User Group ~ BUGS give service users a voice, regarding their own treatment.
Borderline Personality Disorder ~ BPDWORLD offers a support network including: Web Support, Forums, Users chat room, Journals/Blogs. Telephone helpline and a walk in centre.
Brag ~ Alcohol Support Network offering support & advice to anyone in the Wigan & Leigh area who feels that drink is causing a problem in their life
Burnet Institute ~ Australia's largest communicable diseases research institute.

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse ~ The CCSA's mission is to provide objective, evidence-based information and advice that will help reduce the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions.
Canadian Harm Reduction Network ~ Virtual meeting place reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies.
Citizens Advice Bureau ~ Advice & Information about benefits in England.
Club Drugs ~ Information & resources about club drugs.
COCA ~ National resource helping services and workers develop appropriate interventions and professional working practices.
Community Safety Partnership ~ Wigan & Leigh Community Safety Partnership's business is to tackle crime, disorder, fear of crime and drugs & alcohol misuse.
Correlation ~ European Network Social Inclusion & Health. The overall goal of the project is simple as well as complex: improve the access to services
Counselling Directory ~ Support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
Crime Reduction ~ Information for people working to reduce crime in their local areas.

Daily Dose ~ The world's leading news service on drug and alcohol misuse.
Danish Drug Users Union ~ Opinions and articles written by drug users.
Death to the DJ ~ Promoting Live Music in Bolton.
Department of Health ~ The aim of the Department of Health (DH) is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
Devildogs ~ Lancashire & England Cricket links & fixtures.
DrinkandDrugs.net ~ Web portal for the substance misuse sector and wider health, social care & criminal justice settings - and for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol use.
Drug & Alcohol Action Team ~ In Wigan, the DAAT is embedded within the Community Safety Team which services the wider partnership in tackling crime and disorder.
Drugs.gov.uk ~ Provides drugs professionals with the latest news and guidance from the UK government about the Drugs Strategy.
Drugs and the Law ~ Legal advice and useful information from Urban75.
Drugs Misuse in Scotland ~ Supports the implementation of the Scottish Drug Misuse Information Strategy.
Drugscope ~ DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs.

Ecstacy.org ~ Aims to gather and make accessible objective, authoritative and up to date information about the drug ecstasy.
Elisad ~ Enables those working in the field of alcohol & drugs to exchange ideas & experiences & through networking & interaction with each other improve their knowledge, skills & performances.
Europap ~ A network across 18 Western and Central European countries, linking over 400 specialist health projects, sex workers' projects and social support programmes.
Exchange Supplies ~ A social enterprise set up by drug workers to supply drug services and needle exchanges with quality products, publications, and conferences.

First Step Trust ~ FST offers people with enduring mental health problems, learning disabilities and other disadvantages the chance to work; experiencing the challenges of working in a small business, trading with the local community.

George House Trust ~ HIV Voluntary Organisation for the North West of England. Support people living with and affected by HIV and campaign for the best quality of life for all people with HIV.
Greater Manchester Service User Conference ~ GMSUC promote and encourage safe and healty lifestyles, empower service users and advocate between service users and service providers.

Hardcore Harm Reducer ~ Declaration of The International Network Of People Who Use Drugs (Inpud)
Hepatitis C Resource Centre ~ Activities and resources geared to help members of the public and professionals across the UK who have an interest in hepatitis C for any reason. Information, support, advice or resources. This is supported by partner organisations, professional experts and patient involvement across the UK and beyond.
Harm Reduction Journal ~ An online journal published by BioMed Central.
Heroin Times ~ Heroin Detox Addiction Opiates Magazine.
HIT ~ Provides training for Drug Action Teams, drug treatment services, criminal justice, health, employment and other agencies.
Home Office ~ Drugs information page.
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union ~ Since its inception in 1994 HCLU has been a leading NGO in the field of drug policy reform advocacy in Hungary.

Ibogaine Dossier ~ The Ibogaine Dossier is an extensive library dedicated to providing information on ibogaine, an experimental antiaddictive medication. Ibogaine is proposed for the treatment of chemical dependence. Claims for this antiaddictive drug include significant reduction in opioid withdrawal and interruption of drug craving behavior.
International Network Of People Who Use Drugs ~ Inpud "A global network uniting Activist people who use drugs world wide. We, International Drug User Activists, want to establish our rights and reclaim the right to be our own spokespersons striving for self-representation and self-empowerment."
International Harm Reduction Association ~ IHRA is the leading organisation in promoting evidence based harm reduction policies and practices on a global basis for all psychoactive substances (including illicit drugs, tobacco & alcohol).
International Journal of Drug Policy ~ The IJDP explores the effects of drug policy and practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to represent a wide range of material on drug-related matters from around the world.
iSound.com ~ Whether a fan, a musician or a record label, we are the place to be for all that is music online.

Know the score ~ Infomation & Advice on Drugs in Scotland.

Learn Direct ~ Courses designed so that you can learn at a time, place and pace to suit your learning needs.
Life or Meth ~ Enables potential users to make informed choices based on the hard facts.
Lifeline Project ~ Purpose is to relieve poverty, sickness and distress among those persons affected by addiction to drugs of any kind, and to educate the public on matters relating to drug misuse.
London Drug and Alcohol Network ~ The LDAN give advice, information and support to frontline services working directly with people who have drug and alcohol problems in London.
Lycaeum ~ Promote public education about all aspects of psychoactive drugs and drug use.

Mainliners ~ Works across blood borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. To improve accessibility, raise standards, increase coherence and to maximise responsiveness, diversity and operational competence in the provision of such services across the UK.
Manchester Action on Street Health ~ Sexual health promotion / HIV prevention organisation for sex workers and drug users in Greater Manchester.
Meth Awareness And Prevention Project of South Dakota ~ A comprehensive Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project.
Methadone Support ~ Organisation / website for "Medically Assisted Treatment" for those addicted or dependent on opiates for any reason.

NAFAS ~ Nafas is a multifaceted specialist resource established to meet the drug and drug related education, prevention and treatment needs of primarily the Bangladeshi community in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Narchat ~ Network for people affected by substance misuse.
Narcotics Anonymous ~ NA is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts, weekly meetings in over 116 countries worldwide.
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates ~ Methadone patients, healthcare professionals, friends, & associates working together for greater public understanding & acceptance of methadone treatment.
National Centre for Education & Training on Addiction ~ NCETA is a collaborative venture between Flinders University & the South Australian Department of Health.
The National Criminal Justice Drug Workers Forum ~ An independent organisation that exists to support workers throughout the Drug Intervention Programme.
National Needle Exchange Forum ~ NNEF is a group of needle exchange workers from England and Wales that exists to actively promote and support the provision of high quality, comprehensive needle exchange services as a key part of the United Kingdom drugs strategy.
Network Against Prohibition ~ Members of the NAP believe that people who use illicit drugs have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and should be able to live their lives free from discrimination, stigma and health and human rights violations.
Newham Asian Women's Project ~ NAWP was set up in 1987 to provide advice and support for Asian women and children experiencing domestic violence.

Odd Squad ~ Vancouver City Police Officers educate the public about issues affecting the community.
One Stop Shop ~ Offers a range of services in Salford from computer training to advice and guidance.
Operation Fundraiser
Oxford Night Shelter ~ We provide services for homeless and recently homeless people in Oxford.

Phat Bull ~ supports the raising of drugs awareness across the whole spectrum of society, with particular emphasis on the point of consumption.
Progress2work ~ Provides support for getting or keeping work.
Project Safe ~ Research project at UCDHSC Reduce the risk of HIV among Methamphetamine users, crack cocaine smokers, and injection drug users.
Psychedelic Library

Release ~ Promote understanding of drug-related issues & support an often marginalised section of society.
Revolvers ~ Revolvers is the User Involvement Group of Revolving Doors Agency.
Revolving Doors Agency ~ The UK’s only charity dedicated to improving the lives of people who are caught up in a damaging cycle of crisis, crime and mental illness.

Salford Star ~ Totally independent the Salford Star aims to give the community a voice, to make public bodies a bit more accountable and to inform, campaign & entertain.
Samaritans ~ There are 202 Samaritans branches across the UK and ROI (including two Festival branches and Correspondence branch).
Scottish Drugs Forum ~ National non-government drugs policy & information agency working in partnership with others to co-ordinate effective responses to drug use in Scotland.
Scottish Prostitutes Education Project ~ SCOT-PEP was set up by & for sex workers & offers non-judgmental advice & support, promote health, dignity & human rights amongst those involved in the sex industry.
Shaping Our Lives ~ This website is for finding out about what service user organisations are doing and also what non-service user organisations are doing for service users. Shaping Our Lives National User Network’s vision is of a society which is equal and fair where all people have the same opportunities, choices, rights and responsibilities – a society where people have choice and control over the way they live and the support services they use
Sharan ~ Aims to raise the health status of the poor through curative, preventive and proactive programs in India.
Spencer ~ SPENCER are a guitar band from around Manchester The band are Ian on drums, Vinny on bass, Matt on guitar and John on guitar and vocal duty
Stopdrugs.org ~ The Meth Crisis, What is Methamphetamine and what is the extent of it's use in the U.S.?
Substance Misuse Management in General Practice ~ SMMGP a developing network to support GPs & other members of the primary health care team who work with substance misuse in the UK.

The Alliance ~ User led organisation which provides advocacy, training & helpline services to those currently in drug treatment, those who have accessed drug treatment in the past & those who may access drug treatment in the future.
The Big Issue in the North ~ Sold by homeless people across the north of England. Alongside selling the magazine most of our vendors take part in The Big Life Plan, a tailored programme of support to help vendors achieve their goals and move away from the streets for good.
The Prince's Trust ~ Through practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance, help 14 - 30 year olds realise their potential and transform their lives.
The Revolution Radio online ~ Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside & Greater Manchester playing what they want.
Transform ~ Exists to reduce harm & promote sustainable health & wellbeing by bringing about a just & effective system to regulate & control drugs at local, national & international levels.

UNDUN ~ A coalition of users, ex-users, & allies who are committed to ongoing organizing of local user groups as the basis of an active national movement for harm reduction.
United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance ~ UKHRA is a campaigning coalition of drug users, health & social care workers, criminal justice workers & educationalists that aims to put public health & human rights at the centre of drug treatment & service provision for drug users.
Urban 75 ~ One of the most popular e-zines on the web with bulletin boards, games, photos, protest, rave, drugs & more. Has no affiliation with any political party, philosophy or campaign group, whether they be mainstream, independent, overground, underground or wombling free.

Vancouver Coastal Health ~ VCH provides a full range of health care services ranging from hospital treatment to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services.
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users ~ Vandu is dedicated to improving the lives of drug users, their families and our communities.
Vaults of Erowid ~ Erowid is a member-supported organisation providing access to reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues.

Wigan Council Drug & Alcohol Misuse ~ Substance misuse services in the borough are provided by Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust. They provide a range of services to people who misuse drugs and alcohol, and their families and friends. Services include: Wigan & Leigh Street Based Services, General Practitioner Liaison Service, Criminal Justice Team, Harm Reduction Services, Community Detox, two Community Drug Teams, and Abstinence Services.
Willow Project ~ A voluntary organisation run by Women for Women offering a free and confidential service to Women in the Wigan Borough.
Wired ~ Developed as a way of empowering people to tackle problems caused by substance use.
Workforce Development Projects Resources ~ The alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field is a deceptively complex area. GP's are increasingly called upon to deal with these complexities that include polydrug use and co-existing mental health problems. So the National Training Package for Medical Practitioners in Illicit Drug Issues was developed.
Workforce Development 'TIPS' ~ Theory Into Practice Strategies. A Resource Kit for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Field.
Worldaidsday.org ~ An opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.

XFM Manchester Online
Xtwkrs.org ~ A place for ex-tweakers and recovered crystal meth addicts.