Website of the Department of Health

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
The National Treatment Agency (NTA) is a special health authority, created by the Government to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England.  You can find further information on the NTA’s website about types of treatment, access to treatment and treatment providers.

• The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (opens new window)

Frank
The FRANK campaign provides information and support for young people to ensure they understand the risks and dangers of drugs and their use and that they know where to go for help and advice.

• Talk to Frank (opens new window)

NHS Choices
The NHS Choices website has further information about drug misuse and where to get help.

• NHS Choices - Drugs Misuse (opens new window)

Helpfinder – Treatment Database
DrugScope have developed a database of drug treatment services in England, Wales and Scotland. It is searchable by several different criteria, including service name, treatment offered and geographical region.

• Helpfinder (opens new window)

Residential treatment directory
An online directory provided by the National Treatment Agency of residential rehabilitation services in England and Wales for drug and alcohol misusers.

• Residential directory (opens new window)

Drug Action Teams
Many drug action teams (DATs) have lots of useful information on their websites about local organisations that can provide help and advice on a whole range of issues. Use this link to find your nearest DAT.

• Drug Action Teams directories (opens new window)

Young people's directory
This directory has been set up by the National Treatment Agency to enable professionals and carers to search for services that offer help on substance misuse issues to young people under 18.

• Young people's directory (opens new window)

Government

Tackling Drugs Changing Lives (Home Office)
This website provides drugs professionals with the latest news and guidance from government about the drug strategy.

• Tackling Drugs Changing Lives (opens new window)

Department for Children, Schools and Families
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is the lead Government department on issues relating to young people and drugs.

• Department for Children, Schools and Families (opens new window)

Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice, together with the Department of Health are responsible for the delivery of the Integrated Drug Treatment System for prisons and the Drug Interventions Programme for offenders.

• Ministry of Justice (opens new window)
• Drugs and Alcohol - Ministry of Justice (opens new window)

UK Focal Point on Drugs
The UK Focal Point on Drugs is based at the Department of Health and the North West Public Health Observatory.  The Focal Point collates data on the drug situation in the UK and reports it to the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction.

• UK Focal Point on Drugs (opens new window)

Charity and Professional

DrugScope
DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs.

• DrugScope (opens new window)

The Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals
The Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals is the professional body for the substance use field and works to help improve standards of practice across the sector.

• The Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (opens new window)

European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (EATA)
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction is the largest membership organisation for the independent drug and alcohol treatment and aftercare sector. Their aim is to ensure that people with substance dependencies get the treatment they need.

• European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (EATA) (opens new window)

Dailydose
Dailydose provides a news service on drug and alcohol misuse.

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