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Drug and Alcohol Services for Children

Checked: 23-08-2023 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 23-08-2025

Bristol

Bristol Drugs Project

The Bristol Drugs Project Youth Work Team support young people who live in Bristol and are using alcohol or any drug. They work with young people aged 11 to 19 years or up to aged 25 if they have a learning difficulty or disability.

The team also offer support to young people who are affected by family substance use.

They aim to help young people deal with problems early, before they experience a greater level of harm.

For details of the service or to make a referral visit the website or call: 0117 987 6008. Referrals can also be made on line via the website.

North Somerset

Substance Advice Service (SAS)

SAS provide a service for young people in North Somerset who would like support, information or advice about drugs and alcohol. The SAS work directly with young people who are using drugs, alcohol or tobacco and want support to stop their use.

We can meet with young people wherever they feel most comfortable. Whether at home, in the community, at school/college or in our offices, the service we provide is friendly, accessible, and accommodating.

A young person can refer themselves by contacting us directly or, with the individual's permission, a referral can be made by a parent, carer or professional.

There is no waiting list and there is no charge for the service.

Contact details for young people's substance advice service in North Somerset

Tel: 01275 888 360

email: sas@n-somerset.gov.uk

Central Chambers, 26 Walliscote Road,Weston-super-mare

South Gloucestershire

Young people's Drug & Alcohol service

Young people's Drug & Alcohol Service A confidential service based within South Gloucestershire for young people that can offer the support that best fits their needs; someone to talk to, advice and information on reducing harm and on-going sessions to explore the things they’re struggling with. For further details see the website.

If young people would like to talk to someone and find out more about how we can help then they can:

contact us Tel: 01454 866000 and ask to be put in touch with a young people’s drug and alcohol specialist (weekdays 9am-5pm)
email us at: ypservice@southglos.gov.uk or
ask an adult such as a parent, teacher, learning mentor, youth worker, school health nurse or doctor to contact us for you

Young people with complex needs

The Young People’s Substance Misuse Treatment Service works with young people between 12 and 18 years of age who have more problematic use of any drug or alcohol, or who have additional mental health needs alongside their substance use. This service is part of the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

To speak to a member of staff or to make a referral call 0117 342 5729

Resources

Effects and risks of substances

FRANK website is a helpful source of info for patients and parents.

Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and agreement of these guidelines, including any content uploaded, referred to or linked to from the system. However, BNSSG ICB cannot guarantee this. This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, in accordance with the mental capacity act, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Practitioners are required to perform their duties in accordance with the law and their regulators and nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

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