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Drugs

  • Key facts
  • What are we doing about drug misuse?
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Drugs - the key facts

Physical and mental health harms from drug misuse vary depending on the types of drugs used, the frequency of use and the setting in which they are taken. The majority of people who seek drug treatment in Haringey are using drugs such as crack cocaine or heroin. However, combined use of different drugs is common. Cannabis and cocaine, alongside alcohol use is also common.

Drug misuse not only impacts on an individual’s health and well-being, but often their family, friends and communities are affected. Those most vulnerable to problematic drug use, especially crack cocaine and heroin use, are more likely to live in deprived areas, be out of work, suffer from mental ill health or live in poor housing.

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What are we doing about drug misuse?

We are committed to reducing the harm caused by drugs and believe everyone has potential to achieve full recovery.

Haringey residents can access a full range of services: from advice and information through to structured drug treatment programmes. Support is also available to families and carers affected by drug misuse and to the children of those with drug problems. There are specific programmes commissioned to reduce drug related crime and specific education, employment and training services along with access to supported housing.

We work closely with different agencies to tackle harms from drug and alcohol use including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), London Probation, Job Centre Plus, local GPs, Public Health England (PHE), St Mungo's and many other statutory and voluntary organisations.

Time Credits

Haringey drug service users are now able to offer up their time volunteering - enabling them to earn and spend 'Time Credits'. We have developed, in partnership with St Mungo's Broadway, Time Credits that can be spent locally on things like coffee mornings, theatre outings and leisure activities. Time Credits support people to build up their recovery capital by meeting new people, developing new interests and becoming more active and confident in our local community.

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Services

A range of free and confidential support and treatment services are available to Haringey residents. Support is also available for those who are affected by a friend’s, partner’s, or family member’s drug use.

BUBIC

A local community drug and alcohol service set up by ex-drug users. They run support groups, a café, one to one advice, support to carers and other activities across Haringey to help people overcome problematic drug use, especially crack use.

Address:
9 Bruce Grove
Tottenham
N17 6RA
Tel: 020 8808 6550
Email: info@bubic.org.uk
Web: BUBIC website (external link)


Haringey Alcohol Service

  • Assessment, keywork, recovery planning, mutual aid and peer support
  • Brief treatment in GP clinics
  • Counselling and other “talking therapies”
  • Groupwork
  • Supported detoxification treatments (community and residential)

Address:
590 Seven Sisters Road
Tottenham
N15 6HR
Tel: 020 8800 6999
Web: Human Kind website (external link)


The Grove Drug Service

  • Assessment, keywork, recovery planning, mutual aid and peer support
  • Counselling and other “talking therapies”
  • Groupwork
  • Criminal justice interventions
  • Substitute Prescribing
  • Assessment for detoxification and rehabilitation treatment

Address:
9 Bruce Grove
Tottenham
N17 6RA
Tel: 020 8885 6195/020 8365 9032
Email: beh-tr.thegroveservice@nhs.net
Web: Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust website (external link)


Haringey Recovery Service

  • Assessment, keywork, recovery planning, mutual aid and peer support
  • Counselling and other “talking therapies”
  • Groupwork
  • Families, friends and carers inclusion
  • Abstinence-based day programme
  • Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) programme
  • A Recovery Academy with courses designed and delivered by people in recovery with a range of courses covering creativity, health and well-being

Address:
590 Seven Sisters Road
Tottenham
N15 6HR
Tel: 020 8801 3999
Web: Human Kind website (external link)


Services for children and young people

  • Insight Platform (external link) provides support for young people aged 13-21 with drug or alcohol issues.

Address:
40 Bromley Road
Tottenham
N17 0AW
Tel: 020 8493 8525
Web: Human Kind website (external link)


Services for friends, partners and family

Family Inclusion Worker: offers advice and support for family and friends, one-to-one appointments and group sessions

Address:
590 Seven Sisters Road
N15 6HR
Tel: 020 8801 3999
Web: Human Kind website (external link)

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Further information

Information about drugs and effects can be found at:

  • DrugWise (external link)
  • NHS Live Well (external link).

For information about alcohol services in Haringey go to Alcohol Support

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Contact

  • Email: publichealth@haringey.gov.uk
  • Telephone: 020 8489 1480

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Useful external links

Adfam - Families, Drugs and Alcohol
DrugWise
FRANK
National Treatment Agency
NHS Choices

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4 November 2020

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