Below are a number of links that we feel can be helpful and informative:

Add Action - http://www.addaction.org.uk/
"Add Action was founded on the charitable values of caring for people who became dependent on drugs and alcohol and need help. Our work we encourage people to take personal responsibility for their behaviours and to learn to respect themselves and others."

Daily Dose - http://www.dailydose.net/
"Drug and alcohol news from around the world - updated on a daily basis."

Department of Health - http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
"The aim of the Department of Health (DH) is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England."
You can access a wide range of information about drugs and alcohol here (e.g. the National Alcohol Strategy).

Drink and Drugs News - http://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/
"Drink & Drugs News (DDN) is a fortnightly free magazine for substance misuse professionals and others dealing with drug and alcohol issues in the course of their work."

Drugscope - http://www.drugscope.org.uk/
"DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs. Our aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. We provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research at local, national and international levels, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate and speak for our member organisations working on the ground."

Drug and Alcohol Findings - http://www.findings.org.uk/
"Drug and Alcohol Findings bridges the divide between research on the effectiveness of responses to drug and alcohol problems and the practitioners who provide those interventions, with a focus on UK-relevant research. The project aims to encapsulate the studies' findings, set them in context and to explore the implications for practice."

Hi - http://www.hiwecanhelp.com/
"Talk about drugs in confidence with people in the same situation. Find the information you need as quickly and easily as possible."
Once you have signed up you can access a range of information or online groups.

Home Office (Tackling Drugs Changing Lives) - http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/
This website provides drugs professionals with the latest news and guidance from government about the Drugs Strategy.

National Treatment Agency - http://www.nta.nhs.uk/
"The National Treatment Agency (NTA) is a special health authority, created by the Government in 2001 to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England. In other words, to ensure that there is more treatment, better treatment and fairer treatment available to all those who need it."

Talk to Frank - http://www.talktofrank.com/home_html.aspx
This is an independent government funded web site providing information about drugs (e.g. an A-Z of Drugs).

Wired - http://www.wiredinitiative.com/
"WIRED was developed as a way of empowering people to tackle problems caused by substance use. The website includes the news portal Daily Dose, personal stories, project profiles, community-based research and more."