Help for substance misuse

If you are struggling with drugs or alcohol, you are not alone.

Many young people use substances to cope with difficult feelings, stress, or past experiences. This does not make you a bad person — but it does mean you may need some support.

You deserve support

If things feel difficult right now, reaching out is a strong step.

You deserve to feel safe, supported, and hopeful about your future.

To find support services and how to take the first step, expand the boxes below.

Using drugs or alcohol can:

Affect your mental health and mood
Impact your relationships
Make it harder to manage money, housing, or work
Put you at risk physically and legally

If substance use is affecting your life, help is available and you have the right to access it.

Using drugs or alcohol can:

Affect your mental health and mood
Impact your relationships
Make it harder to manage money, housing, or work
Put you at risk physically and legally

If substance use is affecting your life, help is available and you have the right to access it.

You might need support if:

You use drugs or alcohol regularly
You feel like you cannot stop or cut down
It is affecting your health, money, or housing
It is causing problems with work, education, or relationships
You are using substances to cope with feelings

You might need support if:

You use drugs or alcohol regularly
You feel like you cannot stop or cut down
It is affecting your health, money, or housing
It is causing problems with work, education, or relationships
You are using substances to cope with feelings

Getting support can feel difficult — but you don’t have to do it alone.

You could start by:

Talking to your PA
Speaking to a GP
Contacting a local service
Calling a helpline
Talking to someone you trust

Support is confidential, supportive, and there to help you move forward.

Getting support can feel difficult — but you don’t have to do it alone.

You could start by:

Talking to your PA
Speaking to a GP
Contacting a local service
Calling a helpline
Talking to someone you trust

Support is confidential, supportive, and there to help you move forward.

With the right support, you can:

Feel more in control
Improve your mental health
Build stability in housing, work, or education
Work towards your goals

Everyone’s journey is different — but change is possible.

With the right support, you can:

Feel more in control
Improve your mental health
Build stability in housing, work, or education
Work towards your goals

Everyone’s journey is different — but change is possible.

Catch22 – Hampshire 24/7

A specialist service for young people affected by substance misuse (drugs and alcohol)
For children and young people (often up to age 24)
Offers:

One-to-one support
Treatment and advice
Help to reduce or stop substance use
Support with wider issues like mental health and wellbeing

Catch22 – Hampshire 24/7

A specialist service for young people affected by substance misuse (drugs and alcohol)
For children and young people (often up to age 24)
Offers:

One-to-one support
Treatment and advice
Help to reduce or stop substance use
Support with wider issues like mental health and wellbeing

Drinkaware is a charity which aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking. This site provides impartial information, advice and practical resources, raising awareness of alcohol and its harmful effects.

You can also take a confidential alcohol test to see if your consumption of alcohol is becoming a problem.

Other local and national support options are also available.

You can also take a confidential alcohol test to see if your consumption of alcohol is becoming a problem.

Other local and national support options are also available.

If you are using drugs or alcohol, try to: