Drugs

Worried About Drugs?

Do you take drugs or solvents for pleasure, to escape unhappiness, to reduce anxiety, relieve boredom, or to belong?

It is likely that you will be exposed to drugs at some time or another, so you need to know what they are, and their side effects.  Drugs are taken for all sorts of reasons and the effects are always different for everyone.

We all know taking drugs is risky and dangerous even if you have tried them before or trust your supplier.  Nevertheless, there can be a price to pay, death, serious health problems, imprisonment and some side effects that can be very frightening for you and for those around you.

If you suspect someone has taken drugs and is having a bad reaction, call 999 for an ambulance.  Don’t mess around, act quickly; you won’t get into trouble for helping a friend – and you may even save their life!

If you want help or advice about drugs and their side-effects, you can contact the following:

Signpost Youth Project

Provides advice, information and support about drugs & alcohol for 11-19 year olds.

Signpost HQ:
Belvedere
Park Crescent
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 6AB

Tel: 01597 823620 / 01597 825102

signpost@pdac.org.uk

www.signpostyouthproject.info

Signpost Newtown / Welshpool
Nythfa
New Road
Newtown
Powys
SY16 1BD

Tel: 01686 625 140.

Signpost Brecon
Steeple House
Steeple Lane
Brecon 

Tel: 01874 620 042

 
Mobile unit 
Mobile: 07976 823 221. 
Email: mobile.unit@pdac.org.uk

 

FRANK (formerly National Drugs Helpline)

This helpline is available 24 hours every day and offers information and advice to anyone concerned about drugs.  This includes users, their families and friends and people who work with them.  This is a confidential service.  If  you e-mail a question, the reply will come back with no reference to drugs in the subject line.
Tel: 0800 776 600
e-mail:  frank@talktofrank.com
www.talktofrank.com

 

DrugScope

Provides quality drug information and promotes effective responses to drug taking.
Tel: 02079 407 500
www.drugscope.org.uk
e-mail: info@drugscope.org.uk

D-World is available to 11-14 year olds
www.drugscope-dworld.org.uk

 

Youth Information Powys

Offers a mobile information and advice service to young people.  Visits Brecknockshire and Radnorshire secondary schools on a regular basis during school term time and also youth projects. 
Tel: 01597 827586
e-mail: youthinfo@powys.gov.uk

Youth Information Powys (North)

Provides mobile youth information and advice service, visiting Montgomeryshire high schools at lunchtimes, clubs/projects/outreach during the evening, festivals/events etc.
Tel: 01938 559 130
Mobile: 07815 120 404
Email: damaris.williams@powys.gov.uk

 

ChildLine

Tel: 0800 1111 (Helpline available 24 hours, 7 days a week)
www.childline.org.uk
– search ‘Drugs’, ‘Alcohol’, ‘Smoking’

Clic online

www.cliconline.co.uk
– search ‘Substance Misuse’, Alcohol’, ‘Smoking and Alcohol’