Director of Public Health Annual Report 2019: Alcohol and us
How to get help
If you are concerned that you or someone you know may need some help to reduce the harm from drinking alcohol, some resources are included below.
There are tools to check how much you are drinking and how this harms your health. The tools can also help you to reduce how much you drink. Below are several resources that may be used:
● One You – advice on easy ways to drink less
If you or someone you love needs additional support with alcohol, below are a range of organisations that can help.
● One Recovery Bucks – local advice and support
● Alcoholics Anonymous – offers long term help and friendship to those in recovery via its 30 meetings in Buckinghamshire.
● Smart Recovery - Network of free self-help groups to help people sustain the recovery gains they achieve within treatment services.
If you are pregnant or are a parent and are worried about a young person’s alcohol use, these websites can help you.
● Advice on drinking while pregnant – learn how alcohol can affect your unborn baby
● Advice on talking to your child about alcohol – top tips for talking
about alcohol, and what to do if your child comes home drunk
● Switch Bucks – local advice and support for young people who are drinking
If your family is being impacted by alcohol misuse, check out these
websites:
● Switch Bucks and One Recovery Bucks– support for families affected
by alcohol misuse in Buckinghamshire
● Adfam – advice and support to improve the lives of families
experiencing the effects of alcohol misuse
● Al-Anon Family Groups - free and inclusive meetings for the benefit of the relatives and friends of drinkers
● Nacoa – advice and support for everyone affected by a parent’s drinking