Local Support Information - Cambridge City, East & South Cambridgeshire

Advice, Information, Counselling and more

Alcoholics Anonymous
Open 24 hours a day. Office hours 9-5 Mon-Thurs and Friday 9-4:30.

Tel: 0845 7697555
National Tel: 0207 9287377
Visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk

The Bridge
152-154 Mill Road, Cambridge Tel: 01223 214614
Provides information and advice regarding drug use, along with counselling and a full needle exchange service. The Bridge also offers parental/family support. There is a satellite service of the Bridge at 70 Market Street Ely, one afternoon a week, which provides counselling. The service also offers acupuncture and assessment for rehabilitation.

Cocaine Anonymous
There are no local meetings of the CA, which operates in the same way as the NA, but they can be contacted for advice and support over the telephone.

Tel: 0207 2841123
Open 10am-10pm

Drinksense
Is a registered charity providing professional counselling, information and support services for people with alcohol related problems and their carers and families.

185 East Road, Cambridge
Tel: 01223 416225
Visit www.drinksense.org

Narcotics Anonymous
NA is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Recovering addicts meet to help each other stay clean and support each other.

Tel: 0207 7300009
Visit www.ukna.org

Treatment Services

Drug & Alcohol Service
Mill House, Brookfield's Hospital Site, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge.
This service has a doctor that can prescribe for clients and can offer services such as individual, couple or family therapy, alcohol and drug related detoxification (mostly offered on an outpatient basis), assessment for longer rehabilitation, counselling and advice to promote a healthier lifestyle as well as advice or support for people wanting to reduce. There is a specific worker for homeless drug and/or alcohol misusers and a link worker with Addenbrookes Hospital.

Tel: 01223 723020

Young People's Substance Misuse Service
This is a treatment service for all under 18's, covering the whole county.

Tel: 01223 746143

Needle Exchanges/Disposal Points

Exchanges
Cambridge City
The Bridge, Mill Road, Cambridge Tel: 01223 214614
Lloyds, Trumpington Street
Petersfield Pharmacy, Mill Road
Arbury Court Car Park, Recycling Centre
Chesterton Road, Recycling Centre
Jesus Green, Public Toilets facing river
Park Street, Multi storey car park
Lion Yard Car Park, Level D Near lift
Gonville Place, Public Toilets
Mill Road, Front of Gwydir, street toilets
Drummer Street, Rear of public toilets
Riverside, facing river
Cherry Hinton, Recreation Grouns, Public toilets

East Cambs
Lloyds Chemist, High Street, Ely
Lloyds Chemist, Main Street, Littleport