Alcohol Help

Bristol: Alcohol Misuse Service
To promote sensible drinking and to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.

About us:

The Alcohol Misuse Service is funded by the two Bristol Primary Care Trusts and Bristol Social Services and Health and offers a comprehensive service to people in the city experiencing problems with alcohol. A specialist Gay and Lesbian service is also funded by the South Gloucestershire Drug Action Team. The service offers a range of interventions including:

* Advice and information
* Counselling
* Day care
* Drop ins
* Relapse prevention
* Support for families
* Referral links to NHS specialist services
* GP surgeries outreach services
* Gay and lesbian specialist service.

The service is provided by a small team of experienced and qualified practitioners together with a group of 20 or more volunteers most of whom are either qualified counsellors or counsellors undertaking training at Diploma level.

Services are provided at both the Alcohol Misuse Service premises and at a number of outreach sites either GP surgeries or health centres. The service works closely with the Robert Smith Unit (RSU) the NHS specialist alcohol service and recently Alcohol Misuse Service and the RSU were awarded a new contract by the Bristol South and West PCT to deliver an enhanced alcohol service in South Bristol.

The service has two primary goals to promote sensible drinking and to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. Referrals can be made to the service by professionals or by self referral. Work is both individual and group based.

Contact Details:

Alcohol Misuse Service
2 Kings Court
King Street
Bristol
Avon
BS1 4HW

Telephone: 0117 929 3028