How to get advice or help for drugs or alcohol

Part of: Drugs, alcohol and gambling

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A range of different organisations provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services. There should be something right for everyone.

Support for adults

You or a loved one can get help in tackling drug or alcohol use. Achieve Trafford is the main service supporting adults over 21 years old in Trafford. They can visit you at home or in the community. 

They deliver a variety of:

  • services
  • opportunities
  • treatments
  • therapies

Get help from Achieve Trafford

Support for children, young people and families

Early Break is a children, young people's and family service. In Trafford, they support young people under 21 or up to 25 years in some cases, who use:

  • drugs
  • alcohol
  • illicit e-cigarettes (vapes) 
  • cigarettes

They also offer support for the whole family. If a parent/carer uses drugs or alcohol through their Holding Families Service. The service offer includes:

  • one-to-one support
  • harm reduction strategies
  • support with health and wellbeing

Get help from Early Break

Other places to get help

There are also a range of free, confidential, support services that can help you with your own drug or alcohol use, or if you are concerned about somebody else’s drug or alcohol use. This includes: