Alcohol and drugs

• New podcast: Back from the brink - Diane talks about her on-going struggle with, and recovery from, alcoholism

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Readable and well-researched information for the public.

• Alcohol: our favourite drug – useful information if you are worried about your drinking
• Alcohol and Depression
• Alcohol and Older People
• Alcohol, drugs and addictions: leaflet for carers and professionals (produced for our Partners in Care campaign).
• Cannabis and mental health: looks at the research on the effects of cannabis use 
• Cannabis and mental health: key facts 
• Exercise and mental health
• Eating well
• Community Mental Health Team 
• Smoking and mental health

Reading about self-help 

• Drug misuse problems

Children and young people

• Alcohol and drugs : what parents need to know
• Drugs and alcohol : what young people need to know
• Information about drugs : what parents and teachers need to know

Related topics

• Alcohol and other drug misuse : informative leaflet challenging our attitudes towards people with alcohol and drug problems

Other languages

• Chinese : Alcohol; our favourite drug, and Alcohol and Depression 
• Russian : Алкоголь: Наш Любимый наркотик (Alcohol; our favourite drug)
• Arabic : الكحول والأكتئاب (Alcohol and Depression)

Books for the public

• Changing Minds: Our Lives And Mental Illness: a unique collection of experiences from patients and professionals which give new insights into how individuals live with mental health difficulties
• The Mind: A User's Guide: An accessible, jargon-free reference book designed to educate, inform and empower anyone who has an interest in safeguarding or improving their mental health.

Books for professionals

• Drugs, Dilemmas and Choices : discusses the reasons why people use drugs, the consequences of their doing so and the benefits and limitation of treatment
• Improving the Care of People in Substance Misuse Services - Clinical Audit Project Examples
• Young People and Substance Misuse : a book for all those who need to know more about the options for prevention and treatment
• Substance misuse titles - A list of Gaskell publications by speciality

See also:

• About our leaflets
• Drug and alcohol counselling play important role in helping people with addictions - Press release
• Faculty of Addictions