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Drug and alcohol support

Find information on drug and alcohol support services available in Islington.

Worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use? Support is available in Islington.

In Islington, treatment and support for people affected by drug and alcohol use, and their families, is provided by Better Lives. Better Lives is delivered by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Humankind and Via.

You can access information, advice, assessment and a comprehensive range of treatments free of charge to Islington residents and in confidence.

Better Lives offer support and treatment at three locations in Islington, listed on this page. To request assessment at any service, or for any other queries please call one of the numbers listed. You can walk in, call or email for information, advice or to make an appointment to be seen by a practitioner.

Want to check how much you’re drinking and if it could affect your health? Take a quick quiz at Lower My Drinking.

 

99-101 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 7QP

Phone number: 0203 317 6099

Opening times (including walk in times):

Monday: 9.15-8.00pm

Tuesday: 1.00-5.00pm

Wednesday: 9.15-5.00pm

Thursday: 1.00-5.00pm

Friday: 9.15-6.00pm

 

309 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8QS

Phone number: 020 3317 6650

Opening Times (including walk in times)

Monday: 9.00-5.00pm

Tuesday: 9.00-5.00pm

Wednesday: 9.00-8.00pm

Thursday: 9.00-5.00pm (closed between 2pm and 4pm)

Friday: 9.00-5pm

 

28b King Henrys Walk, London N1 4NX

Phone number: 0203 3177277

Opening times (including walk-in times):

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00-5.00pm

Thursday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

 

Better Lives Family Service, 28b King Henrys Walk, London N1 4NX

A support service for parents who use drugs and alcohol and their children.

Phone number: 0203 317 7437

Monday – Friday, from 10:00 – 6:00

 

Contact Better Lives

Telephone: 020 3317 6650

Email: betterlivesreferrals@candi.nhs.uk

Better Lives Website
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