Managing drug and alcohol misuse at work

Useful organisations

Specialist drug or alcohol organisations

• Alcohol Concern
  National charity working to help reduce problems caused by alcohol.
• Alcohol Focus Scotland
  National charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol harm.
• DAN24/7 (Wales)
  Free, bilingual drugs helpline for anyone in Wales wanting information or help relating to drugs or alcohol.
• Drinkaware
  An independent UK-wide alcohol education charity, which works with others to help reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking.
• Drinkline
  National free alcohol helpline: 0300 123 1110
  Drinkline runs a free, confidential helpline for people who are concerned about their drinking, or someone else's.
• FRANK (Talk to Frank)
  FRANK offers confidential support and advice on drugs.
• Institute of Alcohol Studies
  Independent institute which brings together evidence, policy and practice to inform the debate on alcohol's impact on society.
• Scottish Drugs Forum
  Scotland's national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues.

Other organisations

• Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
  ACAS provides information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.
• CIPD
  CIPD is the professional body for HR and people development.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
  NICE provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.
• NHS Choices
  The official website of the National Health Service in England.
• NHS Health Scotland
  NHS Health Scotland is a national Health Board working to reduce health inequalities and improve health.
• Public Health Agency (PHA) (Northern Ireland)
  PHA focuses on public health and wellbeing.
• Public Health England
  Alcohol and drug misuse prevention and treatment guidance.
• The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
  RoSPA works to change both legislation and attitudes surrounding accidents.
• TUC
  The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. It brings together more than 5.5 million working people in 48 member unions.
• Workplace Wellbeing Charter
  The Workplace Wellbeing Charter is national accreditation standards which aim to improve the health of businesses and organisations.