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County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0845 600 6400
Fax: 01670 620 223
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday
Call us: 8am - 7pm
Visit us: 9am - 5pm

Drugs, alcohol and substance misuse

We support, coordinate, plan and commission work to reduce drug and alcohol misuse within communities

Northumberland Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT)

We support, coordinate, plan and commission work to reduce drug and alcohol misuse within communities.  We are currently going through an Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment System Procurement Exercise and details are being updated at present.

 

Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment System Procurement Exercise 2011 – 2013

The Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment System Procurement Exercise 2011-2013 will seek to re-procure all adult drug and alcohol treatment services. Visit the Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment System Procurement Exercise page here.

 

National Drug Strategy 2010

 

Young People

We support and develop services for young people and work closely with SORTED - Northumberland's Young Persons' Substance Misuse service.  If you are under 18 and need information and support regarding drugs or alcohol -  SORTED Tel  0800 6335872    Txt  07788 496793    

There is also the National Drugs Helpline - Talktofrank 

 

Parents/Carers

If you are a parent or carer and need information for your children or partner regarding drugs and alcohol, ESCAPE Family Support offer counselling, therapies, one to one support and group work for anyone affected by substance misuse - ESCAPE Family Support  Tel  07702 83394 (24 hour helpline)   

  

Alcohol

Northumberland's Alcohol Strategy is being amended in light of the latest National Alcohol Strategy - March 2012

Latest news

  • Hiwecanhelp is a website to provide drug users, their families and carers and front line workers with information to support learning, understanding and professional development.

 

If you wish to contact the DAAT team click here to email us