Substance Misuse

Drug misuse is closely related to a range of poor outcomes for young people. Vulnerable young people in known risk groups are the ones most likely to become the adult problem drug users of the future: almost 20,000 young people feed into the adult problem drug user population each year.
 
We have a Young People's Substance Misuse Lead who commissions and co-ordinates young people's substance misuse services in Portsmouth, working to the Local Young Peoples' Substance Misuse Plan. The plan focuses on early intervention and supporting groups of young people - the children of drug misusing parents; school excludees and truants; young people who are looked after by social services; young offenders and young people living in deprived areas.
 
This approach means not only developing specialist drugs provision but also ensuring that children and young people's services are fully committed to identifying and intervening to tackle drugs problems before they become acute. High quality targeted interventions will prevent today's vulnerable young person becoming tomorrow's adult drug misuser.
 
Contact:
Tel: (023) 9268 8213
Adolescent Health
Floor 1, Core 2
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2AZ.
 
Young Person under 19?
 
E'S UP
Tel: 023 9282 5140 Mon-Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm
For other times we have a confidential answer phone.
Website: www.es-up.org.uk
 
FRANK
Tel: 0800 776600
Website: www.talktofrank.com