Substance misuse
Adult Substance Misuse (East Sussex County Council)
We are working to reduce the availability and use of drugs in the county and helping people with drug and alcohol problems to overcome them.
Contacts
Drug Services –
• Hastings and Rother Community Substance Misuse Service: 01424 452580
• Eastbourne, Wealden and Lewes Substance Misuse Service: 01323 410092
www.cri.org.uk
Alcohol Services –
• Community Alcohol Team: 0300 111 2470 (local call rate)
Further information
- Help for people who have a substance misuse problem
Under 19s Substance Misuse (East Sussex County Council)
We provide one-to-one support to under 19s who have drug and/or alcohol issues and also, if appropriate, to their carers.
We undertake home visits where appropriate or see young people in environments such as their school or within other children’s services such as the Youth Offending Team.
We also offer a Family Substance Misuse Service.
Contacts
For advice and support with drug and alcohol issues please call or email us. You will be asked for a contact number and someone will call you back the same day.
Ground Floor,
St Mark's House, Hawks Road,
14 Upperton Road,
Eastbourne,
East Sussex BN21 1EP
See a map of this address
Phone: 01323 464404
Email Under 19s substance misuse service
Trading Standards (East Sussex County Council)
We provide consumer advice and ensure businesses trade fairly and within the law. We deal with animal health, licences for explosives, firework sales and poisons, underage sales, consumer complaints, doorstep sales, cold calling, loan sharks, fake goods, scams and approved trader schemes 'Buy With Confidence' and 'Support With Confidence'. Open Monday to Thursday 8.30am-5pm and Fridays 8.30am-4.30pm.
Contacts
We have special contact details for some services:
Animal health - enquiries about legislation on the movement, feeding and treatment of farm animals, licences to keep or train animals for public performance or specific diseases like bird flu.
Email Duty Team - Animal Health
For general consumer advice and complaints about goods and services, contact Citizens Advice consumer service on 08454 04 05 06.
For business advice, licences and consumer complaints in East Sussex, contact Trading Standards below.
Trading Standards
St Mary's House,
52 St Leonards Road,
Eastbourne,
East Sussex BN21 3UU
See a map of this address
Phone: 0345 60 80 197
Fax: 01323 463422
Email Trading Standards
Business Support Network - East Sussex businesses can join our free email updates about changes to trading law, the latest scams and Trading Standards press releases.
Phone: 01323 463436
Email Business Support Network
Buy With Confidence - find businesses in East Sussex that have been approved by Trading Standards. For consumer enquiries phone 08454 04 05 06, for business enquiries phone 01323 463440.
Email Buy With Confidence
Support With Confidence - database of approved providers of personal care, who have been vetted on grounds of quality, safety, and training.
Phone: 01323 463440
Email Support With Confidence
Counterfeit goods - to report someone selling fake goods, phone Consumer Direct or email Stop Fakes saying where and when you saw the goods being sold, what the goods were, the brand name and details about the seller, their premises or vehicle.
Email Stop Fakes
Further information
- Business and trade advice
- Help and advice for consumers
- Buy With Confidence – approved traders scheme
- Support With Confidence – finding care and support you can trust
- Form – business support network membership application
- Free application to join the Business Support Network.
- Form – consumer support network application
- Join the network of organisations working together to raise awareness of consumer rights issues throughout East Sussex.
- Form – consumer champions application
- Become a local volunteer who helps people keep up to date with consumer issues, and advise on any problems.
- Form – explosives – licence a building to store
- Apply for a licence to store explosives in East Sussex. You need a licence if you store more than 5kg of explosives (including fireworks, marine flares and air-bags).
- Form – explosives – register a building to store
- Apply for a registration to store explosives. You need a licence if you store more than 5kg of explosives (including fireworks, marine flares and air-bags).
- Form – fireworks sales
- Register to sell fireworks throughout the year. You must apply for a licence if you want to sell fireworks at any time of year.
- Form – poisons – licence to sell
- Some household products contain non-medical poisons. Businesses selling these must apply for a licence from Trading Standards.
- Form – animal feed businesses - apply for registration or approval
- To comply with EC regulations, businesses involved in animal foodstuffs need to register with or be approved by an appropriate agency, and submit a statement of compliance.
- Form – animal feed business - statement of compliance
- To comply with EC regulations, businesses involved in animal foodstuffs need to register with or be approved by an appropriate agency, and submit a statement of compliance.
- Form – performing animals licence
- If you intend to keep or train animals for public performance – for example, in a circus, television, theatre or in a film – you must apply for a licence from our Trading Standards service.
East Sussex County Council