Addiction services

Drug and alcohol support

STAR (Change Grow Live)

Our goal is to help service users regain control, change the direction of their lives, grow as a person and live life to its full potential.

Available across the whole of East Sussex

East Sussex Recovery Alliance (ESRA)

ESRA provides drug and alcohol recovery services for anyone over the age of 18.

Under 25s Substance Misuse Service

If you or a loved one are struggling with alcohol or any drug, contact the Under 25s Substance Misuse Service. There are staff in the team from different professional backgrounds like nurses and social workers all working together to assist you.

Adfam East Sussex

The service in East Sussex provides direct support to families and carers through information, one-to-one support and group and peer support. Adfam will also run a programme of training for professionals to develop their skills in working with the family and carers of substance misusers.

East Sussex Veterans' Hub

The Hub provides recovery activities for people accessing substance misuse services.

Problem gambling services

Southern Gambling Service

This NHS funded specialist service provides evidence-based treatment to people with gambling-related harms or a gambling disorder.   It is open to anyone aged 17 and above living in Sussex.  Support is offered individually or in groups and delivered mainly online.

Website: SGS

Gamblers Anonymous

Group support from people with lived experience of gambling to individuals who compulsively gamble and want to stop.  Meetings occur in person in Eastbourne and Brighton and Hove. 

Website: GA Meetings

Gamblers Anon

If you are affected by someone else’s gambling then Gam-Anon can help. Meetings occur online and face to face in Brighton the first Monday of each month.  For details email brighton@gamanon.org.uk

Gamstop

Gamstop in operated by a not for profit organisation called the national Online Self-exclusion Scheme  Limited.  It offers a free tool that allows people to self-exclude from all GB-licensed gambling websites.

Website: Gamstop

National Centre for Gaming Disorders

A free national NHS service for people over 13 and their families.

Website: NCGD

Limiting access to the internet enables gamers to set limits with the time spent online and/or gaming.  Visit https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/ This website contains information on how to set up parent controls based on your individual device and broadband provider.

Breakeven

Free support for people in East Sussex experiencing problem gambling.

Website: Breakeven

Online support for substance misuse

These services are offer helplines, online meetings and information to support recovery from substance misuse:

Adfam is a national charity working to improve the lives of families and friends of people with problems caused by drugs and alcohol. 




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