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Friends and Family Group
Details
Times
First Monday of each month, between 6 – 8pm.
Location
11 Brunswick Square
Tea and coffee are available.
The low down
The Friends & Family Group aims to provide support for friends and family of people who use drugs and or are concerned about someone else's drug use.
Often, concerns around someone else's drug use, causes feelings of anxiety, isolation and feelings of helplessness. Attending a group will help you think about ways to communicate more effectively with someone about their drug use. We aim to:
- Help people to feel less isolated and unsupported.
- Enable people to cope with the pressure of someone close to them using drugs.
- Look at ways to reduce the harm and impact of drug using on the drug user, their friends and family.
- Provide information on drugs and patterns of use.
- Explore treatment options and the recovery process.
It offers an opportunity to talk, be heard, explore and express feelings, receive support, advice and information. We encourage people to keep coming back to receive on-going support, people may choose to come to the group on an occasional basis for immediate advice and support.
The group lasts for an hour and a half and is facilitated by two workers from BDP.
Additional Services at BDP
Other services that friends and family of drug users can use at BDP:
- Helpline 0117 987 6000: 9am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm (Monday to Friday)
- One-to-one drop-in, advice and information session: 9.30am – 12.30pm, 2pm – 5pm (Monday to Friday) 9.30am – 12.30pm (Saturdays)
- One-to-one advice, information and counselling session (ask for a KICK appointment) lasting one hour
- Auricular Acupuncture which is very helpful in reducing anxiety: drop-in from 3pm – 4pm, Tuesday and Wednesday (latest arrival 3.30pm). Open to drug users or anyone else affected by drug use.
- One-to-one before the group
There are a wide range of services offered to drug users, leaflets are available from BDP.