Are you addicted to alcohol or substances and finally ready to do something about it but don't know where to start?   

Then this episode is for you.  I talk to Marek Hyde a recovering addict who has worked in the addiction field for 6 years. We are aware that the path to sobriety can be an overwhelming one. This is why we wanted to share with you some of the different options that you have in the United Kingdom whether you have access to money and other resources or not.   

Some of the different options that we discuss are,  

-The NHS route 

-Checking in with a GP 

-Local addiction services 

-The importance of finding an advocate 

-Alcoholic Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous 

-Seeing a counsellor  

Some of the services mentioned were,  

-Carpenters Arms 

-Loughborough https://www.carpenters-arms.org/  

-Betels https://www.betel.uk/  

-Jericho house https://www.jerichosociety.org.uk/location/derby/   

-Guide to free addiction helplines https://www.lifeworkscommunity.com/addiction-treatment/guide-to-uk-free-addiction-helplines  

Useful contacts 

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/recreational-drugs-alcohol-and-addiction/drug-and-alcohol-addiction-useful-contacts/