Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking and Gambling

HYPE

HYPE is a free and confidential service for young people resident, or in education in Hounslow. You can also self-refer to the service by phone or e-mail. A health or social care professional can make a referral on your behalf.
This service works with young people under the age of 18 whose lives are affected by drugs and alcohol, including young people who have been affected by the negative experience of parental substance misuse.
The service sees young people in a variety of settings.

HYPE provides:
  • One-to-one support based on individual need
  • Outreach services, meeting young people where they feel comfortable
  • Up to date information and advice
  • Support to cut down, quit and gain control
  • Education about drugs and alcohol in schools and to other young people's services
Telephone 018955 488 675

Guide to quitting smoking (Opens in New Window)

The younger you start smoking, the more damage your body will suffer when you get older. See this website for some important reasons to quit and 8 ways to help you do it.

Childline (Opens in New Window)

Whether you're worried about yourself or someone else, you can find information about drug and alcohol use and smoking below to help.

The MIX (Opens in New Window)

We’re not your parents so we won’t tell you not to do drugs but we can give you non-judgmental facts and advice about drugs, legal highs and the side effects to allow you to make the right decisions.

BigDeal - support for young people (Opens in New Window)

Big Deal is where you can find out more about gambling – what it is, how it works, the risks, and what to do if you are worried about your own gambling or the gambling of someone close to you.

Alateen (Opens in New Window)

A place just for teens affected by someone else’s alcoholism.

Fixers (Opens in New Window)

Young people using their past to fix the future. They are motivated by personal experience to make positive change for themselves and those around them.