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Support & Contacts

HELP ONLINE:

  • BenzoIsland.Org. A private benzodiazepine withdrawal support forum. Membership is strictly by application and approval.

  • The Benzo Group Support Site.

  • The Benzo Yahoo Group. Yahoo email support group for those who want to end benzodiazepine addiction and recover from the withdrawal syndrome.

  • Non-Benzodiazepines - Information and Withdrawal Support Forum for Benzodiazepine and Z Drug Freedom.

  • Non aux benzodiazépines. French Web site.

  • Benzoliberty.com.

    • AND ON THE GROUND:

  • TRANX (Oldham), Rock Street Resource Centre, Oldham, England UK meets on Mondays from 10:45am - 12:45pm. Phone Barry Haslam on 01457 876355 or Mike on 0161 678 9759

  • Bristol and District Tranquilliser Project, 88 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4JY. Telephone/Fax: 0117 962 2509 (Office) · 0117 962 8874 (Helpline) · Mon - Thurs 10AM - 4PM, (UK Time).

  • BAT - Battle Against Tranquillisers, PO Box 658, Bristol, BS99 1XP. Telephone (0117) 9663629/9653463. Mon-Sun 9am-8pm. Support for carers. Aims to help people who wish to withdraw from tranquillisers or sleeping pills. Provides individual counselling and local support groups. See also: Alternative BAT Site.

  • Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction (CITA), JDI Centre, 3-11 Mersey View, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 6QA, England UK. Tel: 0151 474 9626, Fax: 0151 284 8324. Helpline: 0151 932 0102 (Mondays to Fridays 10am-1pm). Advice and support for people addicted to tranquillisers and sleeping tablets. Information, advice and leaflets available on anxiety, tranquillisers and anti-depressants. Training offered for professionals.

  • Back to Life Web Site, Pam Armstrong, CITA, Liverpool. Information about the long-term use of antidepressants and benzodiazepines. Set up as a subsidiary to CITA.

  • BENZACT Contact: Sue Bibby. Tel: 01670 504155 (Mondays to Fridays 9am-5pm). Campaigning organisation that can provide information on the adverse effects of benzodiazepines, including the effects of taking benzodiazepines during pregnancy and the misuse of benzos. Cannot provide counselling but will refer.

  • VOT (VICTIMS OF TRANQUILLISERS), Dr R F Peart, BSc, PhD, Flat 9, Vale Lodge, Vale Road, Bournemouth BH1 3SY, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel/Fax: (0120) 231 1689.

  • Breakaway (Cornwall). Self help support to adults over 18 who are dependent on Benzodiazepines and wish to withdraw from them as comfortably as possible with other people who want to do the same. Breakaway meets in Truro every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 2:00-4:00pm/6:00-8:00pm. Contact Details: Rosemary (Group Co-ordinator), 6 Walsingham Place, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2RP. Tel. 01872 261037.

  • Tranquilliser Withdrawal Support (West Suffolk), Blomfield House Health Centre, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1HE. Helpline: 01284 702550 (24 Hour Answerphone). Contact: Jeanne Geatches. Email.

  • TRANX ACTION (BRIGHTON AREA), 22 Richmond Place, Brighton. BN2 2NA. Tel: 01273 626217. (Answerphone - Please leave your name and telephone number and they will call you back). Offer advice and information to people addicted to, and coming off, tranquillisers. Provide reduction plans and ongoing support by appointment. Can provide literature and free leaflets. Can take calls from around the UK.

  • MOLD BENZODIAZEPINE SERVICE. A service run by the North East Wales NHS trust for people who are having difficulties with tranquillisers and sleeping tablets. Offers advice and support. Tel: 01352 706 725 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).

  • NECA (North East Council for Addiction), Bridge View House, 15 - 23 City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2AF · Tel: 0191 222 1262 · Fax: 0191 263 9908 · Email: newcastlebvh@neca.co.uk. Professor Heather Ashton is a member of the NECA Executive Committee.

  • Tasha Foundation (Tranquillisers, Anxiety, Stress), Alexandra House, 241 High Street, Brenford, Middlesex, TW8 1NE, UNITED KINGDOM. Telephone 020-8560 6601. (Helpline: 6pm - midnight daily). Alternative Tasha website.

  • TRANX Australia. Tranquilliser Recovery & New Existence Inc, PO Box 186 Burwood, 3125, Rear, 1423 Toorak Road, Burwood 3125, Melbourne, Australia. Tel: 98897355 Fax: (03) 9889 1022V. email: tranx@alphalink.com.au.

  • Tranx Services Incorporated, New Zealand, PO Box 68-701, Newton, Auckland, NZ. Telephone (09) 356-7305. Fax (09) 356-7315.

  • PATIENTS' RIGHTS ADVOCACY, Waikato Incorporated, 65 Tawa Street, Hamilton, New Zealand. Telephone (International): + 64 - 7 - 8435 837. Contact: Anna de Jonge. Email: anna.dej@clear.net.nz.

  • TURN, Tranquilizer Users Recovery Network, 228 'B' South Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075, USA. Telephone (619) 793-9606.

  • APRIL Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link. Information on adverse effects and withdrawal. Details of web sites and support groups, and other resources.

  • Benzodiazepine Addiction, Adverse Reactions & Withdrawal Symptoms Page at APRIL.

  • MIND – THE MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY, Granta House, 15-19 Broadway, London E15 4BQ. Tel: 0208 522 1728 (Inside London); Tel: 08457 660 163 (Outside London). Email: contact@mind.org.uk. Mental health charity covering England and Wales. Works towards a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress. Has a network of over 200 local associations. Also produces a range of publications: see the website for further details. (Mind publishes a booklet called "Making Sense of Treatments and Drugs: minor tranquillisers").

  • The Mental Health Foundation: UK Office, 20/21 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QL.  Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7535 7400.   Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7535 7474. Email: mhf@mhf.org.uk · Map of the London office · Helping You Cope, A Guide to Tranquillisers and Sleeping Tablets, The Mental Health Foundation, 1994. See also: Medication for Mental Health Problems.

  • The Mental Health Foundation: Scotland Office,  5th Floor, Merchants House, 30 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EG.  Tel: + 44 (0) 141 572 0125.  Fax  + 44 (0) 141 572 0246. Email: scotland@mhf.org.uk.

  • NO PANIC, 93 Brandsfarm Way, Randlay, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 2JQ. HELPLINE: 01952 590545 (7 days, 10am – 10pm). Supports people suffering from panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders and other related anxiety disorders, including tranquilliser withdrawal, and supports their families and carers. Provides advice, counselling, listening, befriending and can make referrals. Runs local self-help groups and produces a range of leaflets, information, audio and video cassettes.

  • FIRST STEPS TO FREEDOM, 7 Avon Court, School lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2GX. Tel: 01926 851 608. Open: 10am – 10pm. 365 days a year. Help for anyone experiencing tranquilliser addiction. Also offers help to people suffering from general anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia and bulimia. Offers counselling, listening, advice, support and information.

  • UKPPG Medication Helpline, Helpline: 020 7919 2999 (Mondays to Fridays 11am-5pm). The UKPPG (UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group) exists to ensure best treatment with medicines for people with mental-health needs. Offers confidential advice and information on prescription drugs for patients, carers and families. Has leaflets on common psychiatric medicines.

  • DrugScope (UK). Telephone: 0207 274 7031 (Monday - Friday).

  • National Drugs Helpline (UK). Telephone: 0800 776600.

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