OK then so you think that you may have a drug problem?

Well, if you have, you're taking a positive step toward resolving it simply by being here .

Hundreds of thousands of people - just in the UK - are dependent on drugs or alcohol. Lots of them either don't realise they have a problem or don't want to admit it. You're taking the trouble to read these pages - this shows that you're willing to check it out.
Well done for doing this

It's not important what drugs you've used, or how much of any drug you've taken in the past. That makes no difference to the pain and distress that drug dependency can cause.

Some people think that drug dependence only happens to individuals who inject heroin or drink bottles of whiskey each day. Well, that's not true. Or that an individual must have a mental problem if they abuse drugs or alcohol. That's not true either.

It's people like you and me (I'm the person who's writing this bit). People like us, who first used drugs or booze for a bit of fun - or excitement - or whatever. And then one day we found that it wasn't fun anymore - it certainly wasn't exciting. It was just confusion, misery and despair.
Let's take a look at what drugs have done to our lives . . .