Help with alcohol problems

You can get information from:

• Turning Point – alcohol-related information, guidance and support for Leicestershire residents
• NHS Better Health - Drink Less – about the effects of drinking alcohol
• NHS One You - Drink Free Days app which helps you to track your drinking
• Health for Teens - Alcohol if you’re a teenager or young person

Get treatment

If you’re worried that you’re drinking too much, or if your drinking is affecting your health or wellbeing you can:

• ask your GP (doctor) for advice. If you aren’t registered with a GP you can find and register with a GP.
• speak to your social worker or any other healthcare worker, they can refer you for an assessment and treatment if necessary.
• refer yourself to Turning Point who provide free treatment in Leicestershire.
  • Telephone: 0330 303 6000
  • Email: llreferrals@turning-point.co.uk
  • Visit one of the Turning Point hubs for advice.

If you’re pregnant

Drinking alcohol can harm the health and development of your baby - speak to your midwife or refer yourself to Leicester and Leicestershire Turning Point for specialist pregnancy support.

NHS Choices – Drinking alcohol while pregnant also has some useful information.

Drug and alcohol awareness training

Youth-focused training and education 

Free training and educational resources are available through our partner agencies to offer practical tools and evidence-based insights to enhance understanding of substance use, its impacts, and effective strategies for harm reduction, for professionals who work with young people.

The offer includes:

• Turning Point service information sessions (for all professionals). Various dates available throughout the year, email andrea.sugrim@turning-point.co.uk. 
• Online drug and alcohol awareness sessions for schools and professionals (including primary and secondary schools) – book via Ticket Tailor. 
• Police Education (Pol-Ed) offer for LLR schools and colleges, providing free PSHE resources including lesson plans and assembly content for children aged between 4 and 18. Covers a variety of topics, including drug and alcohol awareness, county lines, online safety and more! Find out more at Live Safe. 
• Leicestershire Police also offers interactive classroom workshops delivered by subject matter experts, designed to offer a more tailored and in-depth view of topics such as substance awareness. Find out more at Live Safe or email school.workshops@leics.police.uk

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Health team (phpool@leics.gov.uk).

Adult-focused training and education

Turning Point Leicestershire and Rutland are offering online training for professionals to enhance their knowledge about substance use, including both alcohol and drug use. Training is taking place on:

• Thursday 6 February 2025 (10am to 12pm)
• Tuesday 17 June 2025 (10am to 12pm)
• Tuesday 23 September 2025 (10am to 12pm)
• dates for October 2025 onwards to be announced

Find out more and book your place with Eventbrite.

Other substance use support

You, or a professional (concerned about a client) may also find the information below useful: