Wellbeing

Alcohol and Drug Related Services

DISC 

01325 731 160

DISC are an integrated substance misuse service in Sunderland. They provide a new recovery focused model of drugs and alcohol treatment and care. DISC have a member of staff at Student Wellbeing every Wednesday afternoon that you can drop in and see or make an appointment with Kim.

Talk to Frank

FRANK helps you to find out everything you might want to know about drugs. They offer a national helpline that can be contacted 24 hours a day for free on 0800 77 66 00. They also offer live chat, SMS support and accept email queries – all through their website.

Live Life Well

If you want support making changes to your alcohol and/or drug habits you can contact Life Life Well, they are a local organisation support people make lifestyle changes and are also on campus throught the year, you can contact Live Life Well via Student Wellbeing.

Wear Recovery

Wear Recovery are a dedicated service for anyone in Sunderland experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. They offer support such as harm reduction, abstinence programmes, medical support, and recovery support.

Click here to download their leaflet

Dry January 

Up to the challenge? Why not give up alcohol for January - you'll be surprised by the results! Better skins, weight loss, better sleep, not to mention all the money you will save! Click the picture below to find out more information such as what non-alcoholic alternatives are available, more benefits of giving up alcohol, and information about the app to track your progress.