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Information about drugs

There are many different types of drugs, including alcohol. In this section you can find information about their effects, both positive and negative, the risks of using them, and help with stopping, cutting down or minimising the risks that come with using them.

Click on the name of a substance on the menu to the left to find out more.

There is additional information about substances elsewhere on the web:

www.talktofrank.com/atoz.aspx - An A to Z of drugs from the Government's initiative Talk to Frank

www.nhs.uk/livewell/drugs/Pages/Drugshome.aspx - Information about drugs, caring for someone with a drug problem, and getting help, from the NHS.

www.nhs.uk/Livewell/drugs/Pages/Drugsoverview.aspx - A look at the effects of various drugs from the NHS.

www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Alcohol/Pages/Alcoholhome.aspx - Information about alcohol from the NHS.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drug-law/ - Information about whether substances are classified as Class A, B or C and the corresponding sentences for posession and supply.

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