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Alcohol and drugs

Drinking or using in a way you can't control, and support to change it.

Also searched as: addiction, alcoholism, substance use, drugs, recovery, relapse.

Services for this

Campaign Against Living Miserably

A helpline and webchat built around how men most often ask for help — though it is open to everyone.

0800 58 58 58
Call CALM
Open 5pm to midnight, every day of the year.
Every day 17:00–00:00
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a chat
Start a CALM webchat
Same hours as the phone line, and staffed by the same trained team.
Every day 17:00–00:00
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

The Mix

Support for under-25s on anything at all — mental health, money, housing, relationships, drugs.

THEMIX to 85258
Text THEMIX to 85258
A 24/7 crisis text line, run with Shout.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
- Does not appear on an itemised bill
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The United States' national crisis line. Call or text 988 from anywhere in the country, at any hour, free.

988
Call 988
Free from any phone in the US, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Interpreters available
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
988
Text 988
Texting reaches the same trained counselors as the phone line. Text AYUDA to 988 for a Spanish-speaking counselor.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a chat
Chat with 988 online
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Connect
ASL videophone service for Deaf and hard of hearing callers
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

Veterans Crisis Line

Confidential crisis support for veterans, service members and their families — you do not need to be enrolled in VA care.

988, then press 1
Call 988 and press 1
Free, 24 hours a day, for veterans and service members.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
838255
Text 838255
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a chat
Chat with the Veterans Crisis Line
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

SAMHSA National Helpline

A free, confidential treatment referral line for mental health and substance use, run by the federal government.

1-800-662-4357
Call the SAMHSA National Helpline
Free and confidential, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 25 August 2026 against an official government page

Hope for Wellness Helpline

Immediate counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous peoples across Canada, available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut on request.

1-855-242-3310
Call the Hope for Wellness Helpline
Free, 24 hours a day. Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut available on request.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- Interpreters available
Checked 26 August 2026 against their own page
Start a chat
Start a Hope for Wellness chat
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 26 August 2026 against their own page

Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain)

A free national line for anyone worried about their drinking, answered by members.

0800 917 7650
Call the AA national helpline
Free from any phone in the UK.
Hours not confirmed
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

NHS Practitioner Health

A confidential NHS service for doctors, dentists and other health professionals with mental health or addiction difficulties.

0300 0303 300
Call NHS Practitioner Health
Hours not confirmed
- Free to call
- Confidential, with limits
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

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