Support & Contacts
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endorse any advice that you might receive.HELP ONLINE:
BenzoBuddies - Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Support.
The Minor Tranquilliser Project (Benzodiazepine Support from Camden Mind).
Recovering From Benzodiazepines. A guide for carers who are helping people to recover from benzodiazepine dependence.
AND ON THE GROUND:
Oldham Tranx, The Link Centre for Independent Living, 140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ, England UK meets on Mondays from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Contact details under revision.
Bristol and District Tranquilliser Project - www.btpinfo.org.uk, Suite 5A, Westbury Court. Church Road, Westbury On Trym, Bristol, BS9 3EF - 0117 9500058 (office) and 0117 9500020 (helpline) open Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm · Email bristranx@hotmail.com.
Minor Tranquilliser Service, Mind in Camden, 0207 241 8980, Contact Melanie Davis · Service Review, March 2012 · On Facebook.
CITAp (formerly CITA) - The Council for Information on Tranquillisers, Antidepressants and Painkillers, JDI Centre, 3-11 Mersey View, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 6QA, England UK. Tel: 0151 474 9626, Fax: 0151 284 8324. Helpline: 0151 932 0102 (Mondays to Fridays 10am-1pm). Advice and support for people addicted to tranquillisers and sleeping tablets. Information, advice and leaflets available on anxiety, tranquillisers and anti-depressants. Training offered for professionals.
The Bridge Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Service is a specialist service based in Bradford, UK, to help individuals from the Bradford and Airedale locality to reduce and cease their use of prescribed benzodiazepines (including Z – drugs). The service is delivered by specialist Benzodiazepine Recovery Practitioners Debra Fielding & Angie Warrington, both Counsellors with skills in cognitive behavioural therapy and other psychosocial interventions providing on-site clinics in primary care settings. Contact 01274 715 860, Email debra.fielding@bradford.nhs.uk or Angie.Warrington@bradford.nhs.uk.
Addiction Dependency Solutions (Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Service), 135 – 141 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LN. Contact details.
Prescribed Medication Support Service, Mold, North East Wales. Contact Julie Taylor.
Belfast Health and Social Care Board: Tranquilliser Withdrawal Support. Contact David Mckeown.
NECA (North East Council for Addiction), Bridge View House, 15 - 23 City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2AF · Tel: 0191 222 1262 · Fax: 0191 263 9908 · Email: newcastlebvh@neca.co.uk. Professor Heather Ashton is a member of the NECA Executive Committee.
Reconnexion (formerly Tranx Australia). Australian site treating anxiety, panic, depression, benzodiazepine dependency. Beyond Benzodiazepines. Manual from Reconnexion (Australia), 2010.
Tranx Services Incorporated, New Zealand, PO Box 68-701, Newton, Auckland, NZ. Telephone (09) 356-7305. Fax (09) 356-7315. Email: tranx@tranx.org.nz.
PATIENTS' RIGHTS ADVOCACY, Waikato Incorporated, 65 Tawa Street, Hamilton, New Zealand. Telephone (International): + 64 - 7 - 8435 837. Contact: Anna de Jonge. Email: anna.dej@clear.net.nz.
In the UK and interested in taking legal action against your prescriber? Contact Miss Caroline Moore, Medical Solicitors, Unit 8B, South West Centre, Troutbeck Road, Sheffield S8 0JR. Visit website.
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