ALCOHOL
SUMMER
HIGHS
NEW
GROUP! Hurrah! It appears to be Summer again and this means lots more fun in the sun. It’s great to socialise now the weather is getting better and for a lot of us this means meeting up with friends for a drink or two. Barbeques in the garden, picnics in the park, a nice glass of wine in the Village, the delights of the beer garden and just a good old meet up at a friends house can all involve drinking alcohol or a recreational drug or two and more often than not, a few more than originally intended. If you feel that over the Winter months you have been hibernating, it can be easy to get caught up with being out every night over the Summer to make up for lost socialising time; and with all those Prides on the horizon, the opportunities are endless. However being in these situations can make it hard to realise that perhaps drugs or alcohol are a bigger part of your life than usual and being hung-over every day can seem like a way of life, especially if many of your friends fell the same. Being on a comedown or having a hang-over at work can make it difficult to get your work done, it can also make home life that little bit harder not to mention the amount of money you may be spending to have a few more nights out.
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That’s why The Lesbian & Gay Foundation have teamed up with ADS to provide a pilot drop-in project for people to come and have an informal chat or get some sound advice on drug and alcohol use. You may be interested in quitting smoking, want to know about the long term effect of your drinking habits, need some information on your current drug of choice or even get some help if you feel that your habits are all becoming a bit too much to cope with.
For information on MMCAT, visit
The drop-in service will start on the Talk To Frank website: Wednesday 16th June.
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Visit www.lgf.org.uk for more info.
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