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OffTheWallNo.25Spring2012
Little Devils?The truth behind tranquillisers: use or abuse?
I n f o r m a t I v e l
s u p p o r t I v e l
c r e a t I v e
PLUS Spring Lamb, Poems, Crossword, Letters, Rant, 10 Questions
F R E E !
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The DHI Allotment“As a service user of DHI in Bath I was told of a gardening project ontheir allotment in Victoria Park andbeing a fan of anything natural I
thought I’d give it a shot.I was introduced to Peter and hisenthusiasm for all things green was veryencouraging. I started coming on a regularbasis and there was always a lot to do,from planting veggies to hard landscapingto just chilling out and relaxing by thepond, feeding the goldfish.
I can highly recommend gettinginvolved if you are in need of somemeaningful occupation, and getting back
on track, I’m hoping to get into a gardeningcareer and set up a little business sellingveggies to people on low incomes.”
If you want to get involved contact us on [email protected]
MidsomerNortonRural
Recovery HubNew free and condential Multi-Agency Drug
and Alcohol Service for Midsomer Norton,
incorporating employment and housing
information and support
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Address: The Cottage, High Street
Midsomer Norton BA3 2DP
(behind the Midsomer Norton Sainsburys store)
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For further information about services
available and opening times contact:
01225 329411
W lk wd ig y!
YOGACOMES TO DHI
I was pleased to learn recently that DHI now
oers free yoga classes on Wednesday evenings. As I am a participant in the weekly Mondaymorning Mindfulness Meditation group, I
thought yoga might be a useful complementto this activity. According to Denise, our yogacoordinator, I was right, as she considers yoga
and meditation to be “inextricably interlinked”,putting my description that “they go together,
innit?” in more educated English.
Anyone is welcome to join the group, whichtakes place every Wednesday from 5.30pm to6.30pm. You don’t have to have an interest or
participate in meditation, as I do, and you needhave no previous experience in yoga. I nd thehour well spent, as the benets are physical,
mental and emotional and I leave feeling thesebenets in every way.
If you are interested in learning more, have a word with your key worker, if you have one, or
simply turn up at 1730h on any Wednesday. You will be pleasantly surprised.
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Patron Midge Ure O The Wall Editorial Team Feature writers: Jim Timoney, Alan Cupit, Andrew Campbell, Colette Lyons,
Kangy, Rachel Garvin, Lisa; Jessica Lovelace; Tanya Galic. Books & Poetry editor: Jim
Contributors Steve Langston, Colin Young, Spike
Check us out online: www.dhi-online.org.uk/clients/category/Off-The-Wall
Get in touch! O The Wall Magazine The Beehive, Beehive Yard, Bath, BA1 5BD. Tel 01225 329411
Email [email protected]. Copyright © 2010 DHI. All rights reserved. The Group of Seven assist with production.
Hi h! Welcome to our Spring Issue of Off The
Wall. We have dedicated this edition to
the use/ abuse of Tranquilisers. We’ve
included some interesting facts (from
BAT), useful suggestions and personal
experiences of using prescribed
medication. Plus all the usual reviews,
puzzles, jokes and recipes – so enjoy
reading and get involved if you want to
write or contribute to the next issue...
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c Not so tranquil? 4
Battle Against Tranquillisers 7
Tranquillisers, the myth 8
10 Questions 10
Time or some new ideas! 12
Puzzle Corner 13
Spring Lamb 14
Poems 16
Window on the web 17
What’s On at DHI: B&NES 18 What’s On at DHI: South Glos. 20
What’s On at DHI: Swindon 21
Letters Page 22
Useul Ino 23
The Back Page 24
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Pictured clockwise fom above:
Sheep farming secrets revealed onpage 14; Zombie apocalypse - what would you do? See page 10; Fancy
creative Writing? We do (page 12);Information from Battle Against
Tranquillisers - page 7.
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annual report 20 10 / 11
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Igo to the Bath D.H.I. groupevery Tuesday from 2.30 –3.30 p.m. I have found theinformation I have learnt
from the group to be a life-linein coming to understand theeffects that being addicted toBenzodiazepines (Benzo’s)has on me. I took Valiumrst in 1994 for anxiety andafter a short stay in hospital,
(Psychiatric Unit) I have beenprescribed them (and sleepingtablets) on and off for the past18 years.
I had a relapse in 2004 andmy Benzo use really took off inthe 7 years between 2004-2011, when anxiety and depression where (and to a certain extent,still are) my daily companions.
Because of the excellent
facilitating of the B.A.T. group by Colin Young, Supportand Development worker, Ihave learnt that long termdependency on the pillscauses panic, feelings of angerand anxiety, sleeplessnessand depression and suicidalthoughts, also feelings of self harm, to name but a few. Agoraphobia is also a big one
for me and I have found I amnot as condent as I used to be– becoming withdrawn and notas outgoing.
This is where B.A.T. comesin. They have helped me make
sense of the fact that I believedmyself to be ill, when in fact Iam suffering from withdrawalsymptoms.
One o my questions was ‘How
can I be having withdrawal
symptoms when I am on a steady
dose?’
Answer: Your body gets used to the
eects o the pills so quickly that,
unless you keep increasing the dose, you start suering withdrawal eects.
Alcohol and Benzo’s are virtually interchangeable so itis important to limit alcoholconsumption, or better stillI have found cutting it outaltogether is better as I am notgoing in and out of withdrawalso quickly.
I have learnt the hard way – as we all do. I used to takea 2mg Valium before goingto the supermarket or doingsomething that made meanxious, then after completingthe task I would reward myself with a half or a pint of beer.The panic that I felt at going out was masked by the pill (Benzo)and the panic I felt (really the
withdrawal effect as the pill wore off) was masked by thealcoholic drink. Later on whenthe effects of the drink woreoff, I would go into withdrawalagain, feel anxious or angry andagitated and tearful, or havethoughts of self harm. I wouldtake a pill to calm myself down!
And so it went on until Ifound B.A.T.
O The Wall contributor Jess tells us her story andongoing experience o tranquillisers ...
o t so t r a q u
“I have learnt the hard way –as we all do. I used to take a2mg Valium before going to thesupermarket or doing somethingthat made me anxious, thenafter completing the task I would reward myself with ahalf or a pint of beer”
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What is a Support Group like?
I have found the group to befriendly and welcoming. I waslucky in that my rst year in aB.A.T. group, I was often theonly person attending so I wasable to talk to Colin one-to-one
and in depth. I telephonedrst and asked a lot of questions, I was very nervousat rst and felt frightened I would be pressurised intoreducing the amount I take before I was ready, in fact thereverse is true. With Colin’shelp and also Una Corbett(over the telephone) and TABSanother B.A.T. worker, I have
been able to decide for myself.I still take 4 mg of Diazepam
having recently made a 0.5mg cut; I nd I can contributequite usefully to the group(which now sometimes
numbers 3 or 4 people.)My experience is helping
newer members of the groupto understand withdrawal, itseffects and how not to takeBenzo’s chaotically. Mostgroups are run by people who
have come off pills themselvesand understand how frightening this can be andhow out of control and zombielike you can feel.
Before I met B.A.T. Supportand Development worker Colin,I was taking around 10 mg –15 mg of Benzo’s chaotically throughout the day/week. I wasa mess and all over the place,
severe anxiety attacks wherecommonplace.
Once I stabilised on a regulardose taking 2.0 mg in themorning (I get up around10.30/11.00 am.) I am a late
riser as I nd that sleep helpsme. I then took 2.5 mg at 4. Pm,1 mg at 7.00 pm and around5 mg at 10/10.45 pm. Theanxiety attacks have lessenedin intensity and frequency. The4 sleeping tablets I was taking
to knock myself out in the early evening and going to bed by 5.00 pm (supper at 4.00 pm,then I would eat again at 8 or9.00 pm to get back to sleep when the tablets wore off) I puton a lot of weight going up tonearly 13 stone. I have since lost2 ½ stone by addressing issuesof anger and food insecurities.This, amazingly, was before I
found B.A.T. around 2009/210.I also tried Slimming World for8 months and found the recipesand support helpful.
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Anyway, as I was saying I would knock myself out becauseI couldn’t stand the lonelinessof the evening and havingdisordered thoughts with
stressful rhyming words anddistorted vision.
When I stabilised on aregular dose (and on the adviceof Colin at B.A.T. convertedall the Benzodiazepines intoDiazepam,) my anxiety attacks very slowly and very gradually,lessened in intensity. Don’tget me wrong, a year and a half after starting this journey, I still
sometimes fear the evenings,and get scared a lot (a commonBenzo withdrawal problem, fearof nothing and everything.)
I spaced the Diazepam outregularly throughout the day and have continued to do so.From 15 mg daily in August2010 (I have just made another0.5 mg cut) my daily intake is just 4 mg as of February 2012.
The next step – afterstabilising for at least 5 weeks, because I am having a toughtime adjusting to this new dose as I crave the 0.5 mg cut,(psychologically as well asphysically) will be to reduce it by 0.1 mg. I will be using liquidas this is easier to measure viaa plastic syringe to place thesyrup on to my tongue.
I have developed a love/hate relationship withthe Valium, (Diazepam)really more of a hate/haterelationship. I take themto stop withdrawal effectsof anger, feeling afraid,agrophobia etc., happening tointensely. (They are still thereuntil I withdraw completely,then for months after; I will
still feel the ‘need’ for them. Istill feel a ‘need’ for a ‘x’ tochill me out, a ‘pill xation’.
Did you know that Benzo’sare harder to come off thanHeroin.? I am well and truly
addicted to a prescription drug.Before making the 0.5 mg cut
at the end of January 2012, I hada stable 4 months and chosenot to make a reduction
between October 2011and end of January/
beginning of February 2012 because Decemberis a stressful time for me,(Christmas and the dark
winter days.) My birthday is in January and I usually getupset about that too!!
What can I do about the eects?
It is important if you do decideto cut down, or even come off thepills, that you do so very slowly.It is extremely difcult whichis why B.A.T. offers supportgroups and telephone help. Forme personally, I nd eveningsstressful and they make meanxious, (although I am friends
with a neighbour and play
scrabble with him in the evenings which helps enormously.) I have
found Una Corbett whooffers phone help every
day from 9.00 a.m.
till 8.00 p.m., to beinvaluable. Witha no nonsense
yet incredibly supportive and
understanding ear,she has listened to
me cry down the phoneon many occasions.
How do I fnd out more?
Contact: Battle AgainstTranquillisers (see the oppositepage for more information)
P.O.Box 658, Bristol BS99 1XP Ofce: 01179 966 3629 –open 7 days a week, 9.00 a.m.till 8.00 p.m.Helpline:0844 826 9317 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bataid.org• Home visits offered, either one
to one or with you, your family or friends.
B.A.T. will help me to withdraw from Benzo’s as comfortably aspossible and help me make thenecessary changes in life after
withdrawal, plus receptors in my brain will heal themselves, SO
THERE IS HOPE!
And fnally:Something called your GABBA receptors mend during
withdrawal (best planned) fromBenzo’s. This is very positiveand gives hope of feeling better.The process can take yearsto cut down 1 mg by 1 mg, orhowever you do it. But goodluck! You will get there!
There is life after Benzo’s
so watch this space. (And formy uncles and aunts who liveoutside of my home town of Bath – in Bradford-upon-Avonand Bristol – I will get to youone day.)
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he rst appropriatecomment relating toB.A.T. (Battle AgainstTranquillisers) is
that if a person is notmotivated to stop taking their benzodiazepines or Z drug,they will not be pressurisedto stop as this is likely to be counterproductive. Thechances of successfully withdrawing the benzo’sor Z drug are improved when a person’s physicalhealth, psychological health
and personal circumstances arestable.
B.A.T.’s mission statement is“To lessen the harm caused by benzodiazepine tranquillisersand sleeping pills and drugs with similar effects”
B.A.T. aimsTo help those who are addictedto benzodiazepine tranquillisers
and sleeping pills and drugs with similar effects, and who wish to withdraw from them,to do so as comfortably aspossible and to help them makethe life changes necessary after withdrawal. This clariesthe working practices forprofessionals who may bethinking about referrals and has been well received.
B.A.T. Working Policy B.A.T. works within an EqualOpportunities policy, providinginformation and services forpeople who take/use benzo’s
What does B.A.T. ProvideSupport for people taking/using benzodiazepines.
Support for people whohave a Dual Diagnosis-wheresubstance use/misuse co-exists with mental health problems.
Training and presentations fora range of health, social services, voluntary sector and drugs andalcohol support professionals
who work with people whotake benzodiazepines and/orZ drugs. Small groups, usersgroups etc. are also cateredfor. These are individually tailored to the needs of eachorganisation/group. Thecharging takes account of organisations’ incomes. For low income/unfunded groups B.A.T.provides free sessions.
Contact: 01179 966 3629(open 7 days a week,9.00 am til 8.00 pm)Helpline:0844 826 9317
Website: www.bataid.org
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More about
Battle AgainstTranquillisers
BAT actbox Some o the
most commoneects that canbe produced by benzodiazepinetranquillisersand sleepingpills...
• Feeling afraid
• Panic attacks
• Agoraphobia and
claustrophobia
• Depression
• Sleeplessness
• Feelings of anger and
anxiety
• Lack of concentration
• Feelings of unreality/
depersonalisation
• Lack of condence
• Aches and pains
(muscle tension)
• Stomach and boel
problems – diarrhoea
and constipation
• Rashes
• Giddiness
• Ja pains
• Blurred vision
• Flu-like symptoms
• Exhaustion
• Many people onder
why they have
changed from being
happy and outgoing, to
being over-anxious and
uncondent.
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M y motivation to work for BAT - I heard Unathe BAT coordinatorspeaking about Benzos
and their complications and became very interested in BAT’s
work as I knew that an addictionto them was far worse that class A drugs. Two interesting facts - they stop working and produce sideeffects when you are still on themand detoxing from them to fastcan lead to long term withdrawallasting months and even years,none of which happens onmethadone or heroin. Many people drop out of treatment due
to the misunderstanding anddenial surrounding Benzos andmany poly drug users come off allother drugs but want to continueself medicating with benzo’s.
When I began to research thesubject from personal experiencesand reading medical journalsas well as looking at whatclinical guidance was written forprofessionals, the results were
shocking. I learned that Benzos were the most talked about drugin the world and although I knew it was a huge problem withinillegal drug using circles I wasn’taware there is also hundreds of
thousands of innocent people being prescribed and kept onthem way beyond what theguidelines suggest and worldwidepeople were experiencing thesame problems with many being
denied there symptoms andtold it’s not the drugs causingproblems that they had underlingmental health issues or that there
was no way out and it would be best to stay on them. People’slives are being ripped apart by theinsidious nature of the Benzos,from the person on the script tofamily members and carers.
THEY ARE NOT THE SOLUTIONTHEY ARE THE PROBLEM.This aroused a passion in meand although I obviously havecompassion for people whochoose to use them alongsideother drugs I feel for the people
who are addicted and whose livesare being wasted who had takenthem in good faith prescribed tothem. People using illegal drugs
make a choice to take Benzos notlike the others but there are many similarities such as both groupsare prescribed for years when theBritish National Formulary (GPguidance manual) recommends
2 – 4 weeks in crippling anxiety which is routinely ignored andthat the recommendations set outin 1988 by The Committee for theSafety of Medications guidance isregularly dismissed. I also knew
that organisations like BAT werefew and far between and had
very little funding and that many GP’s and drugs workers neverknew what to do with people who
were addicted to benzo’s. To meI feel like people deserve justiceand have huge satisfaction to be
working with an organisation who is not motivated by makingmoney, making friends or making
themselves sound good. BAT hasmade huge strides in highlightingthe problems and is actively
working with the Government ondevising new policies and new methods on tackling the problem.However without the cooperationof the GP’s many who still chooseto freely prescribe on long termrepeats then I’m afraid the benzoproblem which has been known
as huge problem since the 1970’s will be with us for a long timeto come. My rst experiencesin the 80s with Benzos weremade possible due to exposureit seemed everyone had them
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Tranquillizers, the myth
Anyone on these drugsany longer than 2-4 weeksas recommended is rarely tranquil...The following excerpt is a reply to questions asked of Colin Young, a truly
great guy who works for B.A.T. as a development worker.
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and it was a funny new world.Prescription drugs were the new fashion. I know of lots of people
who I grew up with ending upin jail serving sentences from 3months to 15 years and couldn’tremember a thing as they hadtaken mothers little helper –the wonder drug. I wonder if those offences were actions of tranquillity. At the last time of looking there were just over200 000 registered addicts intreatment in England. Thereare over 1.5 million addictedto prescription drugs with over
11 million benzo prescriptions written in 2011.
Do I get satisfaction seeingsomeone come off? The mostsatisfying part is when someoneknows that at BAT we know about Benzos we know what we are talking about and thisgives service user knowledgethat they are not alone and can
withdraw and nd a life worthliving. There is a lot of fearattached to withdrawing andthey stand alone in that they areunique compared to other drugs. With other drugs you reduce,come off and get physically andmentally better in a few weeksmaybe a month. Working with benzo dependence isn’t an easy
job as they are a prescribeddrug and many people don’thave to turn to criminality to fund their own slave trade when there are lots of GP’s willing to supply on demand.I nd people need inspired totake the risk and when thatstarts to happen and they have a light bulb moment andrealise that the drugs they aretaking are actually the insideenemy and they have becomea slave to the insidious natureof benzodiazepines that’s whenthey start to recover. For me
drugs work is all about takingsomeone through their journey, informing andeducating them about the drugsthey are taking their chemicalactions and the best way toaddress it alongside installing belief, and inspiring them totake the action to begin the journey of changing their lives.
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l We always recommend thatthe person switching to valium
as the half life makes withdrawal
more comfortable as well as
keeping cognitive & emotional
functioning more stable.
l Take them structured atroughly the same time and
same amount each day which
allows stabilisation.
l We advise a 10% reductionof the whole dose ( 40mg
would be a reduction of
4mg and 30mg would be a
reduction of 3mg etc). Cuts
should only continue once the
person feels stable again andover any distressing withdrawal
symptoms which can take up
to 3 weeks. This allows people
to monitor their own feelings
and take charge of their own
withdrawal. Forced or fast
withdrawal often has negative
consequences.
l Believe in intrinsic health
and emphasise that the
problems are usually with thedrugs and not the person.
l The workers knowledge of allthe factors concerning benzosis important due to tolerance,
psychology, mimic of poor metal
health and misdiagnoses which
often results in poor advice
leading to a vicious cycle. Use a
benzo support group.
l Internet buying is aproblem as there are all
sorts of mixtures with different
compounds on the market
some cut with blood thinners
and others pig fatteners. Also
there are lots of different
brands which come in different
strengths and some people
don’t realise what they are
taking. For example someone
may buy 2mg of alprazolamtablets not knowing this is
equivalent to 20mg diazepam
or 2mg clonazepam = 40mg
diazepam. I have been told
by service users that once
they were subscribed that they
regularly got emails which
encouraged buy one batch get
the other half price. Also many
users get anxious, fearful and
agoraphobic when they needmore. Internet delivery means
they don’t even need to go out
the front door to score making
matters worse.
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How and why did you get to this
point in your career and why
did you want to get into this
type o work in the frst place?
First of all I volunteered for anorganisation called BADAS –
my previous work experience was predominantly around working with young adults with special needs and autisticspectrum disorders. As a resultof this I was asked to apply for afull-time position as a specialistdrug alcohol worker for adults
with special needs and learningdifculties and disabilities. Thispost was originally funded for
18 months and during that timecontract for obligations meantthat I got to TUPE across fromnew highway to DHI. At DHI Iapplied for and was taken on asan engagement worker and my role includes street out reachesorganisation out reaches forexample with the big issue orJulian house needle exchangesin both Midsummer Norton
and Bath as well as working inthe drop-in and occasionally delivering training when required.So I am kept fairly busy at alltimes.
What do you fnd most
rewarding about your job?
I think the single most rewardingaspect of my job is that it is never
boring because we do have such
a diverse and interesting clientgroup and the people I work withare both exceptional and talentedI feel excited every morning onmy way to work because I know everyday is different, this helps to
keep my enthusiasm high and my interest keen.
What do you fnd most difcult
about your job?
The most challenging aspect of
this job is watching our clientcope with prejudice heaped uponthem from a society that often isnot prepared to understand. Itannoys me greatly when I see orhear anybody make a judgementabout one of our clients withoutknowing a single thing aboutthem. I’ll have seen this many times during street outreach anddrop ins. You should never judge
another human being unless you’ve walked a mile in theirshoes or spend an hour talking toknow their history unfortunately this narrow-mindedness oftenleads to negative responses tomany of our clients. I am fully aware that many of our clientscan be challenging but we donot have the right to judge them.Somebody said to me recently
in the needle exchange one of the reasons I come in here is
because it’s one of the few places where I don’t get greeted with anegative response or sworn at andsometimes you’re the rst non-
judgemental non-aggressivepolite person to talk to me in 72
hours. This is a difcult part of the work I do and reminds meconstantly of how lucky I am.
In the event o a zombie
apocalypse what steps would you
take to ensure your survival?
Oh you sure the apocalypse hasn’talready happened? I’m sure mostof my train rides home are a partof a zombie apocalypse movie!
What are your career and lie
goals?
In my career I would love to be better qualied and haveoften looked at doing a degree,unfortunately I have no idea whatI would do a degree in so that’s onhold until I can make my mind up.Long-term my dream career move
would be to return to massage and
sports therapies and have my ownclinic with my own client base butthat’s a bit of a pipe dream at themoment. But it’s good to havedreams.
What is you avourite book, flm,
album and plate o ood?
Favourite book – ‘The Ascentof Man’, a truly fascinating readabout where we came from
and how we have evolved overmillennia. Favourite lm – therehave been so many good ones
but as I have to choose justone I would one probably go
with ‘Shawshank Redemption’.
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20 QuestionsOff The Wall speaks to Spike, DHI
engagement worker...
I10Otis Redding
Billy Connolly
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Favourite album is probably the toughest decision to make,at least on Desert Island Discs
you get 8 to choose... today it would probably be Otis Redding’sGreatest Hits but tomorrow itmay be the Sex Pistols, so this oneI really struggled on. Favouriteplate of food something quitesimple – boiled bacon, new potatoes and cabbage, carrots and
white sauce. Anybody who knowsme will be aware that I love foodand will eat anything.
In twenty words describe
your perect night out?
Good food and live music,surrounded by the people I love.
A bit cheesy I know but hey, my choice
I you were PM what laws would
you introduce or change?
Changing the law is amassive undertaking and theconsequences of changing
any law often lead to many
unforeseen problems, but theone policy I would change asprime minister would be to givegreater funding around caringin the community and supportfor people who genuinely need ahigher level of specialist input. Ihave been involved many timesin the past in going into people’shouses and lives and seeing thedevastation that can easily beavoided with a little more funding
with a little more time givento individuals to maintain andimprove their standard of livingand it’s not rocket science – it’s
about giving professionals timeand opportunity to proactively improve somebody’s well-being.
Who would be your perect dinner
party guests?
This could be a really big listquite easily and then there’s thedilemma – do you go for humouror do you go for interesting/challenging conversation? So
I will limit myself to 6 guests
plus me and my partner. Billy Connolly for humour, next toJackie my partner, next to StephenFry (all-round good value), AnnieLennox for both music andsocial conscience next to NelsonMandela – you’d be mad not toinvite him wouldn’t you? Andfor the experience of a lifetime I
would sit my 15-year-old daughternext to him to learn the value of humanity and nally myself. Let’s
be honest the conversation would be interesting and the listening would be even more so.
What were your childhood
aspirations and which ones have
you ulflled?
This may sound a little cheesy but all I have ever wanted is to behappy – yeah okay, no throwingup and it sounds sickly. But I dohave a plan in place and that isthat I promise myself everyday areal rich deep laugh at something,hey it works for me! Try it –
laughing really works. OTW
l If the fuel tax is going up
regardless don’t be surprised
when everything increases inprice. Transport is our lifeline for
supplies of food, emergency
services, travel etc, etc. I’m no
politician but why not just leave
the cost as it is? Ok, I know the
proposed rise is only 3p but that
soon adds up, especially for
businesses that we all rely on.
If the cost was frozen however,
that would leave money
circulating around our country hich ould benet us all in one
way or another instead of being
swallowed up by the government
coffers to be distributed at their
will, and I’m not referring to
foreign aid! Seems simple and
logical to me. While I’ve got my breath back,
what about young drunkenness
on the streets? Costs an absolute
fortune apparently! Well, here’s
my idea.
Just stop all small
shops and big
supermarkets selling the stuff!
Only allow pubs (not many left),
restaurants and selected off
licenses to sell it. While were on it ban children
from licensed premises. Might
appear a little harsh but I have
seen children in pubs on several
occasions being severely
chastised for being bored and
wanting to simply ‘go home’ while the adults are happy to
carry on with their drinking. In my
view this leads to them seeing it
as the norm. Alan Cupit
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Music Therapy A regular musicgroup offering an array of various musical instrumentsfor people who cannot play aninstrument, but would like togive it a bash.
Music Group For people withsome level of competence withan instrument.Drumming Class Give it a bash.Drama Group I missed out onlearning drama at school andI would love to experience adrama group. Art When DHI Bath had it’s openday, for a few weeks beforehand,a large white backdrop/sheet
was pinned to a wall. A display of paints/brushes/pastels/crayons etc. was made available.So many people displayedfantastic artistic abilities witheither painting/drawing/graftiart etc. Everyone said it would be good to drop in and add to acolourful collage on a daily basis.
Poetry Reciting and writing.Creative Writing Group Could be fun.Open Mic Maybe twice a yearor something, no big deal likeinviting the Mayor etc. just
clients exhibiting their talentsto each other.Dance Group Zumba or FiveRhythms would be fun, or how about a bit of Line Dancing orTap Dancing? A Joke Board It might raise asmile here and there i.e. whenis a door not a door? When itis ajar.Days Out Wouldn’t it be great
if DHI could get a minibus andtake us clients on outings?Dyslexia No More A.R.R.O.W.is a fantastic new approachfor people with Dyslexia. A.R.R.O.W. teaches people very quickly indeed. What wouldnormally take 16 months of tuition, can be attained in 4
weeks using the A.R.R.O.W.technique!! The process
encourages the person learn viatheir own voice.www.self-voice.com/ Lotions and Potions Learning tomake our own moisturisers,soap etc. with naturalingredients such as Aloe Veraetc. (Eye of newt, wing of batsort of thing)
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Time or some new ideas?Off The Wall contributor Collette denitely thinks so. Here’s her thoughts onnew activities offered by DHI ... let us know your thoughts.
Monochrome swap shop!
O The Wall needs our readers’ support.
We’d like the Beehive to start a reecycle service for
staff and service users, and we need a few of youto get behind this in order to make it happen.
We will advertise unwanted electrical items (we already have dvd players,phones, and video recorders - all in working order) that we want to ofoad.Like the sound o that? Then let a member o sta at the Beehive know you’reinterested, and hopeully we can get started beore next issue.
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13O The Wall No.25, Spring 2012
fUN!
Puzzle corner Good luck with our cryptic summer puzzles...
1a & 1d
Down1 Honey ound on trees
2 The river’s high in Spring
3 Chas and Dave like to talk
4 Clear this up ater spring picnic
5 Singing in the rain
6 N fake shing here
7 Came second to the tortoise
8 Chclate Easter
Across1 Madam futters by in
Winnie-the-Pooh
2 What you’ll get rom midges
this Spring
3 This tabloid is hot
4 What soldiers do in Spring
5 Plant your vegetables and they
do this in Spring
6 On a day like this you can see
orever
7 Religious holiday in Spring
Spring crossword
Andrew’s 90s quiz
Events1. In which year did Iraqi orces
invade Kuwait?
2. In 1992 a series o riots occurred
in which U.S. city?
3. In 1991, Latvia gained its
independence rom Russia. What is
Latvia’s capital city?
4. Which space telescope was
launched in 1990?
5. Nelson Mandela became the
rst black president f Suth Africa
in which year?
TV 6. In Roseanne, who played
Roseanne’s husband?
7. Which American comedy series
brought ame or Will Smith?
8. In The Simpsons, what was the
name o the Minister o the First
Church f Springeld?
9. Which actor played Doctor
Doug Ross in American medical
drama E.R.?
10. Which 1990/91 series centredon the investigation by FBI Special
Agent Cooper into the death o
popular teenager Laura Palmer?
Music - No.1s11. Which all-girl group had eight
No. 1s in the 1990s, including
Wannabe, Say You’ll Be There and
Viva Forever?
12. In 1995, there was a highly-
publicised battle or the No. 1 spotbetween two Britpop bands, which
was won by the song Country
House by which group?
13. Which 1991 song by Bryan
Adams holds the record or the
most consecutive weeks at
No. 1, with 16 weeks?
14. Cher’s 1991 No. 1 The Shoop
Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) was rom
hich lm starring Cher, Bb Hskins,
Christina Ricci and Winona Ryder?15. In 1997, Eltn Jhn
reached No. 1 with a single
commemorating the death o
Princess Diana, a new version o
which o his 1970s singles? A N S w E R S o N P A G E 2
2
3d
3a
2d 4d
4a
5a
2a
6a
7a
6d 7d 8d
5d
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Andrew: How many sheep(approximately) are in theock? Tim: 198; that includes rams,lambs and ewes.
A: Do you have a sheepdog? If so, what is the sheepdog’s name?T: Yes I do, she is named Floss. She is a border collie.
A: How big is the farm? T: 220 acres
A: How do you shear sheep?T: You get hold of the ewe, sit her in the upright position with
her bottom to the ground and her head upright, then usingthe shears you shear the ewe of her wool.
A: Do you sell the eece to beturned into woollen garments?T: Yes we do, to the Wool Marketing Board. We usuallymake a small amount of money.
A: Does it make commercialsense to be a sheep farmer?T: It does make sense, but protsare slim.
A: Do you have to deal withsheep rustlers?T: Thankfully, no
A: Which breed of sheep do youhave?
T: Texel.
A: Do you have to periodically slaughter some of your sheep?T: It is against the law for a farmer to slaughter his own
sheep. It has to be done at alicensed abattoir.
A: Do you have, or would youconsider, a farm shop?T: No I would not. The farm is inthe wrong location.
A: Are sheep the only animals you keep on the farm?T: No, we also keep chickens.
A: Do you have a favouritemutton or lamb dish?T: Shepherd’s pie.
A: How many babies can asheep carry at one time?
T: Usually two, but they can have three.
A: How old ishogget, lamb andmutton?
T: Hoggett is very mature lamband mutton is a mature ewe
A: Is the lm Babe an accuraterepresentation of sheepfarming?T: Yes it is an accurate
representation, except for thesheep pig.
A: As a sheep farmer, do youmake a mint?T: No!
fEATURE
O The Wall contributor Andrew Campbell gets out
and about and talks t lcal sheep farmer Tim Earle.
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Poetry corner
Tribal VoicesBy Collette Lyons
Tribal voices saying what? Putting politicians on the spot,
asking questions, seeking answers, not a rabble o unruly
chancers.
And so we gather here in this place, to interlace, to weave
our web, be the ebb, be the fow, dear lord, make it so.
Mr Government, o the cu, I’ve had enough, lies and
deceit, not at all neat, no ebb, no fow, where do we go,
rom here?
our Earth struggling fr breath, natin slaughters natin,
intent upon death. Anguish prevailing, amilies wailing, in
grie. Sons and daughters gone, one by one, slaughtered
and killed, Earth made red by the bld they have spilled
Dwindling orests, disappearing cultures, the west like vultures, ripping and tearing, nt really caring, sucking Earth
dry. Stop it! Stop it! I hear a cry, no a scream. How can you
be so mean, so cruel? Mr Government, you are a ool, i
you think you can spit in the ace o the human race. You
will be stopped! Cropped! Pulled up short, lanced, like a big
ugly wart.
Miracles you know have happened beore. All through
history, mystery, Imagination throughout every nation. The
unexplained has always remained part o our lives. Magic
spells, wishing wells, intonation, all a part o this creation.Subtle nuance, a weaving dance, a song rom the heart, a
prayer, to truly care. To see each other as sister and brother.
Weave a web that is strong and true, our vision and strength
will be our glue
We will not ail, to prevail, against you Mr Government. You
know the score, miracles have happened beore.
So here we are, here in this place. Let us weave our spell,
with dignity and grace. We need to see, harmony, amongst
ourselves, stand together with magic o elves. For we are
the horse shoe nail, we are the Holy Grail, shining or all tosee, a multicultural Synergy. I or one do not dance, to the
song o lies and deceit, nor tap my eet to the song o war,
and whatsmore... I never will.
Morning
By Jessica Lovelace
Now the blue sky morning mist
becomes lighter still, paler by the
unseeing second, ghostly
trapping
every nerve, shredding
every bre t
obtain a resonance o
youth again.
And as I sit in my morning calm
sipping tea with increasing balm
it is as I’d have it i I were
watching me;
as it is I am alone with no
company.
Sound’s blocked out – no noise
permit I – as with ear-plugs inI continue the quiet with which I
shared the night.
Is it permitted to share this
peace with no-one but mysel?
And as the day dawns,
light increasing still,
it is as I’d have it be.
Tea like Now
By Jessica Lovelace
I sit and drink Rooibosh
and lemon tea
Filtered through so easily
I sit and drink my tea
you see,
All day long, and pee
and pee.
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16O The Wall No.24, Winter 2011/12
A couple decided to
go to the Glastonbury
Festival for the rst time.
They had a very in-tents
experience.
What didthe car-loving cowboy say?
Audi.
A darts player
wanted to get ontothe gravy train.
His name was
Eric Bisto.
A Formula 1 driver
decided to take up
hairdressing after he
retired. He became
known as Hairton
Senna.
A thief decided to burgle the house of an
art collector, but had
second thoughts when
he saw the Constables.
A man fell in love
with a woman from
Blackpool. It was
an illuminating
experience.
A man wanted
to buy a car but he
couldn’t aFord it.
What’s a
tortoise’sfavourite petrol
company?
Shell.
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17O The Wall No.24, Winter 2011/12
A t last, I get round toputting pen to paper.I’ve been in for 26days now.
When I arrived at HMPBronzeeld on Thursday 1stSeptember 2011, I was dying for a
fag. I had been in the cells underthe Crown Court in Hove since2.15pm. After all the paperwork and waiting for the G4S van Inally arrived at 9.24pm. I know this because a minute after youarrive, you are taken into thisroom where an Ofcer takes yourpicture and asks the relevantquestions to make sure they have the correct offender. I don’t
remember what questions they asked me but it was very quick and I was handed my ID card.I’m in shock and trying to take inall that is happening...
I was taken into a room witha TV and some other prisoners.Two of the girls asked me if thisis my rst time in prison. I say yes. Someone else asked me if I wanted anything to eat. I
say no. I then get taken intoa room and introduced tothe “Connections” team whohand me a load of leaetsand reel off the spiel...
“Here is your Rough Guideto Bronzeeld booklet,this gives you some basicinformation but you willspend your rst ve days onInduction...” It’s late and still
all I can think of is gettingto my cell where I know I will be able to smoke. I’mstarting to get very irritableand snappy.
The nurses eventually cometo get me from the waitingroom. They take a piss test tosee what drugs I have in my system. Everything comes upas positive – I was surprisedthat THC (grass) came up coz I
couldn’t remember the last timeI had a spliff. Probably in Egypt, but that was in May! They ask me the usual questions. I hatehaving to go through my drughistory, when I started, whatdrugs I took, how I took them,how much etc... I tell themthat I was clean (completely abstinent for nearly 7 years).Oh My God – I am on the edge
of exploding at this point. Soangry – angry with all thequestions, angry with ending upin jail, angry that I ever let my recovery go, angry with the way the girls are checking me out. I just wanna go to my room and be left alone.
When I nally got out of that
room with the nurses, I am with bags in the hall and the Ofcertells me that I will need to wait forthis other girl to have her clinicalassessment, and THEN we cango to the House Blocks. It’s past10pm by this time so I give the5ft-red-eyed-girl with skin-head-haircut a dirty look with a smileand an “OK!” She looked like shehad been crying so I feel slightly sorry for her. Slightly!
My foot is tapping as I stareat the television secured rmly into the corner of the waitingroom. Time creeps by soooslowly. I’m exhausted. I am alltalked out. I’ve had questions
red at me like bullets. Zeroemotion yet they need toknow about any trauma,suicide attempts, overdoses,relationships... I answer likeI am reviewing a movie I watched, yet this is no lm,this is my life!
Wedne day 26 e p t em ber
An excerpt frpm Off The Wall contributor Lisa’s prison diary.
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What’s on at DHIBh & ne s siDHI Bath The Beehive, Beehive Yard, Bath, BA1 5BD
DHI Bath The Beehive, Beehive Yard, Bath. Telephone: 01225 329411, Fax: 01225 334734, [email protected]
DHI Inormation Takeaway 31 Monmouth St, Bath BA1 2AN. Tel: 01225 334185 (Reach foating support services at
the inormation take away on 01225 422156), ax: 01225 465774, [email protected]
Thursday
11.00—12.30 Alcohol Education& Change Programme(4 Weekly Cycle)
1.00-2.30 Positive Change3.00-4.00 Acupuncture
6.00 - 7.00 family Group6.00-7.00 Relapse Prevention
(Abstinence Support Group)
Friday
12.00-1.00 “O The Wall”1.00-2.30 Abstinence Group3.00-4.00 Acupuncture
Saturday
10.00-2.00 Gardening Group10.30-11.30 Acupuncture
Monday
10.30-12.00 Mindulness Group
1.00—2.30 Abstinence Group
5.30 - 7.30 Monday Clubs
Book Club, film Night,
Games Group
6.45 - 8.15 football
(At Percy Community Centre)
Tuesday
10.30-12.00 Women’s Group1.00-2.30 Positive Change3.00-4.30 Alcohol Education
& Change Programme(4 Weekly Cycle)
Wednesday
12.00-2.00 Gardening Group1.00-2.30 Liestyle Workshops3.00-4.00 Acupuncture
5.30-6.30 Yoga
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Groups & Services
Auricular acupuncture Acupuncture sessions are open to
anybody experiencing problems
with drugs or alcohol,no need to
book just turn up a little before the
session start time and come as
and when you’d like.
Sessions are also open to family
members and carers.
DHI Beehive Drop inand internet café9-5 pm Monday - Friday,
Saturday 10 – 1pm
Abstinence Group: What is the next step? ... How
can I increase importance
without adding stress? ... How
can I build a lifestyle to support
my recovery? ... What are my
triggers and how can I manage
these? ... How can I prevent
lapses becoming relapses?
• This group aims to support
people who are drug andalcohol free and who are
committed to remaining
abstinent. It is an open group
that clients can join at any time
Lifestyle Workshops:Series of single issue support
groups focusing on recovery.
Topics include:
Becoming Assertive
Improving Self-EsteemBetter Relationships
Managing Stress and Anxiety
Mindfulness group : A meditation group to help
with managing emotions and
cravings.
Open groupPositive Change Group:
What pleasures does my drug use
bring? ... what difculties does it
take away? ... What problems does
it add to my life? ... What good
things does it take away? ... How
can I develop my condence and
coping skills? ... How will I keep this
going?
• Structured 6 eek course for
clients who are working towards
either controlled use or a drug free
lifestyle. Intake dates for this group
are available from reception.
Alcohol Educationand Change Groups(4 weekly programme starting on
the rst Thursday of each month)
Week 1 - Alcohol Education Group
A group offering information on
alcohol, exploring the impact
on health, social and personal
functioning.
Weeks 2, 3 and 4 - Alcohol Self-
Directed Change Group:
3 session structured group, to elicitmotivation and discuss strategies
for making changes in drinking.
Drop In support groupfor abstinent clients.
Women’s Group Women only support group.
Battle Against Tranquillizers (BAT) A support group for people wishing
to make changes to their use of
tranquillizers.
Family Group A support group for family
members affected by another’s
substance use.
Monday Club A social activity group which meets
eekly. This includes a lm club,
book club and games evenings.
Gardening Group Award winning service user led
allotment project
Off The Wall Service User led
magazine group.
NB Anyone wishing to attend groups
needs to ensure that i they are still
using drugs that they have not used
since midnight the night beore.
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DHI’s award-winningallotment
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20O The Wall No.18, July/August 2010
Tower Road North Warmley
DHI South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Drug & Alcohol Service,
130 Tower Road North, Warmley BS30 8XN.
Freephone: 0800 0733011,
Tel: 01454 868750, Fax: 01454 868755,
Monday
1:00-2:30pm Open Group
6:30-7:30pm Peer Support Group
Tuesday
1:00-3:00pm Alcohol Course
3:00-5:00pm Cannabis Awareness
& Inormation Session
5:00-6:00pm Acupuncture6:00-7:30pm Relapse Prevention
Wednesday
1:00-2:30pm Into Action
1:00-4:00pm Computer Access
Thursday
10:00-12:00pm BAT DROP IN
1:00-3:00pm ACE Group7:00-9:00pm family Group
Friday
10:00-11.30am Induction Course
10:30-12.00pm Womens’ Group
11:30-12:30pm Acupuncture
1:00-2:00pm Meditation
2:00pm Healthy Lunch Club
2:30-4:00pm Engagement Group
What’s on at DHIsh Gl. si
The Bungalow Yate
Yate Treatment Centre
The Bungalow, 24a North Road, Yate BS37 7PA.
Tel: 01454 273643, [email protected]
Monday
11:00-12:00pm Acupuncture
12:00-1:00pm Meditation
1:30-3:00pm Engagement Group
3:00-5:00pm Cannabis Awareness
& Inormation Session
1:00-5:00pm Through Care DROP IN
Tuesday
11:30-12:30pm Acupuncture
1:00-2:00pm Open Group
2:00-4:00pm ACE Group7:00-9:00pm family Group
Wednesday
11:00-1:00pm Grandparents’ Group
1st Wednesday o every month
2:00-3:00pm BAT DROP IN
3:00-4:30pm Induction Course
4:30-5:30pm Acupuncture
5:30-6:30pm Open Group
Thursday
1:30-2:30pm Healthy Lunch Club
3.00-4:30pm Into Action
6:00-7:00pm Relapse Prevention
7:00-8:00pm Peer Support Group
Friday
10:00-12:00pm Housing Clinic
By appointment only 10:00-11:30pm Alcohol Course
12:00-1:30pm Alcohol Course
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21O The Wall No.24, Winter 2011/12
The Old School House Swindon
DHI Swindon
The Old School House, Maxwell St, Swindon SN1 5DR.
Freephone: 0800 9704830, tel: 01793 617177,
fax: 01793 486591, [email protected]
Monday
11.00-1.00pm Cooking class
11.30-1.00pm Stimulant Group workshop
1.00-2.00pm Basic sewing class
Tuesday
11.00-12.30pm Pre-treatment workshop
12.30-2.00pm Cannabis Group workshop
Wednesday
11.00-12.30pm Relapse Prevention workshop
1.00pm Acupuncture and relaxation
Thursday
1.00pm Acupuncture and relaxation
2.00pm-4.00pm Allotment
Friday
11.30-12.30pm Positive Change workshop1.00pm Acupuncture and relaxation
What’s on at DHIswid si
The Boxing Gym
There is access to the boxing gym above the Old
School House. Contact us for more information.
1:1 Sessions
Other appointments outside of these times are
available to you at a place of your convenience.
Triage
An initial assessment can be completed over the
phone Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5pm. Call us on
0800 970 4830. This number is free from call boxes
and landlines.
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In issue 24 we had rthe followingletter ...
Dear OTW Hi there - I enjoy writing storiesin my spare time and I wonderedif Off The Wall would have roomfor something if I sent some in. Also, does the magazine offer
any creative writing courses ordo the editorial team have any suggestions or tips to help withmy writing?
Reader response...
Dear Reader, It’s fantastic that you enjoywriting so much. We encourageall stories and you are welcome
to come and join our team on Friday at the DHI ofces in Beehive Yard in Bath (12-1pm) for our weekly meetings.
DHI offer referrals to creativewriting courses. They are facilitated through Bath CityCollege, via Space2 at Julian House. We suggest that you get a referral through your Keyworker. These courses are for
those in the Bath area. Your Keyworker will know about similarcourses in your area.
Many of our service usersbenet from the creativeoutlet which writing can provide. So, keep putting pen
to paper or tapping onyour keyboard. We look forward to receiving someof your writing in future.
Dear OTW I’m an avid reader of yourmagazine - I pick it up whenever I can nd it.
I have a few questionsand ideas though ... how often do you come out?I haven’t seen a new one sincelast year - you haven’t stoppedhave you? Assuming youhaven’t, have you ever thoughtof hosting an online forum? Itmight e something you can doon Facebook? I only say as the bits of the magazine I nd the
most interesting tend to be otherservice users stories of theirexperiences of difcult times.I nd I can relate to thesestories and, as the saying goes ...‘a problem shared...’ Sincerely, Bad Blake
Dear OTW Hi there - I’ve just got my ownplace after a long wait - I never
expected it to happen! But Ihave a problem. I don’t havemuch furniture, any electricalgoods (apart from an ancientTV) or much else. I’ve a few books to keep me company, andI’ve been told I’ll be getting a
couch, but have you any ideaI could get a dvd player for acouple of quid, or maybesome lights. Hope to hear back, Tom
OTW response...
Dear Reader,Turn to page 12 and see our plans for the Monochrome Swap Shop - lend us your support and hopefully we can get a DVD
player to you very soon.
Dear OTW I am constantly worrying. I ndif I am thinking I cannot stopthinking the worst, like I’m
always thinking about the futureand that it’ll be ‘bad’. That my evenings will be spent in bed from5pm after I’ve eaten and then I
won’t sleep at night. I nd it very hard to go out on my own in theevenings and socialise.
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Letters page
Time to get it off your chest?
Answeres to Andrew’s 80s quiz on page 13
EVENTS 1. 1990; 2. Los Angeles; 3. Riga; 4. Hubble; 5. 1994 TV 6. John Goodman; 7. The Fresh Prince o Bel Air;
8. Rev. Lovejoy; 9. George Clooney; 10. Twin Peaks MUSIC – No. 1s 11. The Spice Girls; 12. Blur;
13. (Everything I D) I D It Fr Yu; 14. Mermaids; 15. Candle in the wind
Got a problem? Get in touch! O The Wall Magazine The Beehive, Beehive Yard, Bath, BA1 5BD T 01225 329411
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l bCheck out www.dhi-online.org.uk or more useul inormation
National contacts
Alcohol concern 0207 9287377
Alliance, the (methadone) 02083 744395
Cannabis Hemp Inormation Club 0145 8835769
Cocaine www.cocaine.org
Date Rape Drugs .rle.cm
Drugscope www.drugscope.org.uk
Drug Education Training 0117 99415810Ecstasy.Org www.ecstasy.org
Erowid www.erwid.org
Good Drugs Guide www.thegooddrugsguide.com
Green Party Drugs Group 0171 7370100
Hemp UK 0186 5311151
Hit www.Hit.org.uk
Howard league for Penal Reorm 0171 2817722
Justice for Woman 0181 3403699
Lieline www.lieline.org.uk
Mainliners 0201 5825434
Medical Marijuana foundation 0157 9346592National Alcohol Helpline 0345 320202
National Drugs Helpline 0800 776600
National Sexual Health/HIV 0800 5671123
Oxordshire User Team 0800 0320829
Project LSD 0171 2881500
Release www.release.org.uk/bust.html
Re-Solv www.re-solv.org
Traasi 02085 339563
Transorm Box 59, 82 Colston Street, Bristol. BS1
Local contacts
DHI Head Ofce and Bath Area Ofce
The Beehive
Beehive Yard, Bath, BA1 5BD
tel 01225 329411
ax 01225 334734
email [email protected]
DHI Inormation Takeaway
31 Monmouth St
Bath BA1 2AN
tel: 01225 334185
(Reach oating support services at the inormation
take away on 01225 422156)
ax: 01225 465774
email: [email protected]
DHI South Gloucestershire
South Glos. Drug & Alcohol Service
130 Tower Road North Warmley BS30 8XN
Freephone: 0800 0733011
tel 01454 868750
ax 01454 868755
email [email protected]
DHI Swindon
The Old School House
Maxwell St
Swindon SN1 5DR
Freephone: 0800 9704830tel 01793 617177
ax 01793 486591
email [email protected]
DHI Kingswood
Ofce 10
Kingswood Foundation
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Yate Treatment Centre
The Bungalow24a North Road
Yate
BS37 7PA
Tel: 01454 273643
Email: [email protected]
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