Drugs and alcohol – getting help
Worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use?
Support is available in Islington.
In Islington, treatment and support for people affected by drug and alcohol use, and their families, is provided by Better Lives. Better Lives is delivered by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Humankind and Via.
You can access information, advice, assessment and a comprehensive range of treatments free of charge to Islington residents and in confidence.
Better Lives offer support and treatment at three locations in Islington, listed below. To request assessment at any service, or for any other queries please call one of the numbers below. You can walk in, call or email for information, advice or to make an appointment to be seen by a practitioner.
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0203 317 6099
99-101 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 7QP
Opening times (including walk in times):
Monday: 9.15-8.00pm
Tuesday: 1.00-5.00pm
Wednesday: 9.15-5.00pm
Thursday: 1.00-5.00pm
Friday: 9.15-6.00pm
309 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8QS
020 3317 6650
Opening Times (including walk in times)
Monday: 9.00-5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00-5.00pm
Wednesday: 9.00-8.00pm
Thursday: 9.00-5.00pm (closed between 2pm and 4pm)
Friday: 9.00-5pm
28b King Henrys Walk, London N1 4NX
0203 3177277
Day Programme
Opening times (including walk in times)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00-5.00pm
Thursday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
There is also a support service for parents who use drug and alcohol and their children:
Better Lives Family Service, 28b King Henrys Walk, London N1 4NX
0203 317 7437
Monday – Friday, from 10:00am – 18:00pm
Contact Better Lives
Telephone: 020 3317 6650
Email: cim-tr.betterlives@nhs.net