About Us

The Project is a voluntary sector organisation set up originally in 1985 to help those having problems with certain prescribed psychotropic medication (benzodiazepine tranquillisers/sleeping tablets, other sleeping tablets and antidepressants).  We help people who are taking, who are considering taking or have recently withdrawn from this type of medication.  

Services we Offer

• We run a telephone help-line (0117) 9628874 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays.  However there are occasions when we experience a high volume of calls if you are unable to get through please keep trying.  Regretfully we are not able to return calls.
• You can e-mail us at help.btp@hotmail.co.uk if you have any queries.

• You can book in to see one of our counsellors for an assessment, where we can go through a reduction programme and discuss what you needs are and how we can support you.
• We provide individual one-to-one prescribed drugs counselling, mainly for those new to the Project and for those undergoing particularly severe withdrawal symptoms.  
• We run self-help groups every week in which you can meet others who face similar problems and discuss your withdrawal programme. 
• We have a drop-in service at Henleaze 5 times a week for those in particular distress and are already using the services at the Project.

The Project provides a safe and supportive atmosphere for you to discuss the problems of taking and withdrawing from benzodiazepines and other psychotropic medicine. We keep individual GPs informed when clients start to work with us and we ask all clients to keep their GPs informed of progress.  Our services are free and confidential.

We would like to Thank the James Tudor Foundation for co-funding this website