WE OFFER THE following main services:
1. A one-to-one counselling service particularly for those new to the Project or who are experiencing especially severe withdrawal symptoms.
2. Weekly group meeting at Henleaze, led by our counsellors, with a strong user involvement.
3. Weekly outreach group meetings at Knowle and Southmead, and also home visits and visits to hospitals and health centres.
4. A drop-in service at Henleaze 5 time a week for those in particular distress.
5. A telephone help-line service (10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays).
Anyone, whether they are attending the Project or not, may use this service.
The Project also provides a safe, supportive atmosphere where clients can discuss the problems caused by benzodiazepine addiction or problems caused by other prescribed psychotropic medication with our counsellors and volunteers. Clients are encouraged to cut down gradually on the dose of the drug they are taking.
With short or medium acting benzodiazepines there often comes a point where further reductions become difficult or impossible. We usually then advise that the client switches over to an equivalent dose of diazepam.
Clients are supported by the Project throughout withdrawal and the post-withdrawal period, which may go on for several months or even longer.