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.