No. Drug treatment services can be paid for but can also be accessed free to those who need them on the NHS. The Nottingham Recovery Network provides free support on behalf of the NHS to everybody in Nottingham City.
Drug treatment should always be provided on a highly confidential basis. A health professional is only allowed to breach confidentiality in very limited situations – such as when there is a significant risk of imminent harm to another person. Confidentiality should normally always be discussed at the first assessment/appointment.
You don’t have to be dependent on drugs to need support. If your use of drugs is having an adverse effect on your health or your relationships with other people then yes, you may well need some support. What form that support takes depends entirely on you. If you suspect you may be addicted to drugs then the following section of our website will help you.
The risks of drugs depend on what category they fall into. Drugs like cocaine, speed and ecstasy put pressure on your heart and increase the risk of heart failure. Other substances like opioids can be fatal because they slow your heart rate and your breathing. LSD or magic mushrooms can lead people to act in dangerous and unpredictable ways, and can also lead to mental ill-health. Frequent drug use can also lead to dependency which intensifies risks to health and can have devastating consequences for your everyday life.
+ Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Amphetamine and MDMA/Ecstasy make you feel alert and boost your confidence.
+ Heroin, opiate medications (including codeine), benzodiazepines (such as diazepam), and GHB/GBL make you feel relaxed and chilled out.
+ NOS (Nitrous Oxide), Magic Mushrooms and LSD can alter our sense of reality and movement.
Some drugs, such as Ketamine, fit into more than one of these categories and can have mixed effects.
