Drugs and drug use

It’s important to know more about the substances you’re taking and how to get support

Drugs: what you need to know

Learn about the risks of drug taking and the steps you should take to protect yourself

Advice about drug injection and avoiding overdose

General support and information resources available to drug users, their families and friends

Cocaine is highly addictive in all its forms, whether you snort, smoke or inject

Cannabis can make some existing mental health symptoms worse and has been linked with possible development of mental health issues

Benzodiazepines of all kinds are available in the illegal drugs market

Synthetic cannabinoids are man-made drugs originally designed to mimic the effects of cannabis