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Alcohol affects all of Scotland.

Clear information, advice and support for people worried about their own drinking, families and friends affected by someone else’s drinking, and anyone who wants to understand alcohol in Scotland.

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What brought you here?

I’m worried about my drinking Dependence, cutting down, stopping, treatment and recovery. I’m worried about someone else For partners, parents, children, relatives and friends. I want to understand alcohol in Scotland Health, harm, drinking culture, poverty, statistics and what is happening across Scotland.

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Alcohol Scotland Now

Our free app for serious alcohol problems and the people living with them. Choose what is happening now and find your next step.

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Help, treatment and recovery

Looking for help?

Find information about treatment, detox, counselling, recovery groups and local alcohol services. There is separate help for families and friends.

Treatment & recovery → Find help in Scotland → Help for families & friends →

Facts and information

About alcohol.

How alcohol affects the brain and body, what the research says, and the figures for Scotland.

Understanding alcoholWhat alcohol does to the brain and body↗ Alcohol in ScotlandDrinking, harm, poverty and communities↗