Getting help – alcohol and other drug use

• It's not always easy to recognise that you need help with your alcohol or other drug use.
• The Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) is a confidential, non-judgemental service that can help you with information, counselling, referral and advice about alcohol and other drugs.

Do I need help?

• Have friends or family ever worried or complained about your alcohol and other drug use?
• Do you ever use drugs or alcohol first thing in the morning or to get you through the day?
• Are you concerned about your alcohol and other drug use?
• Do you ever use drugs or alcohol to overcome the effects of alcohol or other drugs taken earlier?
• Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your alcohol and other drug use?
• Have you ever felt regret after taking drugs or alcohol?
• Do you conceal your use from family or friends, or edit stories involving your drinking or using?
• Does your alcohol and other drug use impact negatively on other parts of your life, for example work, friendships, finances, health?
• Have you ever run out of money for things you need (for example, food, bills, going out) because you've spent your money on alcohol or drugs?
• Would you like to change the way you use drugs or alcohol?

It's not always easy to recognise that you need help with your alcohol and other drug use. If you answer yes to any of the above questions it may mean you could do with some assistance.

Alcohol and Drug Support Service

Alcohol and Drug Support Line (formerly the Alcohol and Drug Information Service/ADIS)

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support to anyone concerned about their own or another person’s alcohol or drug use.

Phone: (08) 9442 5000 (metro callers) or 1800 198 024 (country callers)
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Parent and Family Drug Support Line (formerly the Parent Drug Information Service/PDIS)

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support for anyone concerned about a loved one’s alcohol or drug use.

Phone: (08) 9442 5050 (metro callers) or 1800 653 203 (country callers)
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Working Away Alcohol and Drug Support Line

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information and referral to support the health and wellbeing of working away from home communities including FIFO/fly-in-fly-out workers, their families and friends.

Phone: 1800 721 997 (country callers)
Email: workingaway@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Meth Helpline

24 hour 7 days a week, statewide counselling, information, referral and support to anyone concerned about their own or another person’s methamphetamine use.

Phone: 1800 874 878
Email: alcoholdrugsupport@mhc.wa.gov.au
Website: Mental Health Commission (external site)
Live chat: Visit Alcohol. Think Again. (external site) or Drug Aware (external site)

Drug Aware

Drug Aware is a program that targets young people with messages about drug use, focussing on the prevention of drug use and associated harm. It aims to do this by providing credible, factual information that people make informed decisions.

Do you need some information about drugs? Or have you got a question about your own or someone else's drug use?

To contact Drug Aware you can:

• Email (external site) – Your email will be answered as soon as possible during business hours, as this service is not staffed 24 hours a day.
• Chat online (external site) and confidentially to a qualified alcohol and other drugs counsellor (click chat button on home page). This service is provided free-of-charge for residents of Western Australia and is operated between the hours of 7.00am and 11.00pm.

If your question cannot be answered, you will be pointed in the right direction.

Where to get help

• Call one of the Alcohol and Drug Support Line 24 hour support lines (external site) – providing confidential counselling, information, advice and referral
• For emergency or life-threatening conditions, visit an emergency department or dial triple zero (000) to call an ambulance – police are not called unless a death has occurred or ambulance officers are threatened
• See your doctor
• Visit healthdirect (external site) or call 1800 022 222

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This publication is provided for education and information purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical care. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not imply endorsement and is not intended to replace advice from your healthcare professional. Readers should note that over time currency and completeness of the information may change. All users should seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional for a diagnosis and answers to their medical questions.