Wolverhampton Drug Service User Lifestyle Magazine

January & February 2012

Surviving The New Year. “One More Glassy” Part 3 SUIT Christmas Meal 2011 – Thank you!!

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Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this work, no responsibility

for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting or refraining from action as a result

of any statement in it, can be accepted by the editor or by Wolverhampton Voluntary

Sector Council Service User Involvement Team,

Welcome to issue 27 of Substance magazine, and the start of

a new year, we hope you are all well and are looking forward

to the months to come. On reflection 2011 was a very busy

and productive year, the magazine is growing and we now

distribute it to places across the country. All of this however

would not have been possible without all of the work you guys

have done, so a massive thank you, and please continue to

send us your work.

We hope you find this issue an interesting read, we have got

real life stories, as well as information on how you can keep

motivated and help yourself, on the back page you will find a

list of all of the activities we run, please come along as they

are there for you to use.

If you wish to contribute to this publication please let us know,

you can send is in your work to our freepost address on page

15, we welcome any comments or suggestions you may have.

Have a fantastic and prosperous 2012 :-)

Substance Magazine Editorial Group.

This magazine is put together by Wolverhamp-

ton Service User Involvement Team who hold

weekly editorial group meetings to discuss its

content, printing etc. If you would like to be

part of the Team please call us on (01902)

328983 or text your details to 88010 starting

your message with the word SUIT.

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What’s inside this edition Contents Page

The latest news Pg 4-5

“One more glassy!” Part 3 Pg 6-7

New Year word search Pg 8

SUIT Football Pg 9

Poem– Still an addict?? Pg 10

SUIT Women's Group Pg 11

Surviving the New Year Pg 12-13

SUIT Zumba Pg 14

A page for you Pg 15-16

Recipe– Bubble and Squeak Pg 17 SUIT Christmas meal Pg 18-19

Poem– A New Start Pg 20

Drugs and the family court Pg 21

Exercise and your mental health Pg 22-23

Local NA meetings Pg 24

Needle Exchange Pharmacies Pg 25

Local service Directory Pg 26-27

DON’T FORGET

Anyone can contribute an article, poem, story, question etc. Send your stuff FREE to:

SUIT, c/o WVSC, FREEPOST MID14051, Wolverhampton, WV2 4BR.

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News - News - News – News - News - News - News - News

Sad News About a Dear Friend of

SUIT David’s passing is a great shock,

and will leave a giant whole in the

team and in our hearts. He was the

best manager I ever had and this

has been echoed by a number of

his colleagues who have worked for

him in the past. David had a laid

back, very loyal and dedicated

manner that he brought to his

managerial style. This style of

leadership won him friends wherever he was involved. It built a strong work ethic

and a culture of friendship and well being for each member of his team.

He was always quick to smile and was fiercely loyal to his team. He was the most

approachable of managers and had the ability to calm down everyone’s worries.

Being a Scot he knew the word canna but his best definition of it was “we canna

fail.”

He always had a story to tell for every event, many of which included his two sons

and his granddaughter, he was very proud of them all.

Coming from a sales background in the oil industry David moved into managing

a training centre. It was here that David’s love of mathematics came to the fore

front, and his obsession with all things spreadsheet had at last an avenue.

In early 2011 this year David met with Sunny (Manager of SUIT) and discussed the

idea of a partnership between SUIT and Learn Direct @ PTP. David thought that

the idea of helping service users to get the educational breaks they required a

very worthwhile

enterprise, and jumped at the chance to help. I hope to carry on this endeavour

as a

legacy to David.

In this time for family I hope you all join me in sending greatest sympathies to the

family he leaves behind.

To reap the benefit of David’s endeavour with SUIT and gain education

and new skills call SUIT on 01902 328983 for free Maths, English & IT

qualifications available to all users of treatment services in W’ton.

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News - News - News – News - News - News - News - News

Fall in demand for heroin and

crack Treatment.

Almost 28,000 people left treatment free

from addiction in 2010-11, an increase

of 18 per cent on the previous year, and

of 150 per cent since 2005-06. The num-

ber of young people needing treatment

for heroin and crack is also falling

sharply, with fewer than half the number

of 18 to 24-year-olds entering treatment

for these drugs than in 2005-06, says the

agency’s report, Drug treatment and

recovery in 2010-11

Source: DDN

Have your say!!

Everyone can have their say on plans

to develop Wolverhampton

Substance misuse services,.

Simply put this address into your

browser to complete the consultation.

Make sure you have your say on your

treatment!!

http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/

health_social_care_2/adult_social_care/

involving_you/

current_consultations.htm

Sharp rise in hospital admissions for drug-related

mental health problems

Hospital admissions for drug-related mental health and behavioural problems

have risen by 14 per cent in a year, according to figures from the NHS Information

Centre (NHS IC). There were 6,640 admissions in England in 2010/11 compared to

5,809 in 2009/10.

Although the figures are still lower than the 8,027 recorded a decade ago, admis-

sions where drug-related mental health and behavioural disorders were a primary

or secondary diagnosis have risen by 15 per cent in the last year, to more than

51,000, almost double the figure from ten years ago. However, NHS IC stresses this

may partly be attributable to changes in recording practice.

More than twice as many men are admitted with a primary diagnosis of a drug-

related or behavioural disorder

as women, with the North West and London strategic health authorities (SHA) re-

cording the highest rates of primary diagnoses

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“One more glassy!” Part 3

New Year. New me! How wrong was I?

Before Christmas I had got myself a job in a salon close by, I was doing

well, I would do a 3mile walk every morning to get there. I started enjoying

myself, making new friends; I even started college doing a counseling

course thinking I could help other addicts. That was a joke as I hadn’t

even started my own recovery but that’s what I thought at the time. At

work I became popular with the clients and staff, there was a couple who

bitched about me, and I use to let it go over my head. I made one good

friend we use to go out together, at first it was ok, I could handle everyone

drinking but it got harder and harder, I ignored it for a long time.

College was ok found a bit boring, until me and this bloke became

friends, we really hit it off he use to make me feel very special it wasn’t

long until we started dating. I felt so happy here I was with good friends

and a lovely boyfriend. He even started suggesting marriage I couldn’t

believe it. It was all going well until the one day we all went out with my

friends and I don’t know to this day why I did it, I grabbed his vodka a

drank it, that was it I drank so much that night I can’t even remember

what happened. I woke the next morning in a hotel room with my boy-

friend; he didn’t seem to mind that I got that drunk, so to me that was an

invitation to drink with him. I was controlling it I wouldn’t drink at home or

at work just when I was out but every time I drank more and more.

This hurts me to write but I found out I was pregnant, I didn’t know what to

do, I knew this was it my family would turn their back on me for good. Be-

ing Indian and of Sikh religion this would bring so much shame on my fam-

ily. So I did what I knew best “DRANK”, I was drunk morning, day and

night! I family caught on, my brother the one day asked me “are you

drinking I can smell it” me being me said no but I’m pregnant, his face, I

can remember it to this day. I told him it would be ok because my boy-

friend said he was going to marry me but truth is he didn’t want anything

to do with me or the baby. I got up one morning bleeding and took my-

self to hospital and they confirmed it, I miscarried, that poor, poor baby

had no chance with me. I phoned my mom from the hospital to tell her

what had happened she told me never to come back home, so I didn’t!

I left the hospital a week later and found a hostel that would take me.

There were a lot of rules at hostel, no drugs, no alcohol, and no late nights

and if you missed dinner you wouldn’t have it. There was a key worker

there that was so nice and to this day we are still friends. She encouraged

me to get a job and not be like the others just sitting about all day. I found

a job in a salon close by, it was just me working their which wasn’t that

bad my boss was down to earth young lad who hadn’t got clue about

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hair dressing. A month in to the job I started feeling down and missing my

family. You see when you are drunk you don’t have these feeling be-

cause I was sober I was getting them. Above the salon there was a flat

where a young handsome man lived, we chatted every day I found my-

self telling him all my passed, he use to say the past is the past and that if

you keep on looking back you wouldn’t get anywhere in life.

Back at the hostel once again I was really popular (I don’t know why); the

girls started asking me to come out with them, so I did! I started drinking

again the more I drank the more fun I had, on many accessions I was

locked out of the hostel so I would go to the salon and ask if I could the

night in the flat with him. He never said no and was a proper gentleman,

never took advantage just use to make the bed up and let me sleep. I

would get up in the morning, feeling very embarrassed but then I use to

run over the road a buy a bottle of vodka and the embarrassment would

go. My boss started realizing I was drunk but I use to say “oh I had a mad

one last night, that’s why you think I’m drunk” he use to believe me. The

salon became busier as word had got out that there’s a female barber

because I was drunk all the time I use to put the music up and dance ( I’m

cringing right now whilst writing it) all the clients use to join in, I must of

looked like a proper tart. In the corner of the salon sat the man from the

flat he never joined just kept guard, he made sure no one came to close

to me. The more time I spent with him the more I was falling for him. I did-

n’t tell him I just couldn’t take anymore rejection. I kept telling myself

“don’t be silly, why would he like me, I’m a drunk and his a proper gentle-

men”. The feeling I had for him was so strong I had never felt like this be-

fore, I tried so hard to drown my feeling with alcohol but it was just there.

The one day he came in the salon and told me that he fallen for me, I just

laughed in his face and said “I’m a drunk” he said “you don’t have to be”

and that stuck in my head, he was right I didn’t have to be a drunk! He

started talking me out and the more he did the less I drank. Eventually I

stopped drinking; he had even got in touch with my parents and asked

them to take me back. The one day I was in his flat and the door went it

was my parents they had come round. I went back home, I was sober

and engaged to be married to him in 10 months. He got a house, we got

married and we were so happy. I didn’t think of a drink again, I don’t

know what he did to make me put the drink down but he did it. He said it

was love, his love made me do it. To me his was my guardian angel. My

life was simple with him and I loved it, did it stay simple, I don’t think

so………..!

To be continued…………………………………………………..

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Call this number

0800 781 7082

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Still an Addict

I've been on methadone for 3 years now,

I hate it so much, I wish I could get off it somehow.

I feel helpless everyday that I have to drink this poison.

Wanting to dump it down the sink, but knowing I need it

to function.

I still feel like an addict, taking a drug everyday.

Just because its prescribed, to me, doesn't make it ok.

Still controlled by a drug, and helpless without it,

That's why I got help to begin with, to break free of that

madness.

I got down to 38mgs, and I got horribly sick there,

They took me back up to 60, and now I'm just stuck here.

Now what do I do, now that I'm stuck on this shit?

How the hell am I supposed to get off of it?!

I'm still stuck on a drug, still helpless as ever,

I'm afraid its going to be like this forever.

Unknown.

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Surviving the New Year

Lower your expectations With so much time and energy spent ushering in the new

year, it is no wonder that its eventual arrival is a bit of a let-

down. While it is great to be hopeful about the coming 12

months, it is best to be realistic too. Even if this is the year in

which you get promoted, lose a stone, bag a book deal and

win the Lottery, you can bet that everything will be just the

same for the first frosty few weeks. Bear that in mind and you'll

find January a lot less disappointing.

Plan When the carousel of office parties, family get-togethers and

festive drinks finally grinds to a halt, it can be a mite depress-

ing. While the peace and quiet that follows Christmas and

New Year may prove a welcome respite from all the hustle

and bustle of December, a blank social calendar is daunting

– especially when there are 12 long months to fill. Cut blues

off at the pass by making lots of exciting plans for January.

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Be Creative Don't try to emulate December. Most people approach the

New Year with their credit cards, waistbands and liver func-

tion all feeling the strain, so bear this in mind when arranging

get-togethers. Extravagant dinners and mammoth drinking

sessions are out; simple home-cooked meals and DVD ses-

sions are in. Try to make the most of free activities, such as

winter walks, art galleries, and reading; wholesome pursuits

that involve either mental or physical exertion and fall under

the heading of "self-improvement", providing a welcome

boost to self-esteem.

Don't punish yourself If, like most of the population, eating and drinking too much

has left you feeling mildly disgusted with yourself, try to ignore

it. Don't come over all puritanical and decide that January is

going to be an alcohol-, smoke- and fun-free zone – that will

just make an already bleak month much worse. By all means

resume the gym visits that you ditched in December, cut

back on junk food and have a few early nights, but don't go

to extremes.

Make a change If all that taking stock and giving thanks over the festive sea-

son has made you realise that there are things in your life you

are unhappy with, then January is a good time to address

them. The month is named after the god Janus, who is usually

depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions – one

into the future and one into the past. This unique viewpoint

makes January a great time for learning lessons from your

past and applying them to the future.

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A Page For You!

This page has been left blank so you can send us

your stories, poems or anything else you would like

to see in the magazine, simply tear the page out

and send it to our freepost

address printed on the opposite side of the page. (If you don’t want your name with it, you don't have to)

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Turkey bubble and

Squeak

Serves: 2 people

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Cost per serving: 87p based

on Asda products

This would work with any leftover meat and veg from

Christmas, or;

125g potatoes

100g carrots

1 cabbage

150g turkey

2 dollops of Mayonnaise (1 dollop is a level tablespoon)

1 egg

1 tbsp oil

1. Boil all the veg together until tender and leave to cool.

2. Grill the turkey until cooked through and leave to cool

3. Mash together all the veg with the turkey.

4. Mix the mayonnaise and egg together and bind together

with the veg and turkey mix.

5. Heat the oil in a pan, fill with mixture and level off with

spoon. Fry over a moderate heat for 5 mins and then place

under a moderate grill until golden brown.

6. Turn out onto a serving dish. Great served with side salad.

Enjoy

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SUIT Christmas Meal 2011

On Friday 16th December, SUIT along with the help of staff

and volunteers from the YMCA and Horizon House, held a

free, three course meal for everyone in drug and alcohol

treatment services.

We managed to provide hot food for over 100 people, and

gave presents to everyone who attended. The day went

extremely well and everyone involved said how much they

enjoyed themselves and everyone complemented the food.

A few pictures of the day:

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Everyone at SUIT would like to thank the companies who were

generous enough to give us their support in the form of

donations of food and gifts, it would not have been possible

without their help!!

We would also like to thank everyone who helped on the day

and those who helped with the planning, including staff and

volunteers from the YMCA, and staff from Horizon House.

Not forgetting the staff and volunteers at SUIT.

Thank you all so much for your help!!!!!!!

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A NEW START

Today is the day,

The start of a new year,

The beginning of a new me,

The hope of a cure.

I never let myself win before,

But I hope it's not too late.

Too late to live in happiness,

To enjoy this 2012.

I will listen beyond my evil voice,

And respect what I really feel.

I will look beyond the false image I see,

And believe in what is real.

I know that I am strong,

Strong enough to make it through.

I will leave my troubled past behind,

For today is the start of something new.

It's the beginning of a new me,

So I will try to start out fresh.

I will live my life with no regrets,

And savour each and every breath

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My experience of the family court system

as a drug user

When I first went to the family court to get access to my kids, I was an active user

of heroin and had been for 18 years. This of course was going to be questioned

and rightly so, but just because I’m an addict doesn’t make me a bad father. I’d

cut my usage down drastically, started buying methadone off the street while

waiting for a script from Horizon House. The courts said that they would accept

samples from Horizon so when my script started I stopped using, and giving as

many samples as possible, at first this was difficult as I was working. My job was

seasonal so when it finished I started to go to the YMCA Bridge to attend group as

much as possible, I was even doing 3 samples a week to prove I was clean. I did

all this to get to see my kids, but every time we went back to court my ex partner

would throw something new in the mix, first she left Wolverhampton with my kids

without telling me, citing I’d been stalking her. When asked to provide evidence

she couldn’t. Then she said I was an alcoholic, so the courts decided to send me

for a hair follicle test for alcohol, I was ordered to grow my hair for 3 months. I was

allowed to see my kids, but only for 2 hours and in a contact centre with supervi-

sion. As I had been a very active father previously I felt this was unjust but I carried

on regardless, I attended all appointments to various agencies within Wolver-

hampton, I even started volunteering. During this time CAFCASS the court ap-

pointed social services made an appointment with me and I had a 40 minute ap-

pointment with them, they had also spent around 2 hours with my kids. This felt aw-

ful, these people were going to make a huge judgement with regards to my kids

and myself on a 40 minute interview. When I was called into the CAFCASS office

again I had letters from Horizon, YMCA Bridge and where I was volunteering. I was

extremely nervous, my hair follicle tests had come back, but I knew that I’d done

all what the courts had expected and more. The CAFCASS officer had taken eve-

rything I had done into consideration and the report could not have better, the

reports from the contact centre were great, hair follicle test was good and com-

bined with the letters I had led CAFCASS to recommend immediate unsupervised

access. The relief I felt was immense, all the work I’d put in despite what my ex

partner was saying about me. The point of this story is to give my side of how I felt

during this process, when my ex partner kept coming up with stories to stop me

seeing my kids, not once was she questioned despite they knew she’d done it be-

fore and proven to be a liar, the onus was always on me to prove her wrong. I felt

my voice was not being heard because I was an addict, yes in the end I reached

my goal but I think it could have been handled slightly differently.

A service user.

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Exercise and your mental health

There are many reasons why physical activity is good for your body – having a

healthy heart and supple joints are just two.

Physical activity is also good for your mental health. Experts believe that exercise

releases chemicals in your brain that make you feel good. Regular exercise can

also boost your self-esteem and help you concentrate, sleep, look and feel better.

Being active doesn’t have to mean going to the gym, taking up jogging or wear-

ing lycra. There are lots of ways to be active - and they don’t need to cost much

money.

As well as releasing natural chemicals that improve your mood and make you feel

happier, having an active lifestyle can do more to help your mental health.

Taking part in physical activities offers many opportunities. It’s a great way to meet

people. And it can be a chance to give yourself a well-deserved break from the

hustle and bustle of daily life – to find some quiet time.

Leading an active life can help raise your self-worth and improve your confi-

dence. It can help you feel valued – and value yourself.

Exercise and physical activity can provide something worthwhile in your life. Some-

thing that you really enjoy, that gives you a goal to aim for and a sense of pur-

pose.

Here are a few of the benefits:

less tension, stress and mental fatigue

a natural energy boost

improved sleep

a sense of achievement

focus in life and motivation

less anger or frustration

a healthy appetite

better social life

Having fun.

How active do I need to be?

You should aim to do 30 minutes of moderate exercise five times a week. It may

sound like a lot, but it isn’t as daunting as it first appears.

Moderate exercise means being energetic enough so you:

breathe a little heavier than normal, but aren’t out of breath

Feel warmer, but don’t end up hot and sweaty. You don’t have to leap in at the full amount.

Build up slowly at a pace that suits you

You don’t have to do a solid half hour either. Find three ten-minute slots each day

if that suits you – or two quarter hours.

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Getting started

Once you have decided that you want to be more physically active, there are a

few points it’s worth thinking about. Apart from improving your physical and men-

tal well-being, what else do you want to get out of being active?

Do you want to?

Make your daily life more energetic?

Be indoors or out?

Meet people?

Do a group or individual activity?

Try a new sport?

An active lifestyle doesn’t necessarily mean doing a sporty exercise, or limiting

yourself to just one activity. A walk, doing housework and gardening are all physi-

cal activities.

At home

Walk the children or grandchildren to school, then jog home.

Push the mower with extra vigour.

Get an exercise DVD – and use it!

Speed up the housework – vac harder and faster till you’re warm.

Put on some music for a ten minute dance.

Out and about

Leave the car at home for short journeys.

Get off the bus a stop earlier, or get on a stop later.

Park at the far end of the supermarket car park, or walk to the shops.

Join in with your children’s/grandchildren’s games – be part of the football

team.

Jog and walk the dog – jog ten paces, then walk ten.

Join an exercise class

Remember, you won’t see improvement every day. Making the regular commit-

ment to doing physical activity is an achievement in itself.

SUIT run activities for both men and women in drug treatment, see the back cover

for more information.

All of our activities are free to join, so come along and start to feel the benefit of

getting active!!!

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W o l v e r h a m p t o n

►Friday 7:30 pm Methodist Church, Darlington Street

W e s t B r o m w i c h ►Wednesday 7:30 pm Chapter House, Phoenix St

(upstairs in lounge ring bell for access).

W a l s a l l ►Tuesday 6:45pm Lantern House, 130 Lichfield Road, Walsall

►Tuesday 7:00 pm S.t Matthews centre, Walsall

(women’s meeting)

S t o u r b r i d g e / D u d l e y

►Tuesday 8:00 pm Gibbs House, Gibbs Rd, off Bald Lane, Lye.

►Wednesday 6:30 pm ‘The Warehouse, Atlantic House,

Dudley Rd. (Building behind the Bronx).

NA Help Line: 0300 9991212

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A List of Pharmacies In Wolverhampton who Offer Needle Exchange

A Brickley Ltd, 88 Griffiths Drive, WV11 2JW

All Saints Pharmacy, 91-93 All Saints Road, WV2 1DR

Alpharm Ltd, 468 Stafford Road, WV10 6AP

Anderson Chemist, 311 Dudley Road, WV2 3JE

Boots Pharmacy, 40-41 Dudley Street, WV1 3ER

Boots Pharmacy, Bentley Bridge Park, Wednesfield, WV11 1BP

Boots Pharmacy, 100 Church Street, Bilston, WV14 0BJ

Brooklands Pharmacy, 48 Brooklands Parade, WV1 2NE

Brutons Pharmacy, 1 Mervyn Place, Bilston, WV14 8DD

Co-op Pharmacy, Avion Centre, 6 Bargate Drive, WV6 0QW

Co-op Pharmacy, 425 Dudley Road, WV2 3AH

Co-op Pharmacy, 8 Showell Circus, WV10 9BA

Co-op, Pendeford Health Centre, Whitburn Close, WV9 5NJ

Essington Pharmacy, 129 Long Knowle Lane, WV11 1JG

HN Pharmacy, 124 Cannock Road, WV10 8PW

Jhoots Pharmacy, 50 Newhampton Road West, WV6 0RY

Lloyds Pharmacy, 323/325 Penn Road, WV4 5QF

Lloyds Pharmacy, 34/35 Thornley Street, WV1 1JP

Lloyds Pharmacy, 18-20 The Broadway, WV10 8EB

Lloyds Pharmacy, 45 Church Street, WV14 0AX

Lloyds Pharmacy, Lower Street, WV6 9NS

Lloyds Pharmacy, 181 Wednesfield Road, WV10 0EN

Lloyds Pharmacy, 18 High Street, Wednesfield, WV11 1SZ

Meerapharm, 331 Bushbury Lane, WV10 9UJ

Murrays Healthcare, 128 Childs Avenue, Coseley, WV14 9XB

Phoenix Pharmacy, Phoenix Health Centre, Parkfield Road, WV4 6ED

Staveley Chemist, 212 Staveley Road, WV1 4RH

Supercare Pharmacy, 135 Dudley Road, WV2 3HD

Superdrug Pharmacy, 65/67 Mander Square, WV1 3NN

Tettenhall Wood Pharmacy, 12 School Road, WV6 8EN

A l l e q u i p m e n t i s p r o v i d e d f r e e o f c h a r g e

Look out for this sign on the shop front to

find out if they provide the service

Local Service Directory

LITTLE BROTHERS OF THE GOOD

SHEPHERD

The Methodist Cen-

tre. 24 School Street,

Wolverhampton

Morning Service

10.30 – 11.30 a.m.

Monday & Thursday: Dry Food,

Gents Clothes, Male Showers

Friday: Gents Clothes, Male

Shower

Afternoon Service: 2 – 3.30 pm.

Daily: Service of Food Packages

If you need any advice or guidance on Homelessness

issues feel free to

contact Wolver-

hampton City

Council on the

details below -:

Homeless Services

Unit

Social Services

Wolverhampton City

Council

Civic Centre

St. Peter's Square

Wolverhampton

The Lords

Soup Kitchen Full Meals

served

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Sun and Wed.

For anyone in

need.

All Welcome

● Provide advice & guidance

● Activities like life skills, literacy etc

● Signposting

● Benefits & Tenancy advice

St. GeorgesSt. GeorgesSt. Georges Tel -:

(01902) 421904

St Marks Rd

Chapel Ash

W’ton

WV3 09H Hub

Opening Hrs

09:15 -17:00

Local Service Directory

Service User Involvement Team

S U I T Full Address:

c/o WVSC

16 Temple Street

Wolverhampton

WV2 4AN

Tel No -:

01902 328983

w w w . s u i t e a m . c o m

Helping to improve

drug treatment and lives

Subs – See young

people across

the city at various

community

venues.

Telephone

Number:

(01902) 572041

Opening Hours:

Monday to Thursday - 9am - 6pm

Friday - 9am - 5pm

Offers; Group Work, Key Work, Harm

Reduction, Substitute Prescribing,

Acupuncture, Family Therapy,

General Drug Information.

Dental Health Project Free dental treatment and

advice for service users!

Monday’s 9am to 4pm @ Dr Ryan’s

Surgery First avenue Low Hill

Tuesday’s 1:30pm to 4pm @

Whitmore Reans health centre

(behind Avion centre)

Just drop in or call 01902 444460 for

more info.

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SUIT Activities 2012

Football– Every Monday at 4pm

Zumba– Every Wednesday at 2pm

Women's group– Once a month

New Horizons Open Forum–

Last Thursday of every month 2pm

Bridge the Gap Open Forum– Quarterly

Every Tuesday at 11am (various courses

available please call for more info)

Magazine Editorial group– Every other

Thursday 2pm

SUIT DROP IN– Monday to Friday 9am

until 5pm. (access to education, training,

Employment, volunteering etc.)

For any more information please call us on:

(01902) 328983