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If you or someone else is in danger
Call 999 in the UK, or 112 from anywhere in Europe. If someone is unwell after taking something, call 999 and tell them what was taken.
If you need to talk to someone
- Samaritans: call 116 123, free, any time of day or night, in the UK and Ireland. samaritans.org
- Shout: text SHOUT to 85258, free, 24 hours a day, if you’d rather not talk out loud. giveusashout.org
- NHS 111: for urgent medical help that isn’t an emergency, call 111 (England, Scotland and Wales).
Questions about drugs
FRANK gives free, confidential information about drugs and their effects, 24 hours a day: call 0300 123 6600 or visit talktofrank.com.
Outside the UK
findahelpline.com lists free helplines in over 175 countries, checked by the services themselves.