Affected Others

An affected other is anyone who is having to deal with the impact of someone else’s drug, alcohol, or gambling behaviour.

Problematic substance use or gambling affects those around the the user, yet services to help affected others may feel scarce.
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If you are affected by someone else’s addiction you may feel as though your emotions are all over the place. Feelings of powerlessness, worry, isolation and anger are commonly reported feelings.

Whilst it may not be possible to get your loved one to work with services, there is help for affected others. Whether it’s an anonymous confidential telephone conversation, dropping us an email or having individual sessions with a therapist, we would encourage you to reach out and talk to us.

One-off sessions as a brief intervention for support or therapy sessions can be offered on an individual basis. If you need to know more about therapy please refer to our therapy page.

You can call us and request an application form.

You can self-refer using our self-referral link https://corenet2.coreims.co.uk/independence/selfreferral/selfreferralstart.aspx