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Evidence of harm from illicit or fake benzodiazepines

This alert advises of the availability of, and harm from, illicit drugs sold as benzodiazepines particularly when used in conjunction with alcohol and drugs with a respiratory depressant effect including gabapentinoids and opioids.

Read the benzo alert


Free recovery app

Breaking Free is a brilliant app that can support you in your recovery. It has been made available to you thanks to CGL STAR. Here is a short video that tells you all about Breaking Free

Interested? Click on the link below and then 'sign up'. The free access code is eastsussex11.

Breaking Free


Emergency contacts

Here are some emergency contact lists:

Mental health helplines

LGBTQ+ helpline

Hastings emergency contacts

Eastbourne emergency contacts


Info and guidance from CGL

Mental Health Support

Drug use - advice and support

Alcohol use - advice and support


Addiction, triggers and cravings

VIDEO: Part 1: What Is addiction?

VIDEO: Part 2: The science of addiction

VIDEO: Part 3: Intrductory and management phases of addiction

VIDEO: Part 4: Disenchantment phase

VIDEO: Part 5: Disaster phase

VIDEO: Part 6: Deaing with triggers and cravings


Covid-19 and addiction recovery

VIDEO: Fighting isolation to stay sober

VIDEO: The impact of Covid19 on people recoverng from addiction


Essential templates

These templates may help you to explain why you are accessing medical services during the lockdown.

Here are the links to PDF versions.

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Virtual fellowship meetings

Click on any of the links below to jpoin a virtual meeting

Alcoholics Anonymous

Cocaine Anonymous

All Fellowships

SMART Recovery


Recovery podcasts

If you are part of the AA fellowship, then Soberful is a great podcast that you need to know about. Discussions aretopica;, relevant and inspiring. Here are some good ones to start off with:

PODCAST: Staying sober in a crisis

PODCAST: Sobriety and creativity

PODCAST: Anxiety, panic attacks and sobriety


Relapse prevention

VIDEO: Relapse prevention planning

VIDEO: Relapse prevention for addiction and mental health

VIDEO: Habit and relapse prevention


Other recovery resources 

Here are some guides that will help you to access support services in the community:

Community Resources for Veterans in Recovery

Your Choice: a Manual for Recovery


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Published: 20th March, 2020

Updated: 8th November, 2020

Author: Kanna Ingleson

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    Support Worker

    ESRA is recruiting a Support Worker in Eastbourne. View the full job spec here.

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  • Digital Inclusion

    Digital Inclusion

    With funding from Hastings Direct, we bought some tablets and tasked one of our ESRA Connectors to set them up and to show people how to use them.

  • Lockdown Plan

    Lockdown Plan

    ESRA will stay open during lockdown, but with some significant changes to the service. This is consistent with government regulations that allow in-person drug and alcohol support services.

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    Lockdown Plan

    ESRA will stay open during lockdown, but with some significant changes to the service. This is consistent with government regulations that allow in-person drug and alcohol support services.

  • Resilience in Lockdown

    Resilience in Lockdown

    The most important thing that I can say to anyone in active addiction is to ask for help. Don’t be embarrassed. Walk through the door.

  • Care Around Treatment

    Care Around Treatment

    ESRA’s Care Around Treatment (CAT) service will prepare new clients for rehab, encourage them while they are there, and help them re-integrate into their community afterwards.

  • ESRA Statement

    ESRA has closed its doors in line with government guidance. A support plan has been put in place.

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    Staying well

    UPDATED: 27 APRIL 2020. This page provides information, answers and advice for you to consider to stay well and happy during the lockdown. Photo by Jason Carter.

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    Please donate, because even the price of a decent cup of coffee can make a difference here at ESRA.

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  • ESRA Referrals

    ESRA Referrals

    Please use this form for referrals into ESRA. The Management Team meets every Thursday to review referrals and to assign a support worker to each one.

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Our Bill W plants

Our Bill W plants

A novel way to keep recovery alive. Read more

Published: 31st January, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2020

Author: Kanna Ingleson

ESRA responds to Covid-19

ESRA responds to Covid-19

ESRA ABCD Worker Kanna Ingleson explains how the recovery community is staying on track during the lock-down. Read more

Published: 18th April, 2020

Updated: 3rd November, 2020

Author: Kanna Ingleson

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Help ESRA while you shop

Help ESRA while you do your Amazon shopping, Read more

Published: 10th May, 2020

Updated: 3rd November, 2020

Author: Kanna Ingleson

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Café North
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