Drinkline Scotland
Confidential telephone advice about your own drinking or someone else’s, with help finding support in Scotland.
Official website — Drinkline ScotlandHelp Directory
Alcohol support organisations, family support, rehab centres and services in Scotland. Find out who they help and where to go next.
Links below open the organisations’ official websites. Check the service’s coverage, referral arrangements and any costs directly with the provider.
Alcohol support and recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Peer support for people who want to stop drinking, with a helpline and routes to meetings.
Official website — Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)Murray’s Initiative — formerly Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA)
Support for people affected by alcohol, drugs and trauma, alongside counselling and professional training.
Official website — Murray’s Initiative — formerly Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA)WithYou
Alcohol and drug support through local services, with confidential online chat available separately.
Official website — WithYouPhoenix Futures Scotland
Drug and alcohol recovery support in residential, community and prison settings.
Official website — Phoenix Futures ScotlandTurning Point Scotland
Find information about its support services and the areas they cover.
Official website — Turning Point ScotlandSupport for families and friends
Al-Anon Family Groups
Support for people affected by someone else’s drinking, with routes to local and online meetings.
Official website — Al-Anon Family GroupsScottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD)
Support and advice for people affected by another person’s alcohol or drug use.
Official website — Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD)Aberlour
Children’s and family services, including support for families affected by parental alcohol or drug use. Services vary by area.
Official website — AberlourResidential rehabilitation
Castle Craig
A private residential alcohol and drug treatment centre in the Scottish Borders, offering detoxification and rehabilitation.
Official website — Castle CraigAbbeycare Scotland
Residential detoxification and rehabilitation for alcohol and substance dependence, based in Erskine.
Official website — Abbeycare ScotlandNHS information and local services
NHS inform — alcohol information and support
Scotland’s national health information service, with alcohol information, support contacts and routes to local services.
Official website — NHS inform — alcohol information and supportNHS — alcohol misuse
Information about alcohol problems and treatment. For Scottish services, use NHS inform.
Official website — NHS — alcohol misuseEdinburgh Alcohol and Drugs Partnership
Information about treatment, recovery and family support in Edinburgh, with a local help directory.
Official website — Edinburgh Alcohol and Drugs PartnershipInformation, research and funding
These organisations provide information, policy work or funding rather than an immediate treatment service.
Alcohol Change UK
Alcohol information, research and campaigns, with guidance on finding support.
Official website — Alcohol Change UKAlcohol Focus Scotland
A national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol harm through policy, research, campaigning and training.
Official website — Alcohol Focus ScotlandCorra Foundation
A grant-making foundation administering funding programmes, including funds for organisations working with people affected by alcohol and drugs.
Official website — Corra Foundation