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1.3 million children under the age of 16 are living in homes where one of the parents has a serious drug or drink problem.

Find out more about our new campaign and how, by supporting Addaction, you can help change this 1.3 million figure.

You may have read about Addaction  in the ‘Real Lives’ section of today’s Daily Mirror.

On our site, you can find out about our work with young people and with families.

You can also find if we have a service local to you.

We also produce information which you may find helpful. “Know what you’re talking about” is a new guide for familes.

It provides basic information and advice to parents and carers whose teenage children may be experimenting with drugs or alcohol.

It contains information on what to do in an emergency, how to talk about drugs with your teenage child and he effects (and legal status) of the most widely used drugs.

Addaction recognises that many parents don’t feel confident talking about drugs with their teenage children. But we also know that discussing the subject as a family can help stop young people getting into trouble. This guide gives parents basic information to make them more confident about raising the issue.

You can download a copy, or order printed copies from us, here.

A new groundbreaking study by Addaction has found that young people respond well to treatment when it is carefully tailored to their needs, and the results when families are also included in treatment is even more positive.

The results of a three-year pilot project into young people and substance misuse, funded by the Big Lottery, are set out in a  ‘Closing the Gaps’  - a report launched today.

You can read more about the report here, and download a copy below.

 Closing the gaps

You may have seen an advert like the one above. It’s one of many that we’re using to promote Addaction’s new fundraising appeal.

Our aim is to turn around the lives of thousands of young people; preventing them from becoming long-term drug addicts and alcohol abusers, and improving the lives of thousands more family members and the wider community.

You can read more about our new appeal here. You can also find out more about the people in our adverts, like Ellie (above) who is attends a project run by Addaction in Halton, Cheshire.

Only recently, Ellie was interviewed by the BBC and, in this video, you can hear her (along with Colin, who works for us) talk about the support she receives from Addaction.

One in five young people say they think their parents have taken drugs and of those, one in ten say they think their parents still take drugs, according to a survey published today by Addaction.

You can download a copy of the survey here and read a press release about the findings here.