Share Shrewsbury

Share Shrewsbury offers support and advice to those seeking recovery, and their friends and family. We provide and promote local peer support groups and activities which encourage mental well being. We also refer people to local drug and alcohol services which can give the specialist treatment they need. We are constantly campaigning to challenge the stigma shown towards those who are suffering from addictive behaviour. We will seek to demonstrate the evidence which shows that addiction is a progressive medical condition, and to campaign to establish services that offer effective, expert and appropriate treatment. In May 2022, Our virtual Share22 conference is taking place so people from anywhere in the country can understand more about alcohol, and the impact it has on the individual, the family and society. Over the two-day conference, we’ll hear about the latest breakthroughs in research and treatment of alcohol dependence. Our world-class speakers will share best practice in recovery, and talk about how families can be central to this. We use it in so many ways, to celebrate, to socialise, to relax or just to cope. Although toxic to humans, alcohol is legal, socially acceptable, even encouraged. In the UK one person every hour dies as a result of alcohol. Alcohol misuse causes mental health problems, liver disease, one of seven forms of cancer, economic difficulties, and so much more. It can affect any one of us, at any age and from any walk of life. The harm doesn’t end there, because every one of us who drinks too much, is part of a family or a community. The consequences of our drinking causes misery to all. The long term effects of frequent use of emergency services, outcomes of drink driving and unforeseen violence
and neglect. We believe that sufferers have the right to receive high-quality treatment whenever they need it, without shame or stigma. We believe that those affected by another’s addictive behaviour have the right to receive support and should be involved fully in their loved one’s treatment and recovery. We will campaign for three key changes…
Increased public understanding about addiction
Better policies and regulation
More support and better treatment.