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I found out about CSLHG in March 2018 after seeking out help for issues with illegal/non-prescription drugs, and also painkillers which I had been dependent on for nearly 12 years, due to injury, hidden disability and chronic pain. Dave and Gabriel and others made me feel so welcome and allowed me the opportunity to get things off my chest at a time when nobody else was there to listen. By sharing my difficulties in a safe, and non-critical environment I have found it much easier to remain abstinent from drugs and have managed to give up dangerous prescription painkillers once and for all. The group is peer led and serves to make everyone welcome without exception. The way the group works to help people who may feel lost, or that there is no effective support is very positive and I feel there needs to be more of this type of group available over a wider area. It really helps those like myself who have fallen through the many cracks in the system and found nowhere else to turn in their hour of need.

I first took spice in jail in 2014, it was a short escape and I'd not heard much about it so didn't realise the dangers. I could not consume very much as I couldn't afford to. I got out in November 2014 and my spice usage got worse, I was having about a gram a day on average n more when I could. I started to attend the group in 2015 and I would certainly say it was a big help in getting me off the spice and overcoming addictions in general. The group doesn't offer one size fits all approach, we just offer advice and tips and encouragement. I eventually quit spice in the middle of 2016, I often thought I'd never overcome it but going to this group amongst others gave me hope.

I have been attending the spice and cannabis group for over a year now. I am now 4 months clean from all drugs. I liked the way this group tested my thinking about why I took drugs and I always left feeling much better than when I got there. I felt part of the group and that we were all in it together. I will be forever grateful to the group and facilitator. I now go back every week to let people know about my journey.

I have been a cannabis user, on and off for about 28 years. I have stopped in the past but always seemed to be drawn back to it. I have been off it for about 10 months now and the group has really helped in reminding why I want to keep off it. It’s such an amazing feeling to be able to spend time with non-judgemental people, that support and help each other. No matter what mood I go into the group, I always leave feeling glad I made the effort to attend.

I came to the Cannabis, Spice and Legal Highs Group with all kinds of different addictions, weed being one of them. I've found coming through a recovery program that the Cannabis group was really helpful to me, it gave me a bit of perspective on my life and gave me determination to educate myself and to live life on its own terms