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Re-London is making the circular economy everyone’s business! We provide advice and funding to help small businesses benefit the environment AND their business.

Explore new ways to reduce waste and cut costs, create new revenue and build better relationships with customers.

Read more about our High Streets Beyond Waste Workshops and Grants.

Already creating a positive environmental impact by keeping stuff in use for longer through things like repair, recycling, refill, rental or sharing?

We can support you to amplify your impact through connections with customers, business advice and grants.

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Through workshops, one-to-one support and expert mentoring, Heart of the City we help you take your first steps towards making responsible business a meaningful part of your work. Our foundation programme will help you look at how your business can
  • support your local community
  • reduce your environmental impact
  • build a more diverse workforce and look after your employees’ wellbeing
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Compass Safe East provide

  • Free confidential services, anyone can refer
  • Personalised assessment, planning and review
  • Therapeutic interventions around drug/ alcohol use related issues through 1-2-1 support
  • A named key worker
  • Partnership working with other services to support wider needs
  • Access to activities/ resources to meet personal goals
  • 1-2-1 meetings held at a location to suit the need of the young person
  • Harm reduction advice and access to further support
  • Awareness raising and education for young people
  • Sexual health screening, testing and treatment.

For more information or advice, call 020 3954 0091 or email compass.towerhamletsyphws@nhs.net

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Drug misuse is when a person regularly takes one or more drugs to change their mood, emotion or state of consciousness. This can significantly increase the risk of addiction, mental health problems and lead to other illnesses and health problems, including accidents. Possession and selling of some drugs are also an arrestable offence and can lead to a prison sentence.

For more information on common drugs, health risks and the laws around them, visit the common drugs - get the facts page.

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The effects of Illegal drugs can cause problems when misused. All parents and carers should know something about them to help protect their children, family members and friends from risk. 

For more information on what signs to look for, how to approach this conversation with a young person and what to do in an emergency, visit advice for parents and others page.

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There are many hazards associated with used needles and syringes. The council has a specialist removal service to safely remove and dispose of these items.

For more information or to report a specialist removal service, visit needles and syringes page.

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RESET and seven pharmacies (including Ambrose King Centre for Chemsex packs only) offer a free, confidential and anonymous needle exchange programme. This helps reduce the spread of Blood Borne Viruses and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

This includes access to sterile equipment for people who use drugs and a safe disposal service. This includes Naloxone (an emergency medication that can reverse the effects of an overdose of opioids such as heroin or methadone).

All sites provide a non-judgmental harm reduction and advice service, alternatives to injecting and links to treatment services.

For more information and advice, visit needle exchange and harm reduction page.

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P-RESET is the Primary Care element of the integrated drug and alcohol treatment system in Tower Hamlets. P-RESET services are based in local GP practices and work with RESET Treatment in providing care for residents with drug and alcohol problems. Services include

  • alcohol screenings
  • annual health checks for respiratory
  • blood pressure
  • height and weight checks
  • cervical screenings for women
  • quit smoking services (if needed). 

Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) is also offered as ‘Shared Care’ in partnership with RESET Treatment for ‘less complex’ opiate/opioid dependent residents.

Visit your local GP in person for more advice or complete a GP registration online.

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Harmful drinking is the biggest risk factor for death, ill-health and disability among 15 to 49-year-olds in the UK. If you are concerned about your drinking, you can take the two minute DrinkCoach test. A free and confidential way to find out how risky your drinking is. Depending on your score, you could be signposted to additional support services in your area, including RESET.

For more information on alcohol guidelines and what Public Health are doing to tackle issues associated to alcohol misuse, visit the alcohol advice page.

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RESET Outreach and Referral Service are based at Providence Row, Dellow Centre, E1 7SA. They offer a non-judgmental, one-to-one harm reduction support service for residents using

  • drugs
  • alcohol
  • steroids and hormone replacement therapy.

They also provide:

  • community and street outreach work
  • have an onsite Needle Exchange Service
  • a safe place for homeless people to access housing support, hot meals, shower and other resources
  • a route into RESET Treatment, Recovery Support and GPs, alongside other services.

Email or call 0800 802 1860 to make a referral, or to get more information on accessing sterile injecting equipment, naloxone and the safe disposal of needles.

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