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Let’s Talk About Ket

Check out our resources on ketamine - from harm reduction tips to guides for professionals

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The Let’s Talk About Ket campaign is helping people become more informed about ketamine, whether it’s harm reduction advice, learning about ketamine’s impact on the body or what support is available for ketamine.

Calendar of 6 week campaign- information includes: Week one: we have our ketamine campaign launch, which includes a conference Week two: in this week we'll look at the physical impact that ket can have on the body Week three: all things harm reduction, with information led by 1625 Outreach Week four: young people's week, we'll be sharing content from The Corner: CGL Sheffield Week five: raising awareness of ketamine with professionals across Sheffield Week six: exploring ketamine relationship with mental health and neurodiversity

Explore our campaigns resources

Getting Support for ketamine – under 18s

The Corner is Sheffield’s young people’s (under 18’s) substance misuse service. We provide advice, guidance, support and treatment to young people under 18 in the Sheffield area who are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol.

We offer full assessment and treatment for substance misuse. Through our one-to-one work we deliver effective interventions which promote positive change. This can include drugs advice, information and harm reduction work as well as structured psycho-social sessions.

We also offer telephone and email advice, information and guidance to young people, their families and workers.

We offer a flexible and accessible service. We accept telephone referrals from young people, family members/concerned others and professionals, as well as accepting referrals through our website. We are happy to offer support at our city centre base, at young people’s homes or any other suitable venue.

To refer someone

Getting Support for ketamine – over 18s

Likewise Sheffield provide information, advice and support for drug and/or alcohol use. It offers:

  • 1-2-1 support with a key worker to help someone meet their goals, whether it’s cutting down or completely stopping.
  • Harm reduction support- Likewise’s harm reduction team run a needle syringe provision and harm reduction advice and support.
  • Health and wellbeing checks – such as health care assessments
  • Substitute medication for certain drugs
  • Support for family members and friends with our weekly Concerned Others Drop-in
  • Recovery Hub offering holistic group support from a daily breakfast club, to structured group sessions, to activities like arts and crafts. They also run a weekly Ketamine Support Group.
  • Detox within the community/at home or at a rehab centre

To refer

1625 Outreach team

1625 outreach provides drug and alcohol advice and information to young people aged 16 to 25 in Derby, Derbyshire and Sheffield. We’re a free and confidential outreach service aimed at helping young adults to make informed decisions around drugs, alcohol and staying safe. We provide non-judgmental, fact-based, information and support surrounding drug and alcohol use and the associated risks. We aim to give young people the knowledge and skills to make more informed choices, to keep themselves and their peers aware, safe and well.

What we offer

  • Harm reduction advice and information (around drugs and alcohol)
  • Tips and advice around staying safe on a night out
  • Support with accessing other help, such as wellbeing and sexual health services
  • Outreach in the community, at schools, colleges, universities and events such as festivals
  • Interactive workshops in colleges and universities to keep young people informed about drug and alcohol use
  • Virtual support via Instagram (DM us for advice 1625 Outreach Instagram)

For more information