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<p><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">IN AID OF ANTIDOTE, LONDON'S ONLY TARGETED LGBT DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE, MANAGED BY MY FRIEND DAVID STUART. SO WHAT DO YOU GET FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING HE COULD POSSIBLY WANT? NO PRESENTS! BUT PLEASE HELP ME RAISE £2,500 FOR THIS GREAT CHARITY BY MAKING A SMALL (OR BIG) DONATION. </span></span><br /><br /></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Based in Soho, the service falls under the umbrella of London Friend, serving the substance use needs of London's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. <br /><br />The LGBT community needs specialised care in regard to substance use: homophobia; exclusion from family, social groups, religions and workplaces; trauma from homophobic bullying at school or difficult "coming out" experiences; other trauma such as illness or abuse as well as HIV issues, social anxiety, intimacy anxiety, body-image pressures; lack of positive role models, peer pressures and a variety of other reasons.<br /><br />Drug use has become somewhat normalised within the LGBT social, club and sex cultures, and many are taken by surprise to find themselves struggling with substance use; Antidote offers judgement-free advice and support from friendly staff who all identify as LGB or T, and who have a good understanding of the societal behaviours that are associated with recreational drug use. <br /><br />A range of therapies are employed, from telephone/online advice and support, structured one-to-one therapies, group work, drop in services, alternative and holistic therapies, referrals to detox, rehab and other community and health services.</span></span></p>
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