Support Groups for people with particular health concerns {Print This Page} Next There are many national and local support groups for people with disabilities and particular health problems. The following list gives the national telephone helpline numbers for some of these groups. For local contacts contact the national group. For details of support groups for illnesses or conditions not listed here please contact “NHS Direct” (see entry in this section). Alcoholics Anonymous   08457 697 555 Arthritis Research Campaign (formerly Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research)   01246 558033 Stroke Information Service   0845 30 33 100 Tinnitus – British Tinnitus Association   0800 018 0527 Asthma – National Asthma Campaign   0845 701 0203 Alzheimer’s Society Helpline   0845 300 0336 Arthritis Care   0808 800 4050 Breast Cancer Care   0808 800 6000 Cancer Relief – Macmillan Cancer Relief   0845 601 6161 Back Pain – National Back Pain Association   020 8977 5474 Blind – Royal National Institute for the Blind   0845 766 9999 Cancer Care – Marie Curie Cancer Care   020 7599 7777 Cancer BACUP - British Association of Cancer United Patients   0808 800 1234 Epilepsy   0808 800 5050 Smoking – NHS Helpline   0800 169 0169 Smoking – Quitline   0800 00 22 00 Continence Foundation   0845 345 0165 Drugs – National Drugs Helpline   0800 77 66 00 Alcohol Concern - Drinkline   0800 917 8282 Impotence Association   020 8767 7791 Rheumatism (see Arthritis Research Campaign)   01246 558033 Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain   01248 354048 Smoking - ASH – Action on Smoking and Health   020 7739 5902 Colostomy – British Colostomy Association   0800 328 4257 Deaf – Royal National institute for the Deaf   0870 605 0123 Depression Alliance   020 7633 0101 Diabetes UK   020 7636 6112 National Drug Prevention Alliance   01753 677917 Heart – British Heart Foundation   020 7935 0185 Lungs – British Lung Foundation   020 7831 5831 Mental Health – Mind   08457 660163 Mental Health – Saneline   0845 767 8000 Osteoporosis – National Osteoporosis Society   01761 472 721 Parkinson’s Disease Society   0808 800 0303 32Next