I& #39;ve seen a lot of people planning to drink their way through self isolation.

That& #39;s not always the healthiest or safest choice, especially if you struggle with mental health and/or addiction issues.

If you find yourself in trouble, here& #39;s a list of help available online:

Alcoholics Anonymous Online Meetings: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Members/Regional-&-Local-Websites/not~in~a~region/online-groups

Narcotics">https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Members/R... Anonymous Online Meetings: https://ukna.org/online 

Cocaine">https://ukna.org/online&qu... Anonymous Scotland Online Meetings: https://cascotland.org.uk/covid19 

CA">https://cascotland.org.uk/covid19&q... UK: https://cocaineanonymous.org.uk"> https://cocaineanonymous.org.uk 

SMART Recovery Online Meetings: https://smartrecovery.org.uk/online-meetings/">https://smartrecovery.org.uk/online-me...

NHS Alcohol Support: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/

NHS">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well... Drugs Support: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/

NHS">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well... Mental Health: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/

Mind:">https://www.nhs.uk/condition... https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/online-mental-health/online-mental-health-tools/

Samaratans:">https://www.mind.org.uk/informati... https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/chat-online/

Support">https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/... Line: https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/mental-health/

Heads">https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/... Together: https://www.headstogether.org.uk/get-support/ ">https://www.headstogether.org.uk/get-suppo...

Covid-19 is serious and for some people it will be life threatening.

With self isolation and lockdown in place it won& #39;t be the only illness threatening lives.

So please know: help is out there, you& #39;re are not alone, you can get through this.

Share and reach out, help is there.