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Know the Score
Tel: 0800 587 587 9 (Freephone)
Web: www.knowthescore.info
Know The Score is a major drugs information gateway in Scotland. The web site provides you with the facts on drugs in Scotland, whether you're a young person, a parent/relative, friend, carer or a community group.
The website contains information for anyone who wants to know about drugs in Scotland and the harmful effects of drugs misuse.
Know the Score is at the heart of a network of drugs-related services and organisations which provide information and advice on drugs issues in Scotland.
The Know the Score Information line 0800 587 587 9 is a free, confidential 24-hour service which will put you in contact with trained operators. They can provide you, and those you know, with advice and information. They can also send you publications and tell you about national organisations.
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