The JDI Centre
3-11 Mersey View
Waterloo
Liverpool
L22 6QA

Tel (Information / Helpline): 0151 932 0102 (10am - 1pm Monday to Friday)
Tel (Office): 0151 474 9626
Web: www.citawithdrawal.org.uk

CITA was founded in 1987 to help patients and their families to cope with addiction to benzodiazapines and withdrawal from these drugs. CITA is also a resource to draw on for information generally about addiction to prescribed drugs and anxiety management and lobbies for recognition of this problem.

The helpline is staffed by ex-benzodiazepine users, nurses and counsellors and provides support and reassurance for those withdrawing from benzodiazepine and other prescribed drugs, especially anti-depressants. Literature and tapes are available.

CITA has a list of self help groups (although cannot take responsibility for the work of these other groups). Usually people withdraw from a distance with telephone support. Protocols are available on application to CITA and withdrawal programs are drawn up for clients.

CITA also works in some GP practices on Merseyside and in Wigan, Bolton and Lancashire running benzodiazepine withdrawal clinics for practice patients.