Space from drug use programme

SilverCloud offers confidential, evidence-based online programmes to help you better understand and manage your relationship with drugs or alcohol. Both Space from Drugs and Space from Alcohol are designed for anyone who wants to assess their use, reflect on their habits, and make positive changes—whether that means cutting back or quitting entirely

Space from Drugs…

uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to help you become more aware of your drug use, understand the benefits of change, and develop practical tools to reduce or stop use. The programme is interactive, private, and can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

What’s Included in Space from Drugs

  • Self-Assessment Tools: Evaluate your current relationship with drugs and identify areas for change.
  • Interactive Modules: Learn about the effects of drugs on your mind and body, understand high-risk situations, and explore the benefits of cutting down or quitting.
  • CBT and MET Techniques: Build awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours; develop motivation to change; and learn practical strategies to manage cravings, triggers, and setbacks.
  • Personalised Goal Setting: Set and track your own goals for reducing or stopping drug use, with tools to help you stay on track.
  • Coping Skills: Access exercises and resources to help you cope with urges, manage stress, and build resilience.
  • Support Options: Choose self-guided use or work with a trained supporter for weekly encouragement and personalised feedback.
  • Confidential and Judgment-Free: All content is delivered privately, allowing you to work at your own pace in a safe, supportive environment.

Space from Alcohol…

also combines CBT and MET techniques, supporting you to explore your drinking patterns, set personal goals, and build skills to manage cravings and triggers. It’s suitable for anyone interested in learning about safer drinking or making a change to their alcohol use.

What’s Included in Space from Alcohol

  • Reflective Tools: Assess your drinking patterns and explore your motivations for change.
  • Educational Content: Learn about safe and unsafe alcohol consumption, health impacts, and how alcohol affects your life and wellbeing.
  • CBT and MET Modules: Discover techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts, manage high-risk situations, and build healthier habits.
  • Goal Setting and Progress Tracking: Set personal goals to reduce or stop drinking, and monitor your progress throughout the programme.
  • Coping and Relapse Prevention: Access practical strategies for managing cravings, avoiding triggers, and preventing relapse.
  • Flexible Support: Complete the programme independently or with support from an expert who provides ongoing motivation and encouragement.
  • Accessible Anytime: Work through the modules whenever it suits you, on any device with internet access

Both programmes are available 24/7 on any device with internet access, allowing you to work at your own pace in a supportive, non-judgemental environment. You can choose to complete the programmes independently or with support from a trained practitioner.

If you’re ready to take the next step in understanding or changing your drug or alcohol use, SilverCloud’s Space from Drugs and Space from Alcohol provide flexible, accessible, and effective online support. Speak to your keyworker for access today or complete the online referral on the link below.