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title: "Best Addiction recovery charities in the UK | CharityCompare"
description: "Charity ratings for addiction recovery charities in the UK."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/addiction
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:24:11.199Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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# Addiction recovery charity ratings

Drug, alcohol and gambling addiction support. 8 addiction recovery charities rated. This is the ranked list.
| Charity | Score | Cause spend | Income | Scope |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-national-association-for-children-of-alcoholics) | 97 | 94% | £532k | UK-wide |
| [RELEASE LEGAL EMERGENCY AND DRUGS SERVICE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/release-legal-emergency-and-drugs-service-limited) | 96 | 96% | £961k | UK-wide |
| [GAMBLING WITH LIVES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gambling-with-lives) | 96 | 100% | £630k | UK-wide |
| [ADDICTION RECOVERY AGENCY LTD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/addiction-recovery-agency-ltd) | 85 | 100% | £6.2m | UK-wide |
| [AIREDALE VOLUNTARY DRUG AND ALCOHOL AGENCY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/airedale-voluntary-drug-and-alcohol-agency-limited) | 81 | 100% | £3.8m | UK-wide |
| [THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-general-service-board-of-alcoholics-anonymous-great-britain-limited) | 78 | 55% | £2.2m | UK-wide |
| [INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/institute-of-alcohol-studies) | 55 | 100% | £466k | UK-wide |
| [THE DRUG SAFETY RESEARCH TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-drug-safety-research-trust) | 50 | 72% | £1.2m | UK-wide |