Substance use disorder is a chronic disease that can be treated. While everyone’s path to recovery is different, for many people, treatment is the first step. The Helpline can help you anywhere along your path, whether you’re struggling with opioid, alcohol, and/or other drug use.
Call 833-234-6343 to talk with a Helpline Specialist about the treatment services best for you. You can also answer a few anonymous questions online and get a tailored list of programs or services, in your area. The Helpline is free and confidential, and you don’t need to have insurance to access treatment.
What does treatment look like?
Treatment looks different for everyone and is tailored to your unique needs. Treatment for substance use may bring together medical care – such as managing withdrawal symptoms – with services that help people build coping skills. Some treatment services offer care 24 hours a day and people stay on site (called inpatient or residential services). Other treatment programs allow people to get treatment while staying at home in their community (called outpatient services). Both residential and outpatient treatment may include counseling sessions and/or medication like buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone to help with withdrawal. You can work with your treatment provider to determine what length of time and kind of treatment is right for you. Common services include:
Different services help people at different points in their path to recovery. Some people try treatment more than one time. Even if you’ve relapsed in the past, your next treatment try may set you on the path to long-term recovery.
What does recovery look like?
Recovery is a process of change to improve your health and live free of alcohol or other drugs. It begins with the hope that change is possible for you. Being in recovery means experiencing feelings of joy, hope, and possibility again – maybe for the first time in years. Difficult feelings often come up too, but recovery communities and other supports will help you work through them.
People in early and long-term recovery use different services to support their recovery. You might also find other ways to help support your recovery. It could be your religious faith, therapy, sports, meditation, or anything else that helps keep you healthy.
Many options can help support early and long-term recovery, like:
Talk with a Helpline Specialist to find services such as counseling, support groups, and other recovery support services to support your recovery.