START HERE IF YOU ARE IN DANGER

Get through tonight. Then come back.

If you are unsafe, suicidal, overdosing, or in acute withdrawal, this website is not the intervention. Use the numbers. Use a human. Stay alive.

Crisis — United States

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988 · 988lifeline.org

911 — Medical emergency / overdose

SAMHSA National Helpline1-800-662-HELP (4357) — 24/7 treatment referral · samhsa.gov

FindTreatment.gov — Locate treatment

Medical withdrawal

Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opioids can kill you. Do not tough it out on a blog’s honor system. Go to an emergency department if you cannot handle what your body is doing.

After you stabilize

  • Use Resources for clinical, peer, and family options
  • Use Tools when you need a mirror or a timer — not as a substitute for care
  • Come back to The Work when you are alive to do it

I will not diagnose you. I will not sell you a miracle. Get backup. Then come back.