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 Helpline — 1-800-662-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.