SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES - (SAMHSA)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


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  • 5600 Fishers Lane
    Rockville, Montgomery
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  • National Helpline
    800-662-4357
  • Phone 2
    988
  • TTY
    800-487-4889

People recover from mental and substance use disorders.

SAMHSA provides:
  • Leadership
  • Resources
    • Including programs, policies, information, data, contracts, and grants to help the U.S. act on the knowledge that: Behavioral Health is essential to health, prevention works, and treatment is effective
    • SAMHSA's website contains free publications as well as where to find help, support, and recovery options

It is SAMHSA's mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.


Find Treatment
SAMHSA collects information on thousands of state-licensed providers who specialize in treating substance use disorders, addiction, and mental illness. Find a facility near you at findtreatment.gov. Information on findtreatment.gov includes:
  • Treatment options
  • Paying for treatment
  • Understanding addiction
  • Understanding Mental Health
For help finding treatment, call 1-800-HELP (4357).

Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator
Find practitioners authorized to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine by state here.

What is Buprenorphine?
Buprenorphine is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist. It produces effects such as euphoria or respiratory depression at low to moderate doses. With buprenorphine, however, these effects are weaker than full opioid agonists such as methadone and heroin. When taken as prescribed, buprenorphine is safe and effective. Find more info. on SAMHSA's Buprenorphine webpage.

Buprenorphine has unique pharmacological properties that help:
  • Diminish the effects of physical dependency to opioids, such as withdrawal symptoms and cravings
  • Increase safety in cases of overdose
  • Lower the potential for misuse

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
(Confidential and anonymous source of information)
Find alcohol and substance use treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country at findtreatment.samhsa.gov

Opioid Treatment Program Directory
Find opioid treatment programs by State here.


Telephone Hotlines
All hotline numbers are operational 24/7 and toll-free.

National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
TTY: 1-800-487-4889

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4889

Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990
TTY: 1-800-846-8517
Text TalkWithUs to 66746

Drug-Free Workplace Helpline
1-800-WORKPLACE (967-5752)
Email: dwp@samhsa.hhs.gov

Veteran's Crisis Line
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4889
Text to 838255

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