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Your support can save lives.

Loving someone who lives with addiction is not an easy journey, but you are not alone. With the support of your community, you can help save lives by being there for your family and friends when they need you.

You are a steady factor in their life who does not pass judgment. Below, we've compiled stories and resources to help you along the way.

How to respond if you suspect a family member or friend is struggling with SUD

It’s important to process your own emotions and make a plan to support them. You should remind yourself that recovery is possible. To get started, we recommend seeking support for yourself. This support may be a professional therapist well-versed in substance use disorder or a support group. There, you will find guidance from others who are experienced with the matter.

We do not recommend confronting your loved one abruptly or without notice. Give yourself time to remain calm, think through options and get help from others.

Resources

Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)

Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)

Multiple Locations

The Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA), established in 2001, has become the region’s premier center for mental health and addiction treatment services. Since its early years, ARCA has worked closely with community partners to provide compassionate and innovative care to promote healing and thriving for individuals, families, and communities. We are a behavioral health organization providing a full continuum of integrated services to adult patients with substance use and other behavioral disorders. Our goal is to partner with our patients and their loved ones so that they can lead rewarding, prosperous lives that build on their assets, skills, and capabilities.

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Bridgeway Behavioral Health

Local St. Charles

Bridgeway Behavioral Health

118 N. Second St., Ste. 200 St. Charles, MO 633011

Bridgeway Behavioral Health, a division of Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), provides detox, residential and outpatient services. Their treatment programs and services include group therapy, family therapy, relapse prevention, peer support groups and more.

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Burrell Behavioral Health

Burrell Behavioral Health

Multiple Locations

In southwest Missouri, the Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Services (CSTAR-Model) at Burrell provides individualized care to meet the needs of each client. Our team addresses substance use and co-occuring disorders as needed. Each client is assessed on an individual basis and assigned to the level of support right for them. Level I clients may require residential support if the home environment is not conducive to recovery. CSTAR Services are offered to both youth and adults starting at age 12. In Central Missouri we offer medicine first outpatient opioid treatment.

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CARE in Pregnancy at WashU

CARE in Pregnancy at WashU

Washington University School of Medicine, 4901 Forest Park Ave Floor 3, Suite 341 Saint Louis, MO 63108

Services include: Comprehensive specialist prenatal care, Opioid use disorder treatment with buprenorphine, referrals for methadone, Behavioral health, social work support and psychiatry services and more during pregnancy and after you deliver. Insurance is not required.

Comprehensive Mental Health Services

Comprehensive Mental Health Services

Multiple Locations

In partnership with individuals, families, and our community, CMHS, Inc. provides the highest quality behavioral health services with a whole person approach to treatment delivery that creates a safe environment of respect and acceptance. (Merged with Burrell Behavioral Health, but still operating under their name)

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Comtrea Health Center

Comtrea Health Center

Multiple Locations

If you or someone you know is struggling with an addiction, there is help. We treat the whole person, paying attention to individual needs and addressing the trauma that often accompanies addiction. We provide comprehensive, holistic, evidence-based substance use treatment through individual and group counseling and education, paying close attention to individual strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences.

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Family Guidance Center

Family Guidance Center

2924 Stanton St. Springfield IL 62703

Family Guidance Centers can help you, or your loved one, immediately access services to treat substance use disorder, including medications to safely alleviate withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings, and support long-term recovery.

FCC Behavioral Health

FCC Behavioral Health

Multiple Locations

FCC Behavioral Health is a private, non-profit, certified community behavioral health organization. Our team works closely with individuals to provide a wide range of services promoting recovery and wellness. We work with individuals of all race, creed, gender, disability, and sexual orientation and serve 19 counties in Southeast Missouri. Services include mental health and substance use disorder treatment, veteran’s services, peer support, psychiatry, crisis intervention and stabilization, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy, family medicine and more! We collaborate with families, school and healthcare systems, and other networks to create an individualized plan for our consumers. Depending on the service, our team may work with consumers in their home, in the community, at school, or in one of our facilities.

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Find the Light Foundation

Find the Light Foundation

St. Louis, MO

Find the Light Foundation promotes the mental health and wellbeing of youth and young adults by providing accessible resources, support, and education. Click here to access their resource portal.

Gateway Foundation

Gateway Foundation

600 W Lincoln Ave, Caseyville, IL 62232

Gateway is a national provider that is licensed and accredited by the State of Illinois and JCAHO. We have 16 convenient drug and alcohol treatment centers in Illinois to serve our patients in the places and communities they call home. We put our patients at the center of their substance abuse treatment — life-saving treatment that stays with them throughout their lives. Through individualized treatment, we’re able to help them discover what will work best for them in their journey to overcome drug and alcohol addiction.

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