Family & Friends
My family member or friend is struggling with substance use
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
Salvation Army Midtown Service and Treatment Center
- (314)-652-3310
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- Non-profit
2900 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103
Using a holistic approach to treating addiction, a new, state-of-the-art, 22,500-square-foot facility in Midtown St. Louis supports The Salvation Army’s mission of creating sustainable positive change in the lives of individuals and communities.
Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health has agreements with several certified Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) physicians and is recognized as the leader of Medication Assisted Therapies in Missouri. Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health connects persons with local physicians where available and for those individuals without a local physician or without transportation we are able to connect them to services through our telehealth services system which is the most extensive telehealth MAT system in the Midwest. Oue telehealth service means that we are able to connect a person with a MAT medical provider within a few hours, preventing the need for expensive inpatient detoxification.
Wish Center at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
- 314-768-8230
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- Hospital
1035 Bellevue Ave., Suite 205, St. Louis, MO 63117
The WISH (Women and Infant Substance Help) Center provides comprehensive, high-risk maternity care for people who are affected by opioid dependency. Features include ultrasound, fetal monitoring, examination rooms and private, comfortable rooms for initiating treatment.
SSM Health Behavioral Health Urgent Care
- 314-344-7200
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12355 DePaul Drive Suite 150, St. Louis, MO 63044
The clinic treats both adults and children in urgent need of care for mental health crises. This service provides immediate access to behavioral health care without the often long and costly wait for emergency room care to address non-emergent issues.
Please use parking lot #8 along DePaul Drive for easy access to SSM Health Behavioral Health Urgent Care.
Local St. Charles
CenterPointe Hospital
- 636-477-2136
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- Hospital
4801 Weldon Spring Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63304
CenterPointe Hospital provides a range of behavioral health and addiction services including crisis intervention, assessment, treatment, education and referral.
NOMODEATHS
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- Government-based organization
The Missouri Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) and Missouri State Opioid Response (SOR and SOR 2.0) projects expand access to integrated prevention, treatment, recovery support, and harm reduction services for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder (StimUD) throughout the state.
Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization
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- Non-profit
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. They meet to share experiences of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma were present.
BetterHelp Counseling
Online counseling service to match individuals with accessible, affordable and convenient professional counseling. BetterHelp offers access to licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (PhD / PsyD), marriage and family therapists (LMFT), clinical social workers (LCSW / LMSW), and board licensed professional counselors (LPC).
SAMSHA
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
Narcotics Anonymous
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. They are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. They suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break.
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St. Charles County Department of Public Health
This website is part of an ongoing effort by the St. Charles County Department of Health to spread awareness about substance use disorder and provide resources for the community.
Funding for this project is provided by the federal Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response issued to the State of Missouri from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).