How To Navigate Your Recovery
Find the care you need: Recovery Guidance has the widest range of addiction and mental healthcare providers on the Internet. It is a free resource to inform consumers about the many kinds of treatment available. RG’s only request is that you review your experience of care to help others.
Ten Questions To Begin Your Search
Recovery Guidance lists every kind of recovery in your area and nationwide. It is truly comprehensive. The categories are broad to allow you to find surprising results. Recovery Centers, for example, is not limited to treatment centers alone. It includes every kind of addiction and mental healthcare, so you can be creative in your searches and find exciting results you didn’t expect so close to home.
Mental Health Solutions
1. Are you depressed, suicidal, worried about a loved one’s substance use, grieving for a loss, need counseling for the family or have any mental health issues that need addressing?
Click on Mental Health, Family Counseling, Mental Health Services
Click on Professionals to find therapists, counselors, psychologists
Click on Physicians for a diagnosis and treatment
Or type your request in the search for anything box on the left column
2. Do you need help for a child?
Click on Adolescents, Children, Family
Click on Professionals to find therapists, counselors, psychologists
Or type your request in the search for anything box
3. Do you need help with the Criminal Justice System?
Click on: Drug Court, Criminal Justice
Or type your request in the search for anything box
Substance and Behavior Disorder Solutions
4. Do you or a loved one use heavy doses of any of the following every day: Opioids (such as Heroin, Oxycontin, Fentanyl), Sedatives (such as Xanax, Serax, Valium), Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, or Alcohol (beer, wine, liquor)?
Click on Detox Hospital, Residential Treatment Centers
Click on Physicians for evaluation and treatment
Click on Professionals for intervention or an assessment of your needs
Or type your request in the search for anything box on the left column
5. Do you have two conditions that need to be treated at the same time: Substance use and a medical condition (like heart disease or diabetes) or a psychiatric condition (like depression, anxiety, bi-polar, schizophrenia?
Click on Physicians to evaluate your physical and psychiatric conditions
Click on Outpatient Substance Treatment, Residential Treatment, Mental Health Services, Dual Diagnosis
Or type your request in the search for anything box
6. If you have a safe, supportive place to live during treatment Out Patient Care May be the answer
Click on Outpatient, Faith-based
Click on Physicians
Click on Professionals to find therapists, counselors and psychologists
Or type your request in the search for anything box
7. Do you need a safe place to detox and begin your recovery?
Click on Hospital, Detox, Residential
Or type your request in the search for anything box
8. Do you need a safe long term residential environment to support your recovery?
Click on Sober Living or Halfway House
Or type your request in the search for anything box
9. Are you already in recovery and need more support?
Click on AA, Narcotics Anonymous, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, Faith-based Recovery, Outpatient Recovery, Long Term Recovery
Click on Professionals to find counselors, therapists, sober coaches, psychologists
Or type your request in the search for anything box
10. Are you in the Military?
Click on Veterans
Or type your request in the search for anything box