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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts. The SUPR division and its grants aim to help address the state’s opioid crisis and help citizens experiencing addiction. With SUPR, Illinois hopes to reduce substance use and overdoses.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

Often, it consists of a substance use disorder screening to determine the extent of your involvement with drugs or alcohol. Some states require a substance use disorder evaluation before sentencing you for a DUI. Most states require people to undergo a DUI evaluation after a drunk driving conviction.

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What Is Xylazine, and Why Is Its Use Growing in Chicago?

Gateway Foundation

Individuals who develop addictions to opioids such as heroin or morphine gradually build tolerance and seek stronger drugs such as tranq to feel the same effects. It’s essential to seek treatment and withdrawal management services to recover from substance use and maintain sobriety.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Substance use disorder. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual. Sobriety checklist.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Substance use disorder. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual. Sobriety checklist.

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18 Athletes Who Drank Too Much Alcohol

Gateway Foundation

Over 14 million adults in the United States have alcohol use disorder (AUD), and professional athletes are no exception. Keep reading to learn about 18 famous athletes with alcohol addiction. Like other addictions, Ruth’s may have been inspired by a family history of substance use. The reasons behind this are varied.

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How you can save babies whose mothers have substance use disorders

Stop Abuse Campaign

The statistics are shocking: ten percent or more of babies born in the United States test positive for alcohol or another mind-altering substance used by the mother struggling with substance use disorder. Babies born addicted to opiates have to start life going through the same agonizing withdrawal process as adults.