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

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. This approach allows staff to assess your needs and provide the medical and professional care that best supports your lifelong recovery.

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

Gateway Foundation

It’s essential to seek treatment and withdrawal management services to recover from substance use and maintain sobriety. The proper treatment can help them manage withdrawal symptoms safely, learn healthy coping skills, recover from substance use disorder, and transform their life to maintain sobriety.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. If your organization works with individuals dealing with SUDs, helping these clients create a safety plan can provide a huge boon to their recovery efforts. Sobriety checklist.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. If your organization works with individuals dealing with SUDs, helping these clients create a safety plan can provide a huge boon to their recovery efforts. Sobriety checklist.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

The court might recommend 10 hours of DUI risk education, a minimum of 12 hours of early intervention, treatment, and an ongoing care plan following this risk assessment. Our DUI program can determine the best solutions for your needs, helping you regain your license, life, and sobriety.

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News Items – September 16, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Clarissa D’Ambra is a member: The Impact of COVID-19 on Alcohol Abuse & Recovery. September is National Recovery Month and this year’s theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community” reminds people in recovery and those who support them, that recovery belongs to all of us.

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18 Athletes Who Drank Too Much Alcohol

Gateway Foundation

Some of the following athletes were able to find recovery for AUD, while others struggle with it to this day. He recently celebrated 25 years of sobriety , making his story one of redemption. Feherty reached sobriety in 2005, expressing how a family history of substance use and undiagnosed mental illness played a role in his struggles.