Recovery resources
Recovery help in one place
Crisis and overdose lines, how to find a meeting, treatment locators, and support for families. If a number or link here is ever out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
If you need help now
Crisis & urgent help
Free, confidential, and available 24/7. You don’t have to be in danger to call. These lines can also help you think through next steps.
Emergency
Immediate danger to yourself or someone else, overdose, injury, threat to life.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Mental-health or substance-use crisis, or emotional distress. Call or text, any time, anywhere in the U.S.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral and information, 24/7, 365 days a year, English and Spanish.
PA Get Help Now
Pennsylvania’s statewide substance-use helpline, 24/7 support and connection to local treatment.
Never Use Alone
If you’re using alone, a volunteer stays on the line and sends help if you stop responding.
Naloxone (Narcan)
Free naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose and is available across Pennsylvania.
Meetings
Find a 12-step meeting near you
Evo Living is built around 12-step recovery, and house meetings focus on working the steps. Fellowship meetings are free and open to anyone. Each fellowship’s finder lists in-person and online meetings near you, and housemates often go together.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Worldwide fellowship for people who want to stop drinking.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Fellowship for people recovering from drug addiction.
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
For anyone who wants to stop using cocaine and other mind-altering substances.
SMART Recovery
Secular, science-based self-management, with in-person and online meetings.
Recovery Dharma
Buddhist-inspired, non-theistic peer support for recovery from addiction.
In The Rooms
A large online recovery community, now on Recovery.com, with daily meetings across every pathway plus local listings.
Higher levels of care
Treatment & recovery-residence locators
If detox, inpatient, or a day program is the right next step, or if you’re comparing recovery residences, start here.
FindTreatment.gov
SAMHSA’s official locator for state-licensed treatment providers, detox, inpatient, outpatient, MAT.
PA Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs (DDAP)
State agency overseeing substance-use services in Pennsylvania, including licensing and county contacts.
Delaware County SCA
Every PA county has a Single County Authority that can arrange an assessment and fund treatment for people who are uninsured or underinsured. In Delaware County it runs through the Office of Behavioral Health.
PA Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR)
The state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR). Search certified recovery residences and read the standards a good house is held to.
988, also for referrals
Beyond crisis, 988 counselors can point you to local treatment and support services.
2-1-1 Pennsylvania
Free help finding local resources, housing, food, transportation, benefits, that support staying in recovery.
For families & loved ones
Support for families
Living alongside someone’s recovery, or waiting for a bed to open, is hard. These groups are for you.
Al-Anon & Alateen
Support for families and friends of people with a drinking problem. Alateen is for younger members.
Nar-Anon
A twelve-step program for relatives and friends of people affected by someone else’s drug use.
SAMHSA, for families
Plain-language guidance on treatment options, what to expect, and how to support a loved one.
Partnership to End Addiction
A free, confidential helpline for parents and caregivers, plus practical guides on supporting a loved one.
Ask us
Not sure where to start? Call us
Evo Living isn’t affiliated with the organizations above. We list them because they help. Tell us where you are and we can point you to the right one.
