Getting Help for Substance Use Challenges
Where do I start?
If you feel that you or someone you know has a substance use problem, but you're not sure what kind of treatment options are out there, start here!
This flowchart can also help you navigate treatment options.

If you're not sure whether you need help, take the quiz below!
- TAPS Quiz – Quiz to see if you have a substance use problem (click on “I am the patient” near the bottom)
National Resources
- SAMHSA Treatment Locator – Nationwide treatment finder
- Treatment Atlas – Another nationwide treatment finder
- Recover Together – Community of folks in recovery
- Naloxone Exchange – Get NARCAN in a discrete package
- Dance Safe – Resource for getting fentanyl test strips
- HarmReduction.org – Information on fentanyl
North Carolina Resources
- More Powerful NC – State-specific treatment-finding resources
- NC Safer Syringe Initiative – Resource for avoiding sharing contaminated needles