Immediate substance use resources

Start with PA Get HELP NOW

24/7-Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Walk-in: Pathway to Care and Recovery, 326 Third Avenue, Pittsburgh Pa 15222. A mobile response team can also come to you.

You’ll talk to someone who has been where you are. Then you’ll decide the next best step.

resolve Crisis Network

1-888-796-8226 (1-888-7 YOU CAN)
Or visit 333 North Braddock Ave., Point Breeze
Phones answered 24/7 and walk-ins accepted 24/7.

Treatment Options

Use the DHS Office of Behavioral Health Where to Call directory to find information about appropriate service/treatment agencies.

According to PA Act 53, parents or legal guardians may request involuntary drug and alcohol treatment for minors. For more information, email OBHInformationRequest@AlleghenyCounty.us.

Some supports are only available to specific individuals. If you’re a young or older adult, a veteran, an immigrant or identify as LGBTQIA+, look for these lightbulbs throughout the site.

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION

Young Adults

Do you suspect that a teenager or young adult you know is using illegal substances or abusing prescription medications or alcohol?

To start intervention or treatment services you can start with contacting the student’s

  • school nurse,
  • school psychologist, or
  • school counselor

Ask about the school’s student assistance program (SAP) or if there is a drug and alcohol consultant for the program.