What We Do
Our work spans the full path, from prevention to recovery.
Connecting people with treatment
Our treatment directory and helpline help people compare options and speak with someone who can guide them toward the right program for themselves or a loved one.
Call 1-800-304-2219 →Sounding the alarm on emerging drugs
Our call center hears what is happening in communities before it makes the news. When callers began telling us about 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine, a potent compound sold in kratom-type products), we emailed 13,000 police departments and sheriff’s offices, along with local legislators, to make them aware. Local legislation and inspections followed, and our 7-OH pamphlets are now being distributed across the country.
Learn about 7-OH →Fentanyl education for families
Our Parents’ Guide to Fentanyl helps parents understand the risks and talk to their kids. It has been shared with thousands of police departments and sheriff’s offices, thousands of schools and educational institutions, and prevention coalitions across the US.
Read the guide →Overdose response in communities
Our guide to the signs of an overdose, reviewed by Jan Rader, Director of the Huntington Mayor’s Council on Public Health and Drug Control Policy and former Fire Chief of the Huntington Fire Department in West Virginia, has been sent to cities, counties, police departments and sheriff’s offices nationwide. We also share it, with a printable pamphlet, with harm reduction groups, prevention coalitions and poison centers so life-saving information reaches people where they are.
Read the guide →Prevention education (SUPE)
Our prevention work is carried out through SUPE (Substance Use Prevention Education), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Addicted.org founder Marcel Gemme. SUPE delivers free, evidence-based prevention lessons for youth ages 6 to 19 in English, French and Spanish. It is used in schools and communities in the US, Africa and India, and is available through the SUPE app.
Explore SUPE →Expert-reviewed information
Our articles are reviewed by professionals working on the front lines, including first responders, harm reduction leaders and prevention specialists in the US and abroad.
Browse articles →From Prevention to Recovery podcast
Hosted by our founder, Marcel Gemme, From Prevention to Recovery features first responders, prevention experts, treatment professionals and people in recovery. Each conversation shines a light on the many kinds of help available, including options families may never have heard of.
Listen to the podcast →Supporting students
Our $1,000 student essay scholarship encourages young people to think and write about substance use and its impact on their communities.
Learn about the scholarship →Recognition
SUPE earned National PTA School of Excellence recognition. [ADD: other awards, memberships or recognitions]
Multi-Sector Community Partnership
Addicted.org creates free, ADA-compliant printables, such as our Overdose First Aid guide and Opioid Warning Signs trifold, so anyone can access life-saving information. We share these resources with every community we can reach:
Our goal is simple: accurate information about addiction, overdose and treatment should be free and available to everyone, everywhere.
Highlights
A few of the projects we’re proud of.
Parents’ Guide to Fentanyl goes nationwide
We reached out to every university, law enforcement agency, city and county in the United States with our Parents’ Guide to Fentanyl, putting clear, practical information in the hands of the people who protect and serve young people and families.
SUPE school program pilot
SUPE’s school program was piloted in the Maurice River Township School District in New Jersey, reaching more than 250 students.
SUPE goes international
Working with local partners, SUPE lessons now reach young people in more than 10 countries, including Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Guinea, Congo, Cameroon and India. In Kenya, the Awake Christian Initiative, led by Isaac Mbugua, has educated more than 30,000 students with SUPE in a single year.