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We’ve put together a list of all the people who care deeply about you and want to help.
Coaching
Recovery Coaching can be the assist you need to get to where you want to be.
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Crisis Help
For if you need help NOW.
Crisis Text Line
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States
Fairview Hospital - Emergency Services and Suboxone Bridge Program:
(413) 499-0412 or (800) 252-0227
29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington, MA 01230
Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline (800)972-0590
Our Volunteer operators will ask you for your exact location and the phone number you are calling from before you use. If during the course of the call you stop responding, we will get you help either through a predetermined responder or by notifying your local Emergency Medical Services. No judgment, no shame, no pressure. Just help.
Never Use Alone
https://neverusealone.com/
National: (800) 484-3731
If you are going to use by yourself, call us! You will be asked for your first name, location, and the number you are calling from. An operator will stay on the line with you while you use. If you stop responding after using, NUA’s operator will notify emergency medical services to provide life-saving medical intervention at your location
The Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline
https://helplinema.org/
(800) 327-5050
Brien Center Addiction Services
413-499-0412
24- Hour Crisis Hotline:
988 or 800-252-0227
Treatment & Medication Assisted Recovery
Long-term, short-term.
Berkshire Health Systems - Substance Use Services
http://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/addiction-services
725 North Street Pittsfield, MA 01201
McGee ATS (detox)
(413) 445-9228- call if you are going to experience withdrawal
Clinical Stabilization Services
(413) 447-2927- call if you are not going to experience withdrawal. You do not have to use to get into CSS level of care.
Bridge Program at all BHS Emergency Departments
There is a Bridge Program through the Brien Center and Berkshire Health Systems. If you want to stop using illicit opioids go to any Emergency Department in the Berkshires (Great Barrington, Pittsfield, North Adams) and tell them you'd like to utilize the Bridge Program. You'll be given a dose and a bridge prescription for Suboxone that day and referred to Brien Center for treatment.
Alternative Living Centers
https://alccorp.org/
(413) 499-6300
206 1st Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
The Alternative Living Centers provide a safe, structured, drug and alcohol-free environment for individuals seeking a clean and sober way of life. These houses were designed by people in recovery for people seeking recovery.
Spectrum Health Systems
https://www.spectrumhealthsystems.org/locations/great-barrington-ma/161
290 Park Street
Intake: (877) MyRehab (877-697-3422)
Direct: (413) 347-4647
Spectrum offers a continuum of addiction treatment services across Massachusetts, including inpatient detoxification, residential rehabilitation, medication-assisted treatment, outpatient counseling and peer recovery support.
Brien Center Addiction Services
413-499-0412
24- Hour Crisis Hotline:
800-252-0227
Mountainside Treatment Center
(860) 824 1397
187 S Canaan Road Canaan, CT 06018
Center for Motivation and Change-Berkshires
(413) 229-3333 ext. 190
https://motivationandchange.com/cmc-berkshires/
100 Stone Manor Dr
New Marlborough, MA 01230
Commonwealth Collaborative
https://www.commoncollab.com/
(413) 327-9424
Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Commonwealth Collaborative is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate and individualized treatment for substance use disorder in an outpatient setting.
Naloxone and Safe Syringe Access
Massachusetts has a standing order in all pharmacies for Naloxone
Thanks to Berkshire Harm Reduction and MA DPH, Rural Recovery can deliver Naloxone and train anyone in South Berkshire County at no cost.
Just give us a call at (413) 645-3564
Berkshire Harm Reduction - no cost harm reduction services
Pittsfield
State Clinics of Berkshire Medical Center
510 North Street, Suite 6-B2
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Hours of Operation - Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm
Phone: 413-447-2654
North Adams
6 West Main St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Phone: 413-398-5603
Great Barrington-
401 Stockbridge Rd.
Great Barrington, MA Phone: 413-854-9937
South County Pharmacies
Big Y 700 Main St Great Barrington 9AM to 7PM 9AM to 5PM (413) 528-5460
Price Chopper 320 Stockbridge Rd Great Barrington 8AM to 8PM Sat: 9am-7pm, Sun: 9am-3pm (413) 528-2408
CVS 362 Main St Great Barrington 8AM to 8PM Sat: 9am-6pm, Sun: 9am-5pm (413) 528-2860
Rite Aid 25 Park St Lee 8AM to 8PM Sat: 9am-6pm, Sun: 9am-5pm (413) 243-2402
Big Y 10 Pleasant St Lee 9AM to 7PM Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-3pm (413) 243-1007
Drug Take-Back
No questions asked, no consequences, just a safe way to get rid of any narcotics.
Egremont Police Department
171 Egremont Plain Rd., Gt Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 528-2160
Great Barrington Police Department
465 Main St., Gt Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 528-0306
Lee Police Department
32 Main St., Lee, MA 01238
(413) 243-2100
Monterey Police Department
435 Main Road, Monterey, MA 01245
(413) 528-3211
Otis Police Department
1 North Main Rd., Otis, MA 01253
(413) 269-0100 Ext 6
Sheffield Police Department
10 South Main St., Sheffield, MA 0125
(413) 229-8522
Stockbridge Police Department
50 Main St., Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-4179
Educational Materials and Advocacy
Thinking of taking that first step? Have a family member or friend who needs help? Learn what comes next.
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
(617) 624–5111
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/bureau-of-substance-addiction-services
BSAS oversees the statewide system of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals, families, and communities affected by gambling and substance addiction.
Berkshire Overdose Addiction and Prevention Collaborative-BOAPC
To get in touch with BOAPC please email boapc@berkshireplanning.org
https://boapc.org/
The mission of the Berkshire Opioid Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC) is to implement local policy, practice, systems, and/or environmental changes to prevent the misuse of opioids and to prevent and reduce deaths and poisonings associated with opioids.
Health Resources in Action
https://hria.org/
2 Boylston St. 4th floor
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 451-0049
Health Resources in Action is a leader in developing programs that advance public health and medical research. We work with governments, communities, scientists, and nonprofit organizations that share an imperative for resolving today’s most critical public health issues through policy, research, prevention, and health promotion.
SAMHSA
(877) 726-4727
https://www.samhsa.gov/
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers many great resources and publications to help those affected by substance use and mental health related issues.
SAMHSA-Working Defintion of Recovery
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/pep12-recdef.pdf
DEFINITION:
Working definition of recovery from mental disorders and/or substance use disorders: A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery -MOAR
https://www.moar-recovery.org/
105 Chauncy St. Sixth Floor Boston, MA 02111
(617) 423-6627 or (877) 423-6627
Fax:(617) 423-6626
MOAR’s mission is To organize recovering individuals, families and friends into a collective voice to educate the public about the value of recovery from alcohol and other addictions.
Other Community Resources
Learn To Cope
Phone: (508) 738-5148
Website: https://www.learn2cope.org/
Learn to Cope is a non-profit support network that offers education, resources, peer support and hope for parents and family members coping with a loved one addicted to opiates or other drugs.
SMART Recovery
Phone (440) 951-5357
Website https://www.smartrecovery.org/
Science-based 4-Point Recovery Program
Refuge Recovery
Phone (440) 951-5357
Website https://www.refugerecovery.org/
Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. The main inspiration and guiding philosophy for the Refuge Recovery program are the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a man who lived in India twenty-five hundred years ago.
Al-Anon
Website https://www.berkshirealanon.org/
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
Construct (Housing, Temporary and Permanent)
(413) 528-1985
316A State Rd.
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone (413) 443 - 4377
Website https://berkshirena.com/
12 Step based recovery program and fellowship
Alcoholics Anonymous
Phone (413) 448-2382
Website https://www.berkshireaaintergroup.org/
12 Step based recovery program and fellowship
Harm Reduction Works-HRW
Contact https://www.hrh413.org/contact-1
Website https://www.hrh413.org/foundationsstart-here-2
HRH413 developed Harm Reduction Works-HRW in response to the need for a harm reduction based alternative to abstinence only self-help/mutual aid groups. This is NOT in opposition to abstinence only groups. Harm Reduction Works-HRW is really for anyone who wants to know more about harm reduction and how it might help, for any reason regardless of their using or drinking history.
Recovery Dharma
Contact https://recoverydharma.org/contact
Website https://recoverydharma.org/
Using Buddhist Practices and Principles to Heal the Suffering of Addiction
SADOD- Support After a Death by Overdose
Website https://sadod.org/
SADOD provides resources, information, and assistance to people throughout Massachusetts who have been affected by the death of someone they care about from a substance-use-related cause.
Advocacy for Access @ Fairview Hospital
Help for the uninsured or under-insured
(413) 854-9616
29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington, MA 01230
The People’s Pantry (Food Insecurity)
Pantry Location: 5 Taconic Avenue (Across from CVS) at Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Shopping Hours: Mondays 4:00PM - 5:30PM & Thursdays from 10:00AM-12:30PM
Manned Donation drop-off hours: Mondays 8 - 9AM, Thursdays 10AM - Noon
https://www.thepeoplespantrygb.org/