Man Alive

Man Alive reports using: methadone, a daily medication that prevents opioid withdrawal and cravings, provided through specially certified programs; buprenorphine, often known as Suboxone, which reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal so you can focus on recovery; acamprosate, which helps your brain settle after you stop drinking, easing things like restlessness and trouble sleeping.

Man Alive reports offering: cognitive behavioral therapy, a talk therapy that helps you notice and change the thought patterns that lead to substance use; motivational interviewing, a counseling style that helps you find your own reasons to change, without lectures or judgment; trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected; contingency management, a program that gives real rewards, like vouchers, for staying in treatment; relapse prevention, which helps you spot your triggers early and make a plan so a hard moment doesn't undo your progress; anger management, practical skills for noticing anger early and cooling it down; substance use counseling, regular sessions with a counselor focused on your recovery.

Yes. Man Alive reports offering trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected.

That doesn't have to stop you. Man Alive reports offering transportation assistance, help getting to and from treatment.

Possibly, yes. Man Alive reports offering housing services, help finding or keeping a stable place to live.

Yes. Man Alive reports offering employment counseling or training, help finding work or building job skills; job and school support, like help building work skills, finding a job, or finishing your education.

Treatment doesn't just stop when your program ends. Man Alive reports offering: discharge planning, a concrete plan made with you before you leave; aftercare and continuing care, ongoing support after your main program ends; peer mentoring, support from people who have been through recovery themselves.

Yes. Man Alive reports offering naloxone and overdose education. Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose.

No. Smoking is not permitted at Man Alive. Vaping is not permitted.

Man Alive reports serving women and men. If you're not sure whether a program is the right fit for you, call and ask. It's a normal question and they hear it every day.

Man Alive reports serving young adults and adults.

Yes. Man Alive reports offering telehealth, which means treatment by video or phone from wherever you are.