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Terms of Use

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Agreement to these terms

Kick the Habit (“we,” “us”) operates kickthehabit.com, a free directory of addiction treatment providers and a library of educational guides. By using the site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

We are not a treatment provider

Kick the Habit is an information service. We do not provide medical care, addiction treatment, counseling, or telehealth, and nothing on this site is medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Reading our guides or contacting a listed facility does not create a provider-patient relationship with us.

  • If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.
  • For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988, free and confidential, 24/7.
  • For treatment referrals, you can also call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Always talk with a qualified clinician before making decisions about detox, withdrawal, medication, or treatment. Stopping some substances, including alcohol and benzodiazepines, can be dangerous without medical supervision.

Directory information

Facility listings are compiled from government sources such as the SAMHSA treatment locator, from public records, and from information providers submit to us. We work to keep listings accurate, but services, licensure, availability, hours, and contact details change, and we cannot guarantee that any listing is complete, current, or error-free. A listing is not an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee of care quality. Verify details, licensure, and insurance acceptance directly with any facility before making decisions.

Provider listings and claims

Treatment providers may claim and update their listings through our Provider Portal. Provider accounts and any paid provider services are governed by separate agreements presented in the portal. Claiming a listing requires authority to represent that facility; we may remove or correct listings and claims at our discretion.

Reviews and submitted content

If you submit content to the site, such as a review, you are responsible for it. You agree that it is truthful, based on your own experience, and does not violate anyone’s rights or privacy, and you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display and distribute it on the site. We may moderate, edit for format, or remove submitted content at our discretion, and we describe our review standards on the How we verify reviews page. Do not include personal health information about other people in a submission.

Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the site, including:

  • scraping, harvesting, or bulk-downloading directory data for republication;
  • submitting false reviews or claiming a listing you are not authorized to represent;
  • attempting to disrupt, probe, or gain unauthorized access to the site or its systems;
  • using the site to harass anyone or to violate any law.

Intellectual property

The site’s guides, design, and branding belong to us or our licensors. You may link to our pages and share brief excerpts with attribution; you may not republish substantial portions of the site without written permission.

The site links to third-party websites, including treatment facilities and government resources. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, policies, or services.

Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for decisions made in reliance on information found on the site, including the choice of a treatment provider. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the site evolves. The “Last updated” date above reflects the current version, and continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Privacy

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