Treatment, Recovery, and Harm Reduction Services

Help lines and links

• 2-1-1 New Hampshire: Listing of hotlines and other resources multiple topics
• The Doorway: The central source for substance treatement in the State of NH.
  • The Doorway at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Crisis and Consultation Services:  1 (800) 556-6249
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 (800) 273-8255
• Teen crisis intervention: 1 (800) 639-6095
• D-H Addiction Treatment Program: Offers state-of-the-art evaluation, treatment, and referral services for people seeking help for substance use and related disorders. (603) 653-1860
• Ask Petra: North Country Health Consortium's links to prevention, education, treatment and recovery assistance (PETRA)

Directories and guidance in seeking treatment

• 2-1-1 New Hampshire
• Vermont 2-1-1
• New Hampshire Online Alcohol and Drug Treatment locator
  Recent comprehensive guide to options in NH
• New Hampshire Care Paths: Substance Use Concerns
• New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
• Vermont Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
• New Hampshire Bureau of Behavioral Health
• National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), New Hampshire branch
• New Hampshire Upper Valley resources for mental health care
  Upper Valley resources for all behavioral health issues
• Manchester area addiction resources (PDF)
• Resource Guide For Addiction and Mental Health Care Consumers (PDF)
  Navigating payment for treatment in New Hampshire, access, and rights to services
• SAMHSA buprenorphine provider locator
• Your On-line Guide to Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery
  National directory, also with other information and resources for the patient and their family
• Find a Therapist
  Search by zip code, type of therapy, conditions, and insurance
• Alcohol and Drug Treatment Options
  Dartmouth-Hitchcock guide to options in NH and VT, arranged by treatment intensity
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
  National treatment locator
• All Together
  Upper Valley multi-organization collaboration addressing the impact of alcohol and drug misuse
• Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (PDF)
  A patient handbook discussing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) options

Safe environments for people seeking substance use treatment

You can dial 2-1-1 from anywhere in New England and be connected to a recovery coach who will help you connect to the appropriate treatment. You can also go to any one of the fire stations in Manchester, now designated as "Safe Stations," a place where you can walk in, 24/7, and get connected with substance use treatment services.

Harm reduction resources

• New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition
• NH DHHS Division of Public Health Service Syringe Service information
• Barre SSP- VTCARES People’s Health and Wellness
• Brattleboro SSP- AIDS Project of Southern VT
• SSP-HIV/HCV Resource Center - Claremont, Lebanon
• HIV/HCV Resource -Springfield, White River Jct., Windsor
• Keene Serenity Center: GROW Syringe Services
• VTCARES - St. Johnsbury
• Harm Reduction International
• CDC Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock treatment services

• Addiction Treatment Program
• Adult Psychiatric Services
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services
• Perinatal Addiction Treatment Program