Find the Connections You Need to Stop Using Meth

Get the help you or someone in your life needs in times of crisis. A path to recovery is possible with free resources available to everyone in Georgia.

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Access Help in Times of Crisis

Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) offers free, around-the-clock support, treatment, and crisis intervention. This nationally accredited, confidential hotline can dispatch mobile crisis teams, find open detox beds, and help schedule urgent appointments. Call or download the app to get access to mental health, substance misuse, or intellectual and developmental disability services now.

1-800-715-4225

Available 24/7

Support for Substance Use Disorder or Addiction

Call or text the CARES Warmline any day of the year. Staffed by individuals trained in prevention and long-term recovery, they’re prepared to listen to your struggles with empathy and support. If you’ve suffered a setback or are feeling lonely or depressed, they can help you overcome these challenges, build strength and resilience, and prevent a relapse.

1-844-326-5400 8:30AM- 11:00PM

Peer Support
With No Judgment

The Peer-to-Peer Warmline connects you to people who have been through experiences similar to yours. There’s no pressure to make big moves, like entering treatment. They’re there to really listen and offer support any time you need it.

Toll-free Statewide 888-945-1414

Decatur 404-371-1414

Bartow County 770-276-2019

Colquitt County 229-8730-9737

Henry County 678-782-7666

White County 706-865-3601

Available 24/7

Know the Real Risks of Taking Opioids

Similar to meth, opioids can also be extremely dangerous to take because they are highly addictive. Over 180,000 Georgians are currently struggling with an opioid use disorder and even more are at risk for overdose. Get information on the dangers of taking any type of prescription or non-prescription opioid, opioid use disorder, life-saving naloxone, and more.

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Unmasking Meth is funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ Office of Behavioral Health Prevention & Federal Grants (DBHDD/OBHPFG). DBHDD/OBHPFG was awarded the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from October 2020 to September 2022, by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).