Odds are you know someone living with a substance use disorder
1 in 10 of our neighbors lives with substance use disorder. It affects our whole community. Let’s talk about it, share our experiences and work together to break down barriers to care.
Living proof
Graham is one of the many faces of recovery in our community.
Graham’s struggle with substances started with a drink when he was a teenager and progressed to taking meth and living on the streets. After enrolling in a long-term treatment program, his mind started clearing and he found the spirit and drive to rebuild his life. Graham now lives in recovery, sharing his substance use experiences with school groups and through his church to help others.
Substance use changes the brain
Substance use rewires your brain to think you can’t survive without drugs and/or alcohol. It’s a chronic disease like cancer, diabetes and arthritis.
Recovery is possible
The brain can heal. Substance use care works just like treatment for any other disease — with medication, counseling and ongoing support.
The Math
The cost of substance use disorder
The cost of substance use disorder
Mental Health and Substance Use Alliance
Rethinking substance use disorder treatment in Larimer County by changing minds and saving lives.
How we’ll get there
- Present the science on how substance use disorder is a disease that changes the brain
- Give voice to those who have changed minds about substance use, those in recovery and those who love them
- Articulate the real community cost of untreated substance use disorder
- Evidence-based approaches to treatment and recovery that work
