Our interventionists help Maryland families move a loved one from active drug use into treatment, with a plan built around safety from the first call.
A drug intervention is a structured meeting, prepared with a professional interventionist, in which the people closest to someone who is using ask them to accept treatment that day. We travel to families throughout Maryland, from Baltimore, Annapolis and Bethesda to smaller towns, and planning starts right away, because with today's drug supply waiting carries real risk.
Court-ordered addiction treatment. No addiction-specific process a family can start.
Overdose Good Samaritan law. Yes (Md. Code, Crim. Proc. 1-210).
Naloxone. Under Maryland's statewide standing order, anyone can get naloxone at a pharmacy without an individual prescription. Local Overdose Response Programs give it free (source).
State agency. Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration.
State treatment line. 988 (call or text for alcohol or drug use support): 988.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Maryland recorded 1,772 drug overdose deaths in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 26.9 per 100,000, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (source). Before anything else, keep your loved one alive.
If your loved one is in immediate danger, call 911. If they are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Maryland has a Good Samaritan overdose law (Md. Code, Crim. Proc. 1-210) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help during an overdose. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses an opioid overdose, not stimulants. See our fentanyl family guide.
Maryland's Overdose Response Programs, run by local health departments and community groups, distribute free naloxone, fentanyl test strips and xylazine test strips (source).
Each one shapes the medical side of detox differently.
Not directly. Maryland has no substance use commitment law that a family can start on its own. A planned, professionally led intervention is the most reliable route to treatment.
Maryland has no civil involuntary commitment law for substance use disorder alone, so families cannot petition a court for addiction treatment by itself. (source) Confirm the current rules with a Maryland attorney before relying on them.
Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration funds free Family Peer Support and Navigation through the Maryland Coalition of Families and the Parents' Place of Maryland, helping families caring for a loved one with a substance use disorder (source).
See the full steps, how fast someone leaves for treatment and our cost guide.
The state agency that oversees substance use treatment is Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration. For treatment searches, Maryland offers 988 (call or text for alcohol or drug use support): 988.
Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration funds free Family Peer Support and Navigation through the Maryland Coalition of Families and the Parents' Place of Maryland, helping families caring for a loved one with a substance use disorder.
Yes. Maryland has a Good Samaritan overdose law (Md. Code, Crim. Proc. 1-210) that offers some legal protection to people who call for help. Its protections have conditions, but calling 911 is always the right move.
We begin planning right away by phone or video, and travel to families throughout Maryland, including Baltimore, Annapolis and Bethesda. Call (850) 563-9776 to talk through realistic timing.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
