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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in Baltimore, Maryland

Clear Path Intervention travels to families in Baltimore and across Maryland, plans the intervention with you and lines up treatment before the day arrives.

Local intervention

How does an interventionist help families in Baltimore?

A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Baltimore, from Towson to Dundalk, traveling in through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

We work with families across the area, including:

TowsonCantonFederal HillRoland ParkHampdenCatonsvillePikesvilleDundalk

If your son or daughter studies at Johns Hopkins University or Morgan State University, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

Baltimore at a glance

Flying in. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

Local crisis and access line. 988 Helpline (Baltimore Crisis Response, Grassroots, Affiliated Sante Group): 988.

Public behavioral health. Behavioral Health System Baltimore.

Treatment court. Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court.

Family support. NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore and Baltimore Al-Anon Information Service.

Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.

The process

How does an intervention come together in Baltimore?

1

Planning by phone or video

Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.

2

Your interventionist arrives

Your interventionist flies into Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

Sober transport to a program near Baltimore or out of state.

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in Baltimore?

Public behavioral health

In Baltimore City (Baltimore County nearby), public behavioral health services run through Behavioral Health System Baltimore.

Worth knowing locally

Behavioral Health System Baltimore runs a Drug Treatment Court Peer Program that pairs court participants with peer recovery specialists to help them stay engaged in treatment (source).

Also worth knowing

The Baltimore City Stabilization Center, run by the Health Department with Behavioral Health System Baltimore, offers short term monitoring for intoxicated people, buprenorphine induction and links to treatment (source).

Naloxone nearby

The Baltimore City Health Department's Staying Alive Drug Overdose Response Program offers free naloxone and community trainings, and city EMS crews leave naloxone behind after overdose calls (source).

If there is a court case

Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court can connect treatment with a legal case.

Support for the family

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore and Baltimore Al-Anon Information Service offer meetings and education for relatives.

State law and safety

Can you force someone into treatment in Maryland?

The law

Court options in Maryland

Not directly. Maryland has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: Maryland alcohol interventionist and Maryland drug interventionist.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.

For Baltimore, call or text 988, which connects to 988 Helpline (Baltimore Crisis Response, Grassroots, Affiliated Sante Group).

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our Maryland interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves Baltimore?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Baltimore, usually through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in Baltimore call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Baltimore, call or text 988, which connects to 988 Helpline (Baltimore Crisis Response, Grassroots, Affiliated Sante Group).

Where can families in Baltimore get a public substance use assessment?

Start with Behavioral Health System Baltimore.

Is there a treatment court that serves Baltimore?

Yes. Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.

Where can relatives in Baltimore find support for themselves?

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore and Baltimore Al-Anon Information Service offer meetings and education for relatives.

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